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Immediate lake-burst risk has fallen, caution remains

The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology says the immediate risk of a sudden burst from the barrier lake, near the confluence of the Chhochen Khola and the Purepu Tsangpo, inside Tibet close to the Nepal border, has fallen after water began flowing out naturally, Onlinekhabar reports. Chinese state media had put the volume behind it at around 2.5 million cubic metres and warned it was at risk of breaching.

The Nepali Army suspended rescue operations along the border for one and a half hours as a precaution while Chinese teams pulled back a kilometre from the site. The Kathmandu Post reported early Friday afternoon that the lake had breached; NDRRMA said water levels in the Bhotekoshi surged as a result, and helicopters carried out aerial reconnaissance over Rasuwa to check the impact downstream. Chinese state media said Friday afternoon that rescue operations in Tibet had resumed after water levels at the lake dropped slightly, then reported a new glacial slip sent about 50,000 cubic metres of ice and debris into the same lake on Friday evening, ABC News reports. The lake grew from about 2 million cubic metres on Thursday morning to about 2.5 million cubic metres by Friday evening. China had earlier warned that some 3 million more cubic metres of water was expected to flow in over three days, with peak flow expected around 1 September, ABC News reports. On Saturday evening, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said the immediate risk of a sudden lake burst had decreased after water began flowing out naturally. Onlinekhabar reported experts warning that fresh landslides could still trigger renewed flooding, so people downstream should remain cautious. Both rivers are upper tributaries of the Trishuli system, so the water is running down the same corridor the 26 August flood took. Most river gauges on the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli were destroyed in the first wave, so a warning would come with less notice than normal.

Keep off the banks of the Bhote Koshi, the Trishuli and the Narayani until officials say it is clear. Fresh landslides could still trigger renewed flooding.

Source: Department of Hydrology and Meteorology and water experts, reported by Onlinekhabar, 29 August 2026, 8:54 pm NPT.

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