Nepal Flash Floods Kill Over 900, Leave Thousands Missing

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

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

‘Survived by just 10 seconds’: How teacher’s quick decision saved 900 children

As they evacuated to higher ground, Rajendra Dawadi said he saw a building about 100 metres from the river being engulfed.

By Paul Dyer

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: The Himalaya are not a blank canvas for grand infrastructure

By Mahesh Kushwaha

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...

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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 […]

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.

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

Crisis of communication in Nepal flash flood - The Kathmandu Post

Crisis of communication in Nepal flash flood  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 [...]

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