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The Himalayan Barrier Lake Is Gone—But Nepal’s Flood Nightmare May Not Be Over

KATHMANDU/BEIJING — A dangerous barrier lake that formed near the Nepal-China border following a massive ice-and-rock avalanche has drained through a natural outflow, Chinese authorities said, easing fears of another sudden and potentially devastating flood in the already disaster-stricken Himalayan region. The lake had formed after debris from the catastrophic avalanche blocked a river near Gyirong Port in China's Xizang Autonomous Region, also known as Tibet. Chinese authorities said the wate