The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority evacuated villagers and warned others to move to safer areas while remaining on alert until late Sunday.
A detailed ICIMOD-led assessment found that the event was caused by the displacement of lake water following the ice avalanche, rather than a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF).
A new European Union-funded programme to strengthen disaster preparedness across South Asia has brought renewed hope, after Project SERVIR-Hindu Kush Himalaya was shut down following USAID funding cut
More than 1,400 people died and over 5,000 remain missing after tsunami-like waves swept through northern mountainous areas, destroying homes, roads, bridges and settlements.
