Director Pawo Choyning Dorji, Cellist Yo-Yo Ma Team On ‘A Song For The Snow Lion’ Set In Himalayas Of Bhutan – Telluride Film Festival

The catastrophic flash floods in Nepal show the extreme peril posed by melting glacial ice in the Himalayas. The death toll stands at more than 1,300 after the August 26 disaster triggered by the collapse of a section of glacier, which plunged into water below setting off a tsunami-like surge.