Nepal renews push for early warning systems after deadly floods

Nepal intensifies relief and recovery efforts after deadly floods, UN says

More than 1,200 people have died and thousands are missing, as rescue efforts continue and aid is airlifted to villages.

The ‘Miracle House’ That Survived Nepal’s Floods

People are coming to take photos of the green-painted house, which kept the Pyakurel family safe as the area all around them was destroyed by rampaging floodwaters.

By Mujib Mashal and Binod Ghimire

Bodies excavated from worst flood-hit district near Nepal-China border

Bodies are being excavated from the mud in Nepal's Rusawa district, which was devastated by the glacial flood.

Nepal’s search for their missing loved ones - CNN

Nepal’s search for their missing loved ones  CNN

Hopes of finding survivors dim a week after catastrophic Nepal flood

Hopes of finding more survivors among the thousands still missing in Nepal were fading, authorities said on Wednesday, a week after a glacier collapse in the Himalayas unleashed flash floods that devastated the mountainous nation.

Nepal tunnel rescue effort intensifies as survival hopes fade

Rescue efforts stepped up at a tunnel in Nepal's Rasuwa district on Wednesday, a week after a glacier collapse in the Himalayas unleashed flash floods that devastated the mountainous nation. Hopes of finding more survivors among the thousands still missing in Nepal were fading, authorities said on Wednesday.

Nepal tunnel rescuers hit dead ends as they search for trapped workers

Rescue teams in Nepal were still searching Wednesday for hundreds of workers believed to have been trapped inside sprawling hydropower tunnels for more than a week following the catastrophic flash flood that swept through the Himalayan region last week. Officials said that many of the tunnels remain totally blocked by mud and debris.

By FRANCE 24

'Very confident they are alive': Official on workers trapped in Nepal's Rasuwagadhi hydropower plant

According to a board member of the Nepal Electricity Authority, 46 people are trapped in the tunnel. The official expressed confidence that they must be alive.

Flood Warning Systems Failed In Nepal. Can Satellites Strengthen Them?

The apparent movement of the glacier before its collapse has renewed discussion within the geospatial community about integrating satellite observations into early-warning systems.

Report on Kyrenia ferry disaster investigation promised ‘as soon as possible’

A “preliminary report” detailing the findings of the investigation being conducted into the sinking of a passenger ferry off the coast of Kyrenia will be published “as soon as possible”, Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said on Wednesday, following a meeting with Turkey’s transport ministry’s marine accident investigation department Durali Isler. “We have demonstrated […]

Intensive search under way for 9 S. Koreans missing in Nepal floods

A South Korean disaster relief team arrived in Nepal on Wednesday to help bolster the ongoing intensive search for nine South Koreans and other victims missing in massive floods and landslides, the foreign ministry said. The 44-member Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT), comprising personnel from the ministry, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and fire authorities, arrived in Kathmandu earlier in the day aboard an Air Force KC-330 Cygnus multirole tanker transport aircraft, accord

By The Korea Herald

Hit by deadly floods, Nepal renews push for Chinese data and early warnings

Funerals in Nepal for missing, a week after deadly floods

Nepali families held symbolic funerals on Sept. 2 to “liberate the souls” of relatives missing since deadly flash floods swept away their villages and homes in the Himalayan region on Aug. 26.

Nepal Flood: How Dangerous Are Mountain Dams?

A critical geography professor warned about the construction of large dams in disaster-prone mountainous areas following a flash flood in Nepal.

Funerals in Nepal for missing, a week after deadly floods - Dhaka Tribune

Funerals in Nepal for missing, a week after deadly floods  Dhaka Tribune

Dutch woman living in Nepal found alive after surviving floods

The Dutch foreign office has made contact with a woman living in Nepal who had been reported missing in the...

By Gordon Darroch

EPA Expression of Interest: ADVANCING MULTI-HAZARD EARLY WARNING SYSTEM - Graphic Online

EPA Expression of Interest: ADVANCING MULTI-HAZARD EARLY WARNING SYSTEM  Graphic Online

One of three Dutch missing in Nepal found alive

There has been contact with one of the three missing Dutch nationals in Nepal, Minister Tom Berendsen has confirmed.

By 91436

Nepal families hold symbolic funerals for the missing - Kuwait Times

Nepal families hold symbolic funerals for the missing  Kuwait Times