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Thousands of people remain unaccounted for following the Himalayan floods.
Report author Manjeet Dhakal stated that human-caused warming had a 'very strong linkage' to the Himalayan flood disaster.
A report stated that rising temperatures very likely contributed to the Himalayan floods by destabilizing ice and permafrost.
A report concluded that industrial emissions have significantly warmed the Himalayan region where floods occurred in Nepal and Tibet.
Researchers said a 2015 earthquake in Nepal might have been a factor in causing the mountain slope to collapse.
The court document concerning Alex Saab's case does not identify the person referred to as 'Government Official 1A'.
Alex Saab accepted money from CLAP contracts and assisted Venezuelan officials through February 2026, according to a factual proffer.
Alex Saab's political rehabilitation ended with the fall of Maduro's government.
Fact: Alex Saab's 2023 pardon was part of a deal involving the release of 10 Americans, 20 Venezuelan political prisoners, and fugitive Leonard Francis.
Fact: Court records show that in 2018, Alex Saab signed a cooperation agreement with the DEA, met with agents, provided information, and transferred $12.5 million.
Fact: In January 2024, Nicolás Maduro made Alex Saab president of Venezuela's foreign-investment center.
Alex Saab admitted that 'Government Official 1A' approved and protected a scheme and used a surrogate for illegal payments.
Court documents describe a participant in a scheme as 'Government Official 1A,' who is one of Venezuela's highest-ranking officials.
Fact: In June 2020, authorities in Cabo Verde detained Alex Saab at the request of the U.S. during a fuel stop.
Fact: Alex Saab admitted to arranging millions in transfers for $17 million in bribes promised to former governor José Gregorio Vielma Mora.
Statement: In 2019, the U.S. Treasury alleged Alex Saab and associates used bribes and kickbacks to win overpriced, no-bid CLAP contracts and moved proceeds via shell companies.
Fact: In 2021, after a 16-month legal fight, Cabo Verde extradited Alex Saab to Miami.
Fact: In 2017, Alex Saab sued journalist Roberto Deniz and three editors for defamation.
Fact: Alex Saab has admitted that conspirators used fake companies, false invoices, and false shipping records.
Fact: Journalists at Armando.info were the first to expose Alex Saab's role in Venezuelan food contracts.