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Five out of 16 people from Assam caught in the Nepal disaster safe

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Five out of 16 people from Assam caught in the Nepal disaster safe

Damaged structures at a debris- and mud-covered area in the aftermath of devastating flash floods in Dhading district, Nepal. | Photo Credit: PTI GUWAHATI The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Saturday (August 29, 2026) said five out of the 16 people from the State reported missing after the devastating flash flood in Nepal…

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Nepal’s PM Disaster Relief Fund receives over ₹2 billion in three days since flash floods

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Nepal’s PM Disaster Relief Fund receives over ₹2 billion in three days since flash floods

Rescuers search for the bodies in a building along the river Trishuli following flash floods in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, on August 29, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP More than ₹2.295 billion has been donated to Nepal Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund since massive flash floods wreaked havoc in the Himalayan nation. The death toll from…

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Death toll reaches 626 in Nepal flash floods, nearly 2,000 still missing

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Death toll reaches 626 in Nepal flash floods, nearly 2,000 still missing

Survivors rescued from flash flooding are brought to safer place by army helicopters in Nuwakot district in Nepal on Saturday (August 29, 2026). | Photo Credit: AP The death toll from flash floods in central Nepal rose to 626 on Saturday (August 29, 2026), with more bodies being recovered and nearly 2,000 people still missing…

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Nepal monitoring two lakes, flood risk to remain until they’re fully drained: official

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Nepal monitoring two lakes, flood risk to remain until they’re fully drained: official

A view of a building partially damaged and surrounded by thick mud and debris as rescue operations underway following the devastating flash floods, in Trishuli on August 28, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI  Nepal ​is monitoring ‌two lakes upstream of the ​flood ⁠zone, one of which began overflowing ‌on Friday (August 28, 2026), an official…

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Nepal issues fresh flood warning as water level rises at site of deadly flash flood

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Nepal issues fresh flood warning as water level rises at site of deadly flash flood

A combination of satellite images shows a site at the border of Nepal and Tibet Autonomous Region, China, before (above) and after (below) a barrier lake formed as a result of flash floods and a mudslide, August 24, 2026 and August 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Nepal authorities on Friday (August 28, 2026) issued…

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Nepal floods highlight growing glacier risks in warming Himalayas

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Nepal floods highlight growing glacier risks in warming Himalayas

The deadly flash flood in Nepal on Wednesday (August 26, 2026) was likely caused by a huge chunk of a glacier that broke off and temporarily dammed a river, according to preliminary investigations by scientists. That may have led to the backed-up water surging downstream with enormous force a few hours later, they suggested. Scientists…

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States step up efforts to trace missing, stranded people after Nepal disaster

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States step up efforts to trace missing, stranded people after Nepal disaster

Family members and relatives of people, who went missing in the devastating flash floods in Nepal, interact with ‘Chalo Jai’ travel agency (Chalo Jai Tour and Travel) employees at his office, in Kolkata, on August 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Officials of several States stepped up efforts to trace people missing or stranded after…

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Fresh flood risk persists downstream of Nepal’s Bhote Koshi as new lake forms

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Fresh flood risk persists downstream of Nepal’s Bhote Koshi as new lake forms

An area covered in mud and silt washed along the devastating flash flood near Trishuli Dam, in Nuwakot district, Nepal, on August 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI A fresh flood risk persists in downstream areas of the Bhote Koshi River in Nepal’s Rasuwa district after a new barrier lake formed near the river’s source,…

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Nepal-China flash floods: People from more than 30 countries missing

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Nepal-China flash floods: People from more than 30 countries missing

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a muddy river bank with debris is seen near Gyirong Port in southwestern China’s Tibetan Autonomous Region on Wednesday (August 26, 2026). | Photo Credit: AP A glacier collapse in Tibet caused catastrophic flash flooding in a border area of China and Nepal. Authorities in both countries…

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Nepal flash floods: 30 tourists from Keralam stranded; State govt. coordinating rescue efforts

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Nepal flash floods: 30 tourists from Keralam stranded; State govt. coordinating rescue efforts

Based on the initial calls, around 25-30 tourists from Kerala are estimated to be stranded in the flood-hit region in Nepal. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A day after a massive flash flood swept through Nepal, killing more than 160 people so far, the Keralam government said it had received around 16 distress calls from…

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