Engaged Buddhism: Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Brings Warmth and Compassion to Flood Victims in Kathmandu - Buddhistdoor Global Volunteers of the Taiwan-headquartered Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation leapt into action in Nepal earlier this month after floods inundated Kathmandu.

BDG news: Engaged Buddhism: Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Brings Warmth and Compassion to Flood Victims in Kathmandu

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Screen grab of a video of a large flood descending a valley in Nepal

Screen grab from Google Street View showing the same valley that the video is taken from

Satellite image of glacial lakes, which are likely the source of the flooding that impacted Thame village in Nepal

Video grab (L) shows #Thame flood in tributary impacting larger valley. My student Holly ID'd the spot using Google
StreetView as 27.830°N, 86.659°E. Why does that matter? It is almost certain to have originated from one of the glacial lakes in the last image. #NepalFlood