•USGS estimates the glacier collapse's mass movement was equivalent to a magnitude 5.2 event, with satellite data confirming the break behind the cross-border disaster.
•A Nepali school principal evacuates 1,643 students in minutes as a flash flood destroys their school, though two staff members are killed in the collapse.
Tom Gallagher Climate change is making these monsoon floods so much more destructive. Nepal and this region need serious international investment in early warning systems before the next disaster hits.