SABAI
Event description
On the third of September of 1998, an ice avalanche from Sabai Glacier into Tam Pokhari destroyed the impounding moraine taking many lives and causing nearly 2 Mio US $ of damages to the settlements downstream.
Damage
The resulting flood took many lives and caused nearly 2 Mio US $ of damages to the settlements downstream.
Data source
- http://archive.greenpeace.org/climate/docs/imja.pdf
Remarks