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Nearly 300,000 people may face flood risk in Himalayan regions
A study estimates that nearly 300,000 people may live in areas at risk of flooding in the Himalayas.
The areas covered are in Nepal, India and China.
The study looked at potential flood zones and the buildings within them.
It found that the area covered by buildings in those zones grew by about 45% between 2016 and 2023.
This means more buildings have been built in places that could flood.
The findings show that many people and buildings may be exposed to flood risk in the region.
A study estimates that nearly 300,000 people may live in flood-risk areas across the Himalayan regions of Nepal, India and China.
The study found that the area covered by buildings within potential flood zones increased by approximately 45% between 2016 and 2023.
The findings were published in Scientific Reports.
- Who
- Nearly 300,000 people may live in areas at risk of flooding.
- What
- A study assessed Himalayan flood risk and found building coverage in potential flood zones increased by approximately 45%.
- When
- The building increase was measured from 2016 to 2023. The study’s publication date is not stated in the article text.
- Where
- Himalayan regions of Nepal, India and China.
- Why
- Not stated
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No direct quotes in the coverage so far.
The period covered by the study’s comparison of building area in potential flood zones began.
The comparison period ended; building coverage in potential flood zones had increased by approximately 45%.
Phys.org published an article reporting the study’s findings.
- Estimated population at risk
- Nearly 300,000 people
- Regions
- Nepal, India and China
- Building-area increase
- Approximately 45%
- Comparison period
- 2016–2023
- Study journal
- Scientific Reports
Sources
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