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Himalayan Glacial Floods Kill More Than 1,000 Across Nepal and Tibet

More than 1,000 people have died and an estimated 4,000 remain missing in Nepal and China's Tibet region after a glacial collapse triggered catastrophic flash floods, prompting international rescue operations.
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