The Guardian view on the Nepal-Tibet floods: prepare for more climate-linked disasters | Editorial
Medicine, food and other supplies are the urgent priority. But the rising risks from shrinking glaciers must be faced tooThousands of people in Nepal and Tibet are in desperate need of emergency assistance following Wednesday’s disaster. With 360 people confirmed dead, more than 1,300 others are still missing as search and rescue operations continue. The precise sequence of events linking glacier collapse to flash floods is yet to be confirmed. But there is no doubting the enormous destructive power of…
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