The landslide, which had a volume of 5.5 million cubic metres[3] swept away 2 dozen houses.

The dammed river threatened to unleash a torrent of water upon hundreds of downstream villages that would have ravaged as far as Northern India.

[5] Despite the use of dynamite, it took the Nepali Army 45 days to dig a canal through the blockage to allow water in the lake to drain.

[7] The hasty emergency draining through the lake canal itself caused damage to houses downstream and threatened to take out Lamusanghu Hydropower Dam.

[8] Following earthquakes in April and May 2015, concern was expressed that the dam might have become unstable leading to a risk of further flooding downstream of the blockage.