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Glacial lake outburst in Bhutan triggers regional alerts

A sudden surge along the Mo Chhu River has destroyed hot spring facilities and damaged irrigation infrastructure.

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  1. 0:01An outburst from a glacial lake
  2. 0:03in Bhutan has triggered flash-flood alerts
  3. 0:05across neighbouring regions
  4. 0:08The flood originated from Shintaphu Lake
  5. 0:11in Bhutan's Gasa district on
  6. 0:12Thursday evening
  7. 0:15Surging waters along the Mo Chhu
  8. 0:17River completely destroyed facilities at the
  9. 0:19Gasa Tshachu hot spring
  10. 0:22Flash-flood warnings were subsequently issued for
  11. 0:24parts of West Bengal and Assam
  12. 0:27Reports confirmed that no casualties occurred
  13. 0:30because the vulnerable area had
  14. 0:32been evacuated
  15. 0:34For the full story visit wenepal.com
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