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WATCH: An eyewitness captured footage on Friday, Oct. 30, showing a road that leads to the popular tourist destination Punakha Dzong, left impassable by mud and debris after flooding triggered by the outburst of Bhutan’s Shintaphu glacial lake. The local ad

F Reported by Facebook 📍 Punākha, Bhutan (approximate) 🕑 10 h ago
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2 reports of this incident, first to latest. It stays on the live map for 48 hours from the first report.
  1. Fri 30 Oct, 14:05 · 10 h ago Bhutan Flash Flood Damages Solar Irrigation Project In Punakha NDTV · first report
  2. Fri 30 Oct, 22:11 · 2 h ago WATCH: An eyewitness captured footage on Friday, Oct. 30, showing a road that leads to the popular tourist destination Punakha Dzong, left impassable by mud and debris after flooding triggered by the outburst of Bhutan’s Shintaphu glacial lake. The local ad Facebook

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  • Avoid flooded roads, rivers and drainage channels; do not walk or drive through moving water.
  • Move valuables and people to higher ground if water is rising near you.
  • Follow local authority and Red Cross updates for the area.

📰 Story summary

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  • WATCH: An eyewitness captured footage on Friday, Oct.
  • 30, showing a road that leads to the popular tourist destination Punakha Dzong, left impassable by mud and debris after flooding triggered by the outburst of Bhutan’s Shintaphu glacial lake.
  • The local ad
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