Deadly Floods in Nepal Kill Nearly 1,000 as Rescue Operations Continue

The Nepal and Tibet flood is a warning: melting snow and ice will bring more disasters around the world | Bill McGuire

In Alaska, the Himalayas, the Andes, Greenland, and perhaps also the Alps, deadly chain reactions are just waiting to be triggered You may not have felt it, but the earth beneath our feet is getting twitchier, and global heating is to blame. As temperatures surge and climate breakdown accelerates, interactions between climate and geology are becoming ever more apparent – as marked by last week’s horrific events in Nepal and Tibet. We still have a bit of a blind spot when it comes to the idea ...

By Bill McGuire

Race to free hundreds feared trapped in Nepal’s hydropower tunnels as flood deaths surpass 950

At least 900 workers are still reportedly unaccounted for from 12 hydropower projects destroyed or damaged by last week’s flash floods.

By Shristi Kafle, Huizhong Wu

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

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

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-China flood deaths near 1,000 as search efforts persist

One of Asia's poorest economies, Nepal faces daunting reconstruction efforts as it's squeezed by higher fuel costs, sluggish tourism and slowing growth.

(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

More countries join Nepal flood rescue efforts - The Kathmandu Post

More countries join Nepal flood rescue efforts  The Kathmandu Post

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 [...]

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