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LIVEChina suspends rescue efforts at Nepal-Tibet border due to risk of second floodFlash flooding on Wednesday has killed at least 475 people, as Beijing warns that a newly formed lake of rising water near the Nepal border could burst its banks.

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'High risk' of lake bursting and causing second flood, warns ChinaChina says a lake formed after a recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border may burst in the coming days.15 mins agoAsia

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