Nepali engineers survive flash flood on 10-kilometre radio warning

A radio warning from 10 kilometres upstream gave a team of engineers just minutes to flee a flash flood at a hydropower plant in Nepal's Rasuwa region on August 26. Two died.

Why it mattersEarly warning systems can save lives in flash floods. This team owed their lives to a 10-kilometre communication chain and a few minutes of warning.

AustraliaNo direct Australian effect yet, though El Niño-driven flooding in Nepal signals the severe weather extremes Australia may face as climate patterns intensify.

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