Building boom puts 300,000 people in Himalayan disaster zones, study says

Built-up land in high-risk zones of northern Nepal, south-eastern Tibet and part of India's Uttarakhand grew about 45% between 2016 and 2023, according to a study in Scientific Reports. In areas threatened by glacial lake floods, development rose almost 78%. Researchers from the UK, Nepal and India estimate at least 300,000 people now live in harm's way, and say the true figure could be much higher.