Rescue Efforts Intensify in Nepal as Flash Floods Trap Pilgrims and Hydropower Workers

Nepal flood relief vehicles trapped as heavy rain turns roads to mud

Heavy rain has hampered relief efforts in Nepal where thousands remain missing after flash floods hit its border with Tibet.

Families of pilgrims likely caught in floods are desperate for news from Nepal

Four days after catastrophic floods wiped out villages along the Nepal-China border, thousands are still missing. Families look for answers but hear nothing.

By Chandelis Duster

Nepal floods: could foreign rescue teams have been brought in earlier?

The Nepalese government has appealed for rescue aid from other countries just two days after it reportedly refused help, as several hundred people are still believed to be trapped in hydropower tunnels and thousands remain missing following the catastrophic flash flooding at the border with China last week. Kathmandu’s apparent reversal reflects caution born from its chaotic experience with foreign teams after the 2015 earthquake, according to observers. Other factors include the government’s...

By Bibek Bhandari

Force of Nepali flash floods leaves little chance of survival for missing pilgrims, organization says

Country’s government opened a website where it has posted more than 2,000 images and descriptions to help identify victims

By Om Shanbhag, Ha Tu Thanh

Girl rescued from rubble after Nepal floods

A five-year-old girl is in stable condition after days buried beneath rubble.

Nepal-Tibet flood death toll rises to 797, officials say, more than 3,000 missing

Nepal sought China’s early warning months ago, got one less than 5 minutes before floods

Nepali officials stated that despite the meeting, Nepal did not receive the proper information from the Chinese side.

Nepal Flash Flood LIVE News Updates: Nepal intensifying efforts to free hundreds believed trapped in hydropower tunnels

NZ man missing in Nepal flash flood 'dreamed of pilgrimage for years'

A flatmate of Dejan Kuzmic is believed to have been at the Nepal-China border after completing the pilgrimage when the deadly flash flood hit.

NZ man missing in Nepal flash flood ‘dreamed of pilgrimage for years’

Dejan Kuzmic was among 77 pilgrims missing after a Nepal flash flood.

Before flood catastrophe, Nepal asked China for early warnings as risks mounted

Experts from Nepal and China met in Kathmandu three months before a catastrophic disaster to discuss cooperation on monitoring and responding to glacier-related hazards

By Reuters

Grand Canyon Flash Flood Leaves 15 Missing, 60 Evacuated

Grand Canyon flash floods leave 15 people missing and more than 60 evacuated, while damaged infrastructure disrupts tourism and water supplies.

Editorial | Protect the health and well-being of flood survivors - The Kathmandu Post

Editorial | Protect the health and well-being of flood survivors  The Kathmandu Post