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The city of Gangtok, India in June 2026. The devastating 2023 Sikkim glacial lake outburst flood triggered massive landslides, destroying infrastructure across the Teesta Valley. Soumitra Giri/Shutterstock

Rebuilding in Nepal‑Tibet will be challenging – communities in India are still recovering from 2023 glacial disaster

Peter McGowran, Queen's University Belfast and Rinchen Angmu Lama, Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS)

Cascading hazards and entrenched inequalities have led to false starts in reconstruction and ongoing suffering since the 2023 disaster in India’s eastern Himalayas.

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