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Nepal warns of more possible floods as communities grapple with devastation

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Nepal warns of more possible floods as communities grapple with devastation

A drone view shows people walk on a road and houses covered in mud following deadly flash floods and mudslides, in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, on August 30, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Authorities in Nepal are warning of possible fresh flooding on Sunday (August 30, 2026) and urged residents in flood-affected districts to remain…

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Nepal flash flood: India sends tunnel rescue team to Nepal

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Nepal flash flood: India sends tunnel rescue team to Nepal

India had on Friday, August 28, 2026 sent a recce team for tunnel rescue operations that are urgently required to help people who are trapped in multiple under-construction hydropower project sites. Photo credit: X/DrSJaishankar A tunnel rescue team from India has reached Nepal on Saturday (August 29, 2026) to help the ongoing search-and-rescue operations in…

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Risk of lake burst near China-Nepal disaster site wanes

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Risk of lake burst near China-Nepal disaster site wanes

The threat of a lake formed ​after a glacier collapse bursting near the China-Nepal border, where a devastating flood struck earlier this week, has ⁠eased, Chinese authorities said on Saturday (August 29, 2026), as it appears to have shrunk. Satellite images from Thursday (August 27, 2026) to Saturday (August 29, 2026) morning suggest that water…

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Nepal needs help in technical areas, not search and rescue, Foreign Minister says

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Nepal needs help in technical areas, not search and rescue, Foreign Minister says

A Nepal Army official conduct a search and rescue operation along side a river area at Charaudi, in Dhading district, Nepal, on August 28, 2026 | Photo Credit: PTI  Nepal needs foreign ​help in specialised and technical areas in which ‌it does not have expertise in the aftermath ​of the devastating flood that ⁠hit its…

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Nepal flash floods LIVE updates: Over 4,400 rescued as Nepal mobilises massive flood relief op., says PM Balen Shah

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Nepal flash floods LIVE updates: Over 4,400 rescued as Nepal mobilises massive flood relief op., says PM Balen Shah

There has been no update on the whereabouts of a group of 77 pilgrims from the Isha Foundation that went missing after a massive flash flood struck areas near the China-Nepal border two days ago, the group’s coordinator said. The 77-member group, led by Isha Foundation, an organisation founded by Indian spiritual leader Jaggi Vasudev,…

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China says collapse of glacier in Nepal likely behind flash flood

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China says collapse of glacier in Nepal likely behind flash flood

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A preliminary assessment suggested the collapse of a high-altitude glacier in Nepal was behind the mudslides and floods along the Nepal-China border, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday (August 28, 2026). “We noted that experts and official institutions of China and Nepal have made preliminary…

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Nepal flash floods LIVE: Death toll surges to 392; nearly 1,500 missing as fresh flood threat looms

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Nepal flash floods LIVE: Death toll surges to 392; nearly 1,500 missing as fresh flood threat looms

At least 290 Indians remain ‘uncontactable’ after Nepal flash flood, says MEA In a “preliminary assessment” of the situation following the flash flood in Nepal, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday (August 27, 2026) said at least 290 Indian nationals remain “uncontactable”. On India’s support to Nepal as it deals with the disaster,…

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Nepal flash floods: Karnataka sets helpline desk to assist stranded people and their families

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Nepal flash floods: Karnataka sets helpline desk to assist stranded people and their families

A drone view shows mud covering properties following a flash flood in Trishuli, Nuwakot district, Nepal, on August 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Following the flash floods in Nepal and related disruptions along the Nepal-Tibet border, the Karnataka Revenue department has set up a helpline or State Emergency Operation Centre to collect information and…

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Glacial collapse caused seismic activity, ‘catastrophic’ Nepal floods: USGS

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Glacial collapse caused seismic activity, ‘catastrophic’ Nepal floods: USGS

A drone view shows mud covering properties following a flash flood in Trishuli, Nuwakot district, Nepal, on August 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters A glacial collapse caused seismic activity and “catastrophic” downstream impacts in Nepal and Tibet, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Thursday (August 27, 2026). The agency said seismic activity initially reported…

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Nepal flash floods LIVE: Nearly 160 killed, over 750 missing; rescuers search for survivors

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Nepal flash floods LIVE: Nearly 160 killed, over 750 missing; rescuers search for survivors

Rescue workers searched for hundreds of people still missing on Thursday (August 27) after a wall of mud and rock collapsed into a river on the Himalayan border of Nepal and China’s Tibet a day earlier, triggering catastrophic flooding that swept through mountain towns ‌and valleys, killing scores of people. Officials at Nepal’s Tourism Ministry…

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