Bhotekoshi flood: What happened in Himalayas and what comes next?

Scientists are still piecing together how an ice-and-rock avalanche may have triggered Wednesday’s devastating flood, while a newly formed barrier lake raises concerns about further flooding along the Bhotekoshi river.

A catastrophic flood swept down the Bhotekoshi river in Nepal’s Rasuwa district on Wednesday, killing and displacing hundreds of people and destroying bridges and other infrastructure along the river corridor.