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Speed of Nepal’s Flash Floods Likely Overwhelmed Warning System, Experts Say

Published by New York Times World By Leo Sands · 27 August 2026 at 19:22
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Speed of Nepal’s Flash Floods Likely Overwhelmed Warning System, Experts Say
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Scientists and disaster response researchers said Nepal’s early flood warning system relied on a conventional network of river gauges in this remote region.

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