Deadly Floods and Landslides Trigger International Rescue Efforts in Nepal

Head teacher evacuated 900 children minutes before Nepal floods hit school

Rajendra Dawadi leapt into action after receiving warnings over waters heading towards his school.

Nepal-Tibet floods: rescuers race to reach 900 people believed trapped in hydropower tunnels

Workers thought to be trapped in the tunnels and underground areas of about half a dozen hydropower projects in Nepal following devastating flash floods Rescue teams are working to reach more than 900 people thought to be trapped in the tunnels and underground areas of half a dozen hydropower projects in Nepal following the devastating flash floods, ​the ⁠country’s disaster ​management authority said ​on ​Monday. The death toll from the ⁠unprecedented deluge of ice, rock, mud ​and debris that...

By Cait Kelly in Kathmandu and agencies

People return to their flood-ravaged homes in Nepal

Survivors in Nepal’s Nuwakot district are digging through mud and debris for belongings left behind by flash floods.

At Nepal flood’s first mass grave, where families seek loved ones - The Times

At Nepal flood’s first mass grave, where families seek loved ones  The Times

Nepal flood: Death toll crosses 900, thousands still missing

Rescue teams are racing to reach stranded people, even as nearly 4,800 remain missing. Meanwhile, mass burials have sparked controversy in Nepal.

Nepal Recovers Bodies But Presses On For Trapped Tunnel Workers - Barron's

Nepal Recovers Bodies But Presses On For Trapped Tunnel Workers  Barron's

Rescue work intensifies as death toll in China-Nepal disaster approaches 1,000

Rescuers from China and Nepal continued searching landslide- and flood-affected areas on Monday while efforts to reopen roads to the heart of the disaster-hit area at Gyirong Port entered a “critical stage”. The death toll in Nepal had risen to 903 as of 9am on Monday, with 4,247 people still missing, according to data released by the country’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported. Chinese authorities on Sunday said the death toll ...

By Meredith Chen

Five Australians were having breakfast at a Nepalese hotel. Then came a wall of water

Footage of the township hours after the flash flooding shows brown sludge blanketing the riverbank where several buildings once stood.

By Daniel Lo Surdo, Victoria Milko, Niranjan Shrestha

Nepal teams seek hundreds trapped in hydropower tunnels after deadly floods

Nepal flash floods: Death toll rises to 903, over 4,200 still missing

By AYUSH PANDEY

Nepal floods: Family of missing Himachal engineer urges Centre to intervene in rescue work

By Saurabh Parashar

Alex Yam calls out comments asking if 9 missing in Nepal-Tibet floods were ‘really Singaporean’ - The Straits Times

Alex Yam calls out comments asking if 9 missing in Nepal-Tibet floods were ‘really Singaporean’  The Straits Times

Hard-hit areas in Nepal still inaccessible - aid group

Action Aid has said some of the hardest-hit regions in Nepal are still inaccessible following flash flooding and mud slides that have caused devastation along the border with Tibet.

Nepal teams seek hundreds trapped in hydropower tunnels after deadly floods

Nepal’s rescue teams, helped by Chinese and Indian experts, worked overnight to reach hundreds of people believed to be stuck inside blocked hydropower project tunnels in the aftermath of last week’s Himalayan flood that carved a trail of destruction in the country’s valley towns and villages as well as across the border in China. The unprecedented deluge of ice, rock, mud and debris on the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday, blamed on a glacier collapse, killed more than 900 people and nearly 5...

By [email protected] (Reuters)

Glacier collapse caught on drone camera before deadly Nepal flash floods - Moneycontrol.com

Glacier collapse caught on drone camera before deadly Nepal flash floods  Moneycontrol.com

Over 80 Tamil Nadu Pilgrims Missing After Nepal Flash Floods, 21 Return Home

The minister said 21 of the 57 people who travelled through Super Yathira agency in Kumbakonam have returned safely.

Nepal teams seek hundreds trapped in hydropower tunnels after deadly floods

The unprecedented deluge of ice, rock, mud and debris on the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday – blamed on a glacier collapse – killed nearly 800 people, and more than 3,000 are still missing.

Nepal teams seek hundreds trapped in hydropower tunnels after deadly floods

Nepal’s rescue teams, helped by Chinese and Indian experts, worked overnight to reach hundreds of people believed to be stuck inside blocked hydropower project tunnels in the aftermath of last week’s Himalayan flood that carved a trail of destruction in the country’s valley towns and villages as well as across the border in China. The […]

S. Korean team launches ground search for 9 missing in Nepal as air access remains restricted

The South Korean government rapid response team on Monday launched a ground operation to search for nine Koreans missing following Nepal's devastating floods, as restrictions continued to hamper helicopter and drone searches. "The ground search team will attempt to reach the Ramche area, about 1 to 2 kilometers from the disaster site, and plans to camp there overnight," a Foreign Ministry official, requesting anonymity, told reporters Monday. The move marks an expansion of South Korea's search e

By The Korea Herald

Before flood catastrophe, Nepal asked China for early warnings as risks mounted

Three months before hundreds were killed in the flood, experts and officials from both countries met in Kathmandu to discuss the risk of such disasters.

Gov't team begins ground search for 9 missing Koreans in Nepal floods

SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- A government joint rapid response team on Monday bega...

By Oh Seok-min

Nepal teams seek hundreds trapped in hydropower tunnels after deadly floods

Nepal’s rescue teams, helped by Chinese and Indian experts, stepped up efforts on Monday to reach hundreds of people believed to be stuck inside blocked hydropower project tunnels in the aftermath of last week’s Himalayan flood that carved a trail of destruction in the country’s valley towns and villages as well as across the border […]

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Nepal teams seek hundreds trapped in hydropower tunnels after deadly floods

The unprecedented deluge of ice, rock, mud and debris on the Nepal-Tibet border on — blamed on a glacier collapse — has killed more than 900 people and nearly 5,000 are still missing

By Reuters

China Dispatches Emergency Aid to Nepal Following Deadly Glacier Collapse - Caixin Global

China Dispatches Emergency Aid to Nepal Following Deadly Glacier Collapse  Caixin Global

Nepal recovers bodies but presses on for trapped tunnel workers

KATHMANDU (NEPAL) - Nepali rescuers raced on Monday in a bid to free dozens of hydropower workers believed trapped in tunnels after devastating floods as search efforts entered a sixth day, officials said.

5 days after Nepal-Tibet flood, missing Filipino doctor's family still waits

Filipino doctor Juan Carlos Manalo remains missing following the catastrophic Nepal floods.

By Ian Laqui

Nepal flood: At least 933 workers trapped in tunnels, disaster authority says

Nepal-China border floods death toll rises to 919, nearly 4,800 missing

Kathmandu records 903 deaths and 4,247 missing, while 16 dead and 546 unaccounted for in China’s Tibet region

By Anadolu Agency

Nepal flood death toll rises to 903, missing 4,247: Disaster authority - The Daily Star

Nepal flood death toll rises to 903, missing 4,247: Disaster authority  The Daily Star

Nepal begins burials as flood death toll mounts - The Star

Nepal begins burials as flood death toll mounts  The Star

NDRRMA chief Dharmaraj Upreti on early warning system, survivor rescue and relief management - The Kathmandu Post

NDRRMA chief Dharmaraj Upreti on early warning system, survivor rescue and relief management  The Kathmandu Post

Number of people missing after Nepal flood rises to 4,247, with more than 900 dead - the-star.co.ke

Number of people missing after Nepal flood rises to 4,247, with more than 900 dead  the-star.co.ke

Nepal-Tibet floods: The missing, by nationality - Kuwait Times

Nepal-Tibet floods: The missing, by nationality  Kuwait Times

Nepal on high alert for fresh flooding after river levels rise as death toll passes 900 - Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka

Nepal on high alert for fresh flooding after river levels rise as death toll passes 900  Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka

Death toll from Nepal flood reaches 734

KATHMANDU – The death toll from the devastating floods in the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers has risen to 734, while 2,498 people remain missing, according to the latest government figures. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said in its search, rescue and relief update issued at 9am on Sunday that 734 bodies, including human [...]

By Asia News Network

UAE sends 83 tonnes of urgent relief aid for flood, landslide victims in Nepal

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates, through the UAE Aid Agency, has sent an aircraft carrying urgent relief aid, consisting of 83 tonnes of food supplies...

By Times of Oman