Nepal Floods and Landslides Kill Over 1,100, Displace Millions

Nepal-China floods highlight a growing front of the climate change crisis

On August 26, a section of glacier collapsed at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres on the Nepalese side of the Himalayas. The falling ice and rock accelerated down a steep valley at about 50 metres per second, scouring debris and transforming into a high-speed mudslide that slammed into Gyirong Port on the Chinese side just seven minutes later. The force of the flow largely buried and obliterated the border facilities. Hundreds of people, many of them travellers, remain missing on the Chin...

By Zhengxu Wang

Families hold funerals for missing in Nepal as death toll tops 1,100

A week on from the colossal disaster, Nepali rescuers remained hopeful about finding survivors.

Nepal floods: Private helicopter sent out for missing Malaysians - The Star

Nepal floods: Private helicopter sent out for missing Malaysians  The Star

1.6 million affected by Nepal floods, says government report

KATHMANDU – Nearly 1.6 million people have been affected by the devastating Bhotekoshi floods, which have killed over 1,000 people and left nearly 4,000 missing, according to the government’s preliminary situation report released on Tuesday. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), under the Ministry of Home Affairs, identified Rasuwa and Nuwakot as the [...]

By Asia News Network

Death toll from Nepal flash floods rises to 1,127: Police

Kathmandu: The death toll from floods in Nepal has risen to 1,127, according to the Nepal Police, on Wednesday.As per the Nepal Police, a total of 45 bodies...

By Times of Oman