Authorities ⁠in ⁠Nepal have stopped ​rescue operations ‌for the next ‌90 ⁠minutes, ⁠an army officer said on ​Friday, after reports ​that a dammed ⁠lake in ⁠the ⁠flood-hit region ​began to overflow. Helicopter rescue ​operations ⁠in the flood ⁠hit Rasuwa district were stopped and ⁠locals were seen rushing up the hill,

Maps and satellite imagery show how a Himalayan glacier collapse sent ice, rock and floodwaters surging into communities along the Nepal-China border.

Rushing waters swept away cars and multi-story buildings during intense Nepalese floods. Police said they expected the death toll to rise beyond 270.