An earthquake occurred in the Himalaya mountains on Sept 18, 2011 located on the outside of Gangtok, India. The article found reports how the earthquake caused mudslides and avalanches that caused a wire bridge to be destroyed and damaged a number of homes. This is a very unstable region that threatens the glacier lakes around the area, such as Imja. There are people working on helping to secure these glacier lakes from the earthquake that possibly destabilized the natural dams holding in these lakes. Created a Mountain Institute Expedition hoping that this expedition will help in the future with dealing with climate hazards such as this situation. Flooding of the glacier lake Imja could cause a major flood destroying up to 100 km of farmland and infrastructure in this relatively poor area. Below is an aerial photo of an earthquake affected area.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/sep/22/himalayas-earthquake-glacier-lakes
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