Fresh flood threat for Nepal as barrier lake breaches near China border

A large barrier lake near the confluence of the Chhochen Khola and Purepu Tsangpo rivers in Nepal has reportedly breached, raising fears of another surge of water into the Bhotekoshi River.Rasuwa chief district officer Narendra Pariyar said on Friday that the Nepali Army had informed him that the lake had breached, as cited by the Kathmandu Post.The development comes a day after Chinese authorities warned that the flood-formed lake was overflowing and faced a high risk of breaching as rising water levels continued to feed into it.China’s ministry of water resources said the lake had accumulated around 2 million cubic metres of water by Thursday morning and was already overflowing, heightening concerns over a possible breach.Chinese authorities said they were closely monitoring the lake, conducting flood simulations and hydrological assessments to determine the potential impact of a breach and prepare for emergency rescue and flood-control measures.The…