The Nepal authorities on Friday sounded a fresh alert in flood-ravaged Rasuwa district after receiving information from China that another water body had burst on the Tibetan side, triggering fears of a fresh surge downstream.

The Nepal Police, in an alert issued amid ongoing rescue and relief operations, asked all security personnel, rescue workers and members of the public deployed in the affected areas to remain vigilant and immediately move to safety following information that a “water dam” had burst again on the Tibetan side.

The development comes barely two days after devastating flash floods in the Rasuwa area left hundreds dead or missing and triggered concerns over possible cross-border water surges from the Tibetan side.

Rasuwa Chief District Officer Narendra Pariyar also confirmed, according to Nepalese media reports, that information about the latest lake burst had been received from the “Chinese side".

The police advisory urged those engaged ...