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Trishuli / Bhote Koshi valley bridges (Langtang Lirung glacier collapse) (2026)

Nepal · Flood / debris · 41 of 63 road bridges from Rasuwagadhi to Muglin — Bailey, steel truss, RC and arch

Part of the Langtang Lirung glacier let go when the bedrock under it failed; rock and ice fell 1,200 m into the Lende Khola…

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