Severe flash floods in Nepal have left hundreds missing, including foreign pilgrims and workers trapped inside hydropower project tunnels, prompting urgent domestic and international rescue operations. Authorities are facing scrutiny over delayed early warning systems and battling misinformation as recovery efforts continue.
Devastating flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border have killed more than 400 people, prompting emergency response efforts from India and local authorities. Recovery operations have been temporarily suspended as Chinese officials warn that a newly formed barrier lake poses a high risk of bursting and triggering a secondary flood.
Colombia has announced it will only accept rescue teams from four specific countries, as the critical 72-hour survival window for earthquake victims begins to close. The decision aims to streamline international aid efforts following a recent earthquake.
A series of strong earthquakes in Venezuela has resulted in a death toll exceeding 900, with rescue teams intensifying efforts to find thousands of people still trapped in the rubble. International aid and local responders are racing against time to locate survivors.
Foreign rescue teams are arriving in earthquake-hit Venezuela, where the official death toll from the twin earthquakes has rapidly increased to 589 and is expected to rise further.
Severe flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall and glacial melt have devastated parts of Nepal and Tibet, killing over 600 people and leaving nearly 3,000 unaccounted for. As rescue operations face delays due to worsening weather, both regional authorities and international partners are mobilizing billions in reconstruction funds and technical assistance.
Authorities in Nepal and Tibet have halted search efforts after a landslide-created barrier lake overflowed, triggering dangerous flash floods along the mountainous border. The renewed flooding endangers teams searching for dozens of missing mountaineers, including British nationals.
As 72 hours pass since an earthquake in Colombia, there is public surprise and criticism that the government has not accepted assistance from foreign rescue teams.
Devastating twin earthquakes have struck Venezuela, flattening areas in and around Caracas and causing widespread panic. The death toll has risen to at least 589, with thousands more missing and injured, as foreign rescue teams and aid arrive. The rare geological phenomenon of 'seismic doublets' is being discussed, and dramatic footage from an airplane during the quakes has been released.
Severe flooding and landslides triggered by complex environmental factors have killed over 500 people and left nearly 2,500 missing across Nepal. In response to the mounting crisis, the Nepalese government has reversed its stance and accepted international rescue assistance while domestic recovery efforts continue.
A sudden glacial collapse on the Nepal-Tibet border has triggered catastrophic flash floods that have killed at least 389 people and left over 1,000 missing. More than 13,000 rescue personnel are currently conducting search-and-rescue missions amid concerns that a newly formed lake could breach and worsen the disaster.
The death toll from recent earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to nearly 3,000, with international rescue teams, including canine units, beginning to conclude their operations. Criticism has emerged regarding the slow pace of state aid distribution.
