Rescuers search for thousands missing after floods at Nepal-China border - AP News

Rescuers search for thousands missing after floods at Nepal-China border  AP News

Nepal needs help in technical areas, not search and rescue, foreign minister says - Reuters

Nepal needs help in technical areas, not search and rescue, foreign minister says  Reuters

What we know about the 33 British nationals missing in Nepal

Among those reported missing after deadly floods are a 13-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy.

Nepal-Tibet floods: death toll rises to 626 and number missing climbs to nearly 3,000 – latest updates

Rescue workers and military personnel have been working around the clock since Wednesday’s disaster ‘The flood took everything I have’: survivors grieve for relatives and homes swept away in Nepal Chinese rescuers find ‘nothing but ruins’ at border crossing as Nepal seeks help to ID and store the dead The risk of a lake formed after the glacier collapse bursting near the China-Nepal border where the ⁠devastating flood occurred earlier ⁠this week has decreased, ​Chinese authorities said tod...

By Wendy Frew

Son of us couple who narrowly escaped Nepal flood ‘grateful for the miracle’ - CNN

Son of us couple who narrowly escaped Nepal flood ‘grateful for the miracle’  CNN

Nepal and China resume flood rescue as death toll nears 600

Rescue operations have resumed after a brief pause, but experts caution of danger from a newly formed lake.

US families hold out hope for relatives lost in Nepal floods

Mukti Patel has huddled with family and friends at her parents’ Richmond, Virginia, home since her dad, sister and two other relatives went missing in the catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal-China border. She knows the hotel they were staying in was swept away. But as she shared memories of them on Friday, she caught herself. “I shouldn’t talk in past tense yet,” she said. “We don’t know anything.” As rescuers continued pulling survivors from the mud, family members of some of the more...

By Associated Press

Nepalese Floods

Families of the missing are combing Kathmandu hospitals in the hope of a miracle

Close to 2,500 missing in Nepal and China after devastating flooding

The country will need at least 'a few billion dollars' to recover from the devastation, Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle tells Bloomberg

By Bloomberg News

Nepal-China mountain region hit by deadly flood has danger but also draws trekkers to its heights

Nepal may need nearly a tenth of its economy to rebuild after devastating floods

Nepal's finance minister estimates flood reconstruction costs between four and five billion dollars. This devastating flood killed over 600 people and left thousands missing. The disaster destroyed towns, bridges, roads, and damaged hydropower stations significantly. Search and rescue operations continue despite disruptions from bad weather conditions. India has provided substantial relief materials to the affected regions.

By YASHASVI VASISTHA

LPG cylinders, tyres, and wood: Debris from Nepal floods choke Gandak river in UP

Debris, including LPG cylinders, tyres, cupboards and wood, all swept away from flood-affected areas of Nepal, has also been spotted on the banks of Gandak.

House survives raging Nepal flood, shielding stranded occupants - The Straits Times

House survives raging Nepal flood, shielding stranded occupants  The Straits Times

Nepal Counted Flood Victims. Thieves Counted Lakhs From Safe Swept In Floods

As devastating floods tore through parts of Nepal, a cash safe carried away by the raging waters became the centre of an unlikely crime story.

Nepal President thanks India for ‘generous support and solidarity’ after deadly floods - Moneycontrol.com

Nepal President thanks India for ‘generous support and solidarity’ after deadly floods  Moneycontrol.com

David Fickling: Nepal’s flash floods show how climate change has turned world’s mountains into ticking time bombs

By David Fickling

Flood devastation

A catastrophic flash flood that swept through Nepal’s Himalayan border region on Aug. 26 has killed 579 people in Nepal and seven in neighboring Tibet, bringing the death toll across the two countries to 586. Homes, roads and bridges have been destroyed, leaving survivors in hard-hit areas such as Nuwakot waiting for relief supplies as rescue teams search through thick layers of mud and debris Nearly 2,000 people remain missing in Nepal, raising fears that the toll will continue to climb as resc

By The Korea Herald

Risk of lake burst near China-Nepal border disaster site wanes

Satellite images suggest that water in the lake has been slowly flowing through, decreasing the reservoir gradually, reported Chinese state broadcaster CCTV, citing the Water Resources Ministry.

(2nd LD) S. Korean response teams continue search for 9 missing in Nepal floods

KATHMANDU/SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean response teams in Nepal contin...

By Kim Seung-yeon

Dozens brave Auckland rain to honour Nepal flash flood victims

A former partner of North Shore resident Shweta Mhatre, who is believed to be among those missing in Nepal, attended the solemn gathering.

Family of Indian-American woman missing after Nepal-Tibet floods hold on to hope

By Shazia Ahmed

Nepal-Tibet flash floods: 90 Americans, 100 Chinese nationals among 3,000 missing

Thousands remain missing after catastrophic China-Nepal flood. Here’s the latest

It’s Saturday morning in Nepal and the 72-hour “golden window” for finding survivors of a natural disaster is coming to a close. Anguished families are still seeking information on missing relatives after Wednesday’s catastrophic flooding near the China-Nepal border. Where things stand: Death toll: 616 people have been killed in Nepal, according to police on … The post Thousands remain missing after catastrophic China-Nepal flood. Here’s the latest appeared first on Egypt Independent.

By CNN

Nepal, China floods: Nearly 3,000 missing, 633 dead

Rescuers in Nepal and China were still battling on Saturday to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region, engulfing villages. The number of missing soared close to 3,000 on Saturday, latest figures from both countries showed, with 633 bodies recovered — and Read More: https://punchng.com/nepal-china-floods-nearly-3000-missing-633-dead/

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Updates: Bhotekoshi flood toll reaches 626 as 2,426 remain unaccounted for - The Kathmandu Post

Updates: Bhotekoshi flood toll reaches 626 as 2,426 remain unaccounted for  The Kathmandu Post

Missing persons in Nepal, China floods soars to nearly 3,000

Scores of Hindu devotees from across the world are among those missing on the border, as many were on a pilgrimage to Tibet's Mount Kailash The post Missing persons in Nepal, China floods soars to nearly 3,000 appeared first on Vanguard News.

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Nepal needs help in technical areas, not search and rescue, foreign minister says - Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka

Nepal needs help in technical areas, not search and rescue, foreign minister says  Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka

Footage of Tibet floods isn’t being shown in China – and we know little about victims there

The dramatic footage was almost impossible to miss. A torrent of water tearing through Gyirong Port, one of the main border crossings between Nepal and Tibet, sweeping away all in its path as hundreds of people fled for their lives.

By David Apinga

Nepal flood: 616 bodies recovered as death toll continues to rise, 2301 people injured, rescued

Kathmandu: Authorities have recovered 616 bodies as the death toll of the August 26 flash flood in Rasuwa district of Nepal continues to rise, while 2301...

By Times of Oman