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Experts zero in on likely cause of deadly Nepal mudslide, with more than 1,400 missing
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The catastrophic floods in Nepal and Tibet now estimated to have killed hundreds were likely triggered by a massive glacier collapse and debris flow that registered as a magnitude 5.2 landslide, according to the U.S. Geological Service (USGS).The USGS originally pinpointed the cause of the mudslides as a 4.4 magnitude earthquake but later updated its analysis after observing data from nearby seismic stations, long period seismic waves and satellite imagery. That data suggested that no earthquake
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