Nepal Plans Border Early-Warning System Rebuild After Deadly Floods Kill Over 1,200
Following a catastrophic glacier collapse and flash floods that killed more than 1,200 people, Nepalese officials announced plans to reconstruct a critical early-warning system along the Chinese border. Authorities are also expanding DNA testing programs to identify thousands of unclaimed victims.
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Nepal must rebuild thousands of homes as search for missing continues
At least 1,252 people were killed and more than 4,200 remain missing
By Gopal Sharma, Liz Lee and Ethan Wang
Read full article →Nepal: How are the hundreds of victims from the floods being identified?
#Nepal faces a major challenge: identifying the remains that have been found after the #flood that tore through part of the country on August 26, some of which are in an advanced state of decomposition. For #health reasons, the unidentified bodies have begun to be buried. Before each #burial, #DNA samples are taken and an identification number is assigned to each set of remains. Relatives of those reported missing can visit DNA collection centres to provide a sample. Their genetic profile can...
By FRANCE24
Read full article →Nepal to rebuild landslide warning system after floods
Nepal plans to rebuild an early-warning system for landslides on part of its border with China, installing seismic sensors, cameras and a satellite link, two Nepali government sources said, a week after a glacial flood killed more than 1,000.
Read full article →Nepal to rebuild early-warning system on China border after deadly flood
Over 1,000 people were killed when water, mud and rocks swept through valleys in the region
By Sarita Chaganti Singh
Read full article →Nepal to rebuild early-warning system on China border after deadly flood, sources say
Since the disaster, China has said imagery of the affected areas, satellite and hydrological data, as well as early-warning information on upstream barrier lakes, have been shared with Nepal.
Read full article →Nepal to rebuild early-warning system on China border after deadly flood, sources say
"The landscape is adjusting after the mega event, so (it) could trigger a few more landslides," one Nepali government source says as Nepal installs sensors, cameras and VSAT.
Read full article →Opinion | Nepal’s floods left thousands unidentified. DNA can help - The Kathmandu Post
Opinion | Nepal’s floods left thousands unidentified. DNA can help The Kathmandu Post
Read full article →Nepal sent its disaster alert 38 minutes after the glacier collapse. It wasn’t enough
KATHMANDU – Nima Dorje Tamang was in Hakubesi, a hamlet south of Syafrubesi in Rasuwa, when the flood struck. Before Tamang could prepare, he heard a thunderous roar and saw the flood gushing toward him, its waves taller than him. Tamang and his family ran uphill for their lives but the waves caught him and a [...]
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