Jakob Steiner

Now, three weeks after a glacier collapsed, unleashing flash floods that left more than 8,000 dead or missing in Nepal and China, experts are urging national and local leaders across the region to prepare better for the next catastrophe

The tsunami-like surge of water, mud and debris has killed more than 1,410 people and left 5,651 missing

But monitoring and emergency alert systems in the region are still insufficient to predict such disasters

Rescuers comb through mud and debris as Nepal-China floods leave more than 1,000 dead

Rescuers searching a flood-hit hydropower project in Nepal have found no survivors after reaching the far end of an underground tunnel with the help of thermal drones, leaving at least 93 workers feared trapped or missing at the Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project in Rasuwa district

But each passing day increases the likelihood that the over 900 workers who remain trapped will not make it out alive

Disaster-hit Nepal has reportedly turned down offers from several countries to send search and rescue teams after devastating flash floods swept through towns and villages near the China border

The U.S. Geological Survey on Wednesday reported a magnitude 5.2 glacier collapse that sent debris flowing downstream with catastrophic impact on communities

The U.S. Geological Survey on Wednesday reported a magnitude 5.2 glacier collapse that sent debris flowing downstream with catastrophic impact on communities

The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 5.2 glacier collapse