In the ancient shadow of the Himalayas, where ice and stone have shaped human civilization for millennia, a glacier collapsed without warning along the Nepal-Tibet border, sending a wall of debris through villages and valleys and into the lives of thousands. By Saturday, 682 people had been confirmed dead and nearly 3,000 remained missing — among them pilgrims, trekkers, and laborers who had come to these mountains seeking livelihood or transcendence. The disaster is both a human tragedy and a signal: climate scientists and the UN's top climate official warn that as the planet warms, such coll
Rescuers race against time as Nepal-China flood death toll climbs toward 3,000
Nearly 3,000 people missing and 682 confirmed dead; over 100 workers trapped in hydroelectric tunnels; entire villages engulfed; survivors face displacement and loss of livelihoods.