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Nepal China Flood Warnings

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Nepalese and Chinese officials discuss flood monitoring, weather risks and glacier-related disasters in Kathmandu before deadly floods hit the border region. The disaster later leaves 682 people dead and nearly 3,000 missing, while Nepal had sought earlier warnings from China.

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Before Nepal flood catastrophe, officials sought earlier warnings from China

Three months before a wall of water, mud and rock tore through a Himalayan valley, Nepal had asked China for stronger cooperation on warnings about glacier and flood risks. Officials from Nepal and China met in Kathmandu on May 27 to discuss monitoring and responding to floods, weather events and glacier-related hazards. The Nepali side proposed joint risk-reduction measures, including inventoriesโ€ฆ