Rescue stopped after dammed lake near Nepal border started overflowing
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A satellite image shows a barrier lake at the border of Nepal and Tibet Autonomous Region, China, in the aftermath of flash floods and a mudslide, August 27, 2026. Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS
Aug 28 (Reuters) - Authorities in Nepal have stopped rescue operations for the next 90 minutes, an army officer said on Friday, after reports that a dammed lake in the flood-hit region began to overflow.
Helicopter rescue operations in the flood hit Rasuwa district were stopped and locals were seen rushing up the hill, according to a Reuters witness.
(Reporting by Gopal Sharma, Writing by Kanjyik Ghosh; Editing by YP Rajesh)
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