The flash flood destroyed many buildings and left villages covered in mud and debris.Credit: Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty The high-altitude collapse of rock and ice that triggered a catastrophic flash flood near the Nepal–Tibet border on 26 August has so far claimed more than 1,000 lives. More than 4,000 people remain missing. Manoochehr Shirzaei, a
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The remains of several geese were found in the wreckage of a tourist helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River last year in New York City, killing six people, investigators said Thursday. The National Transportation Safety Board described evidence and witness reports suggesting the helicopter struck several birds before falling into the river on April