Flash Floods in Nepal and Tibet Kill Over 1,000 as Thousands Remain Missing

Nepal rescuers reach remote areas, electricity restored nearly a week after devastating floods - Reuters

Nepal rescuers reach remote areas, electricity restored nearly a week after devastating floods  Reuters

Nepal Puts Cost of Disaster at $5 Billion, Blaming Climate Change

The country is seeking urgent help from a special U.N. climate fund, but the program lacks money because the United States and others have been reluctant to contribute.

By Chico Harlan

Relief as Australian missing in Nepal-Tibet floods found alive

One of 43 unaccounted for Australians has been located in Tibet, Dfat says Australians missing in the Nepal floods: what we know so far An Australian believed to be missing after floods ravaged the Nepal-Tibet border last week has been found alive. The person made contact with officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Dfat) on Tuesday from Tibet. Continue reading...

By Kat Wong

Some of the victims of the Nepal floods were pilgrims on a sacred journey

Many among the dead and missing in Nepal's devastating floods were pilgrims undertaking a sacred journey to a mountain.

By Diaa Hadid

Families search for missing loved ones after the Nepal flood - CNN

Families search for missing loved ones after the Nepal flood  CNN

Roughly 80 Americans still unaccounted for after Himalayan disaster kills 903, officials say

Nepal and China's death toll climbed to 903 as roughly 4,200 people remained unaccounted for following the devastating flood and debris flow.

‘Nothing is usable’: Nepal residents return to flood-ravaged homes

Residents in Nepal are returning to flood-ravaged homes, sifting through mud and debris to salvage whatever they can.

Nepal floods: meet the principal whose quick thinking saved 900 students

Rajendra Dawadi was inside his classroom when a colleague rushed in with a warning: floodwaters were racing through Nepal’s Trishuli Valley, tearing apart homes, bridges and entire villages. Then a teacher received another warning by phone. Moments later, a parent arrived to take her child home. The danger had not yet been confirmed, but Dawadi, the principal, had little time to act. He rang the school bell and ordered his students and staff out of the building and towards higher ground. “I...

By Associated Press

'Glaciers in Himalayas retreating': Nepal floods triggered by 'glacier collapse & massive landslide'

Annette Young is pleased to welcome Joseph Shea, Glaciologist and Associate Professor at the University of Northern BC. Shea argues that the catastrophe should be understood as a compound event in which a glacier failure and a massive landslide occurred together. His analysis places the disaster within the broader, well-established transformation of the Himalayas under climate change. As warming changes high-mountain environments, scientists may increasingly need to identify subtle precursors...

By FRANCE24

Second Australian found after Nepal disaster, ‘grave concerns’ for 42 still missing

DFAT officials contacted the person, whom the government has not identified, on Tuesday to offer consular assistance and put them in touch with family members.

By Nick Newling, Brittany Busch

Nepal issues fresh flood alert as water levels rise; death toll surpasses 1,000

The border between Nepal and China is reeling from catastrophic flash floods that have claimed more than a thousand lives. Rescue teams are in a race against time, searching for hundreds of individuals still unaccounted for, many of whom may be trapped in hydropower tunnels. The disaster was triggered by a sudden glacial collapse, leading to a devastating surge of water and debris that has obliterated key infrastructure.

By VIJAYA SRIVASTAVA

Nepal faces another crisis: Healing the trauma of its deadliest floods

Nepal faces another crisis: Healing the trauma of its deadliest floods

Death toll from Nepal-Tibet flash floods passes 1,000

Devastating floods on the Nepal-Tibet border have killed at least 987 people in Nepal, the country's disaster authority has said, taking the number of overall deaths to more than 1,000.

Nepal-China flood death toll exceeds 1,000 as Nepal PM demands climate action

Devastating floods on the China-Nepal border have killed at least 987 people in Nepal, the disaster authority said on Tuesday, taking overall deaths to more than 1,000. Chinese state media earlier confirmed 16 people were killed in Tibet, bringing the total toll from Wednesday’s disaster to 1,003. The number of missing in Nepal dropped to 3,916, as rescue efforts entered a seventh day, and the bodies recovered rose. In China, state media say 546 people are missing, taking the overall number o...

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Nepal Flood Deaths Crosses 1,000, Search Continues For Thousands Missing

Nepal's disaster agency said Tuesday that 987 deaths had been counted there, with 3,916 people missing, including 583 foreigners. Chinese authorities reported 16 deaths in their most recent update on Sunday.

Nepal floods expose risks to hydropower in a warming Himalayas

DHADING, Nepal (AP) -- Workers shoveled thick mud from a flood-ravaged power station in central Nepal this week, trying to restore electricity to more

Nepal floods: Death toll nears 1,000; 4,400 missing as rescue teams search through debris - Moneycontrol.com

Nepal floods: Death toll nears 1,000; 4,400 missing as rescue teams search through debris  Moneycontrol.com

Nepal PM demands climate action after Himalayan disaster

While the exact cause of the collapse is unclear, climate change is causing glaciers to melt worldwide, increasing the risk of such disasters.

'We're coming to get them': Rescuers pin hopes on underground spaces after deadly Nepal floods

Tunnel expert Arnold Dix says large underground areas may have sheltered workers from the devastation, as rescue work continues in hydropower sites.

(URGENT) S. Korea to send KC-330 Cygnus aircraft to Nepal at around midnight to transport disaster relief team, supplies: foreign ministry

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By Oh Seok-min

‘We need help’: Friend of Irish citizens missing with family in Nepal floods seeks DNA answers

The best friend of Santosh Sahu, an Irish citizen who is missing, has said that they need help in trying to work with Nepalese authorities.

Nepal rescuers reach remote areas, electricity restored nearly a week after devastating floods

About 600 people remain stuck in several devastated hydropower stations that have become the focus of rescue efforts, while Prime Minister Balendra Shah says over 11,000 people have been rescued across the affected region

By Reuters

1 week since Nepal floods: PM demands global action as death toll rises over 900

Nepal’s disaster is a warning world cannot ignore

On the morning of Aug. 26, a chunk of glacier broke off Langtang Lirung, one of Nepal’s Himalayan peaks, and plunged into a river valley below. Within minutes, water levels in the...

Nepal floods death toll surpasses 1,000 as thousands remain missing

Devastating floods on the China-Nepal border have killed at least 987 people in Nepal, the disaster authority said Tuesday, taking overall deaths to more than 1,000. Chinese state media earlier confirmed 16 people were killed in Tibet, bringing the total toll from Wednesday’s disaster to 1,003. The number of missing in Nepal dropped to 3,916, Read More: https://punchng.com/nepal-floods-death-toll-surpasses-1000-as-thousands-remain-missing/

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Editorial | Fix Nepal’s blocked roads to keep rescue and relief moving - The Kathmandu Post

Editorial | Fix Nepal’s blocked roads to keep rescue and relief moving  The Kathmandu Post

Nepal rescuers blast hillside in search of hydropower workers as families wait anxiously - the-star.co.ke

Nepal rescuers blast hillside in search of hydropower workers as families wait anxiously  the-star.co.ke

Flash flood: emergency agencies launch rescue operation in Kaduna

Emergency response agencies in Kaduna have launched evacuation, search and rescue operations following a flash flood that swept through parts of Kaduna metropolis on Sunday evening. The post Flash flood: emergency agencies launch rescue operation in Kaduna appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Emmanuel Okogba

IRCS ready to assist flood-hit Nepal

TEHRAN – The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), Pirhossein Kolivand, has announced the IRCS’s readiness to dispatch rescue forces and relief supplies to help people affected by the flood in Nepal.

Death toll from Nepal flood reaches 903

KATHMANDU – The death toll from the devastating floods in the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers has risen to 903, while approximately 4,247 people remain unaccounted for, according to the latest figures released by the government. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) stated in its search, rescue, and relief update issued at 9am on [...]

By Asia News Network

158 Indian nationals rescued from Nepal, Indian teams continue rescue and relief efforts: MEA

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Monday that 158 Indian citizens had been evacuated safely from Nepal following catastrophic...

By Times of Oman