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[Ministry of Water Resources: The glacier surrounding the Cuojian River impact crater in Nepal is still likely to collapse] On August 31, the Ministry of Water Resources learned that according to the SAR image analysis at 5:14 on August 31, the outer boundary area of the water in the Cuojian River impact crater in Nepal was about 83,000 square meters, 14,000 square meters less than 19:00 on the 30th, and the water storage capacity was about 650,000 cubic meters. There are three small water accumulation areas within 2.5 kilometers downstream, all of which are connected to the water flow channel and are in a state of overflow. Glaciers around the Cuojian River impact crater in Nepal may still collapse, posing major risks. Drone video on the morning of August 31 showed that there were multiple landslides of different sizes on the left and right banks within 3 kilometers downstream of the original Purepuqiang Zangbo Barrier Lake. The river is currently in a state of overflow, and there is a risk that the landslides will collapse and form a new barrier lake. (CCTV News)
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