Nepal is in the midst of a continuing catastrophe. Over 1,200 people are confirmed dead and nearly 5,000 are missing over 12 days after the deadly glacial collapse and debris avalanche swept down the narrow valleys of the Lende and Trishuli rivers to hit the town of Trishuli Bazar, Nuwakot district, in the far north, along the border with China. The energy released by the event was the equivalent of a magnitude 5.2 earthquake, according to the US Geological Survey. It also mentioned a secondary e