Will glacier collapses become more common – and how devastating are they?

The wall of water slammed into buildings in Gyirong Port (Picture: Social media via Reuters)The devastating flood that swept away homes and killed at least 359 people in the Himalayas won’t be the last, experts have told Metro.A giant torrent of water, rocks and ice abruptly smashed through the border between Nepal and the Tibet region of China yesterday.Footage shows people trying to escape before a wave of mud engulfed buildings within seconds at the Gyirong crossing.After the floo