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Scientists have determined that climate change, including warming temperatures and permafrost thaw, destabilised the slope.","category":"Climate","area":"China","publishedAt":"2026-09-17T04:05:28.121Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-17T03:20:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-17T04:05:28.121Z","readTime":"5 min read","scores":{"trust":50,"critic":60,"hype":40,"notes":{"trust":"One full report and 11 digests were used, with claims corroborated across multiple sources.","critic":"The full report provides specific details on the disaster's unfolding and scientific findings.","hype":"Headlines and digests use strong language like 'deadly' and 'catastrophic' but are generally supported by the content."}},"tags":["#ClimateChange","#Nepal","#Tibet","#Flooding","#NaturalDisaster","#GlacierMelt"],"entities":["Nepal","Tibet","World Weather Attribution","Langtang Lirung"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["A mountain slope collapse and flash floods in Nepal and Tibet killed nearly 1,400 people, with over 5,000 still missing.","Scientists concluded that climate change, including warming temperatures and thawing permafrost, destabilised the slope.","The disaster released energy equivalent to a magnitude 5.2 earthquake and created a flood moving at 170 km/h.","Nepal's early warning systems were outpaced, with the first SMS warning sent 38 minutes after the initial collapse."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A mountain slope collapsed and flash floods swept through Nepal and Tibet, resulting in nearly 1,400 deaths and over 5,000 people missing. Scientists determined that climate change, including warming temperatures, glacier retreat, and permafrost thaw, destabilised the slope. The collapse released energy equivalent to a magnitude 5.2 earthquake and generated a flood that travelled at an average speed of 170 kilometres per hour. July and August 2026 were the warmest months on record in the area, with temperatures significantly above the 10-year average."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Researchers with World Weather Attribution concluded that the disaster was difficult to adapt to due to its complex and rapidly developing nature. Nepal's early warning systems were outpaced by the flood, with the first SMS warning sent 38 minutes after the initial collapse, by which time the flood had already reached the border."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on the scale of missing persons"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Reports differed on the number of people missing. Tempo.co stated that over 5,000 people remained missing. The Times of India reported at least 6,600 missing, while CNBC-TV18 stated 6,669 missing. EnviroNews Nigeria reported over 5,000 missing."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left, centre, or right-rated reports mention the energy released by the collapse equivalent to a magnitude 5.2 earthquake. None of the left, centre, or right-rated reports mention the speed of the floodwaters reaching 170 km/h. 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