Nepal, July 9 -- The Flood Forecasting Division under the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has begun investigating the cause of the flood that occurred in Rasuwa's Bhotekoshi River in the early hours of Tuesday.

Binod Parajuli, head of the division, stated that the Tibetan region of the Bhotekoshi watershed contains several glacial lakes. To identify the possible cause of the flood and assess its impact along the riverbanks, satellite imagery is now being analyzed.

Parajuli said preliminary observations and data from weather centers suggest that the flood was not triggered by heavy rainfall.

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