Fault Lines in the Himalayas: A Tale of Two Countries and a Catastrophic Delay The devastating floods that ravaged Nepal's Trishuli valley on August 26, killing nearly 800 people and leaving over 3,000 missing, have exposed the complexities of disaster management in the Himalayas.
Beneath this natural calamity lies a telling tale of two countries' responses to an early warning system gone awry.
In May, Nepal and China met in Kathmandu to discuss strengthening cooperation on monitoring and responding to floods, weather, and glacier related hazards.