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Villages evacuated as flash flood from Budhi Gandaki River hits northern Nepal

October 11, 2026 admin

In this photo provided by the Nepal Army, the Budhi Gandaki River in north central Nepal is seen in spate, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Residents along the Budhi Gandaki River in north-central Nepal evacuated on Sunday (October 11, 2026) as flash flooding destroyed homes and other structures in the area. The…

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‘Second life’: Nepal tunnel survivor recalls ordeal

September 13, 2026 admin

For 10 days, Nepali hydropower worker Sanjay Sah survived in darkness inside a flooded tunnel, drinking muddy water and losing all sense of time as he desperately prayed for rescue. When a disaster response team finally pulled him to safety on September 4, Mr. Sah’s first question showed how deeply the ordeal had disoriented him….

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Nepal flash floods aftermath LIVE: Two trapped workers rescued alive from a tunnel in Nepal

September 4, 2026 admin

Around 600 children missing in Nepal’s Rasuwa, Nuwakot after flash floods; toll rises to 1,282 Around 600 children remain unaccounted for in Nepal’s Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts after the devastating flash floods, as the death toll rose to 1,282 on Friday (September 2) with more than 4,700 missing. So far, 359 bodies have been recovered…

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Nepal floods: Bar association writes to CJI, Centre over missing retired Madras High Court judge Sivagnanam

August 31, 2026 admin

Retired Madras High Court judge V. Sivagnanam, who has been reported missing in Nepal amid the flash floods | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Madras Bar Association (MBA) has written to the Chief Justice of India, the Prime Minister, and the Ministry of External Affairs to intensify efforts to trace retired Madras High Court judge…

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‘Mother was swept away’: Nepal flood survivors cling to hope amid search for missing

August 30, 2026 admin

Five-year-old Ishara Tamang lies in a hospital bed in Kathmandu, injured and separated from her family, after surviving the flash floods that devastated Rasuwa district on the Nepal-Tibet border. She was rescued from the floodwaters in Khalte, a village in Rasuwa, after being trapped in a net, the Onlinekhabar news portal reported. Ishara told hospital…

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Nepal floods: ‘Bodies buried in slush, families refusing food’, Khalsa Aid volunteers witness devastation

August 29, 2026 admin

Thick slush swallowing houses, roads turned treacherous, the stench of decomposing bodies of people and animals hanging in the air, and army camps transformed into makeshift mortuaries where ambulances arrive carrying the dead — these are scenes from Nepal’s flood-ravaged valleys, as described by Khalsa Aid volunteers working in the worst-hit areas. For these volunteers…

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Risk of lake burst near China-Nepal disaster site wanes

August 29, 2026 admin

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

August 28, 2026 admin

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

August 27, 2026 admin

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: At least 95 dead, over 350 missing; IAF to deploy two aircraft with relief materials

August 26, 2026 admin

Bihar LoP Tejashwi Yadav releases statemt regarding loss of life and property damage Press statement by Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav regarding the loss of life and property caused by flash floods in Nepal and the potential threat to Bihar: In view of the likelihood of increased water flow into Bihar due to flash…

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