Nepal, Oct. 12 -- The peak of Langtang Lirung (7,234 metres) has been the scene of several major disasters, the latest of which was the August 26 floods that rampaged along the Lhende and Bhotekoshi-Trishuli rivers. At 8:37am, a massive rockfall and glacier collapse from roughly 5,200 meters elevation occurred on the north flank of Langtang Lirung on the Nepal-Tibet border. The rockfall fell around 1,400 meters onto a lower glacier, the force of which pulverised the ice and caused an earthquake, initially registered by the US Geological Survey (USGS) at magnitude 4.4, later upgraded to 5.2.

The floods resulted in almost 1,500 deaths, and at least 5,000 people are still missing.

It was the worst natural disaster in Nepal since the April ...