Building in the risk zone: 300,000 people in the Himalayas find themselves in the path of potential disasters
A new study has found that between 2016 and 2023, built-up land in hazardous zones in northern Nepal, south-eastern Tibet and the Indian state of Uttarakhand grew by about 45%, and in zones threatened by glacial lake outbursts by almost 78%. The work was completed before the catastrophic August floods in Nepal. A new study found that between 2016 and 2023, built-up area in hazardous zones of northern Nepal, south-eastern Tibet and India's Uttarakhand grew by roughly 45%, and in zones threatened by glacial lake outburst floods by almost 78%. The work was completed before the catastrophic August floods in Nepal.
Otabek Yusupov