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The Nepali Army conducts a search-and-rescue operation inside the Chilime Hydropower Station tunnel days after deadly flash floods and mudslides in Nepal’s Rasuwa district on September 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Rescue operations are continuing at Nepal’s Chilime hydropower project, where six workers are believed to be trapped inside a tunnel, with Indian and…
A Nepalese Army member walks on a mud-covered house, following deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, on September 10, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters The death toll due to the flash floods in Nepal rose to 1,377 on Thursday (September 10, 2026) as more bodies were recovered from the affected…
People sit on a hill near damaged houses following the deadly flash floods and mudslides, in Betrawati, Nuwakot district, Nepal on September 6, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters The death toll from the devastating flash floods in Nepal surged to 1,355 on Monday (September 7, 2026) as more bodies were recovered from the affected areas,…
Nepal on Monday (September 7, 2026) observed a national day of mourning on the 13th day of the Rasuwa flash flood disaster, honouring more than 1,340 people who lost their lives in one of the country’s deadliest natural disasters in recent history. Nearly 5,000 people remain missing, including 589 foreign nationals, after the flash floods…
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Singapore must never allow prejudice against any community to become accepted or normalised, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Sunday (September 6, 2026), days after racist and xenophobic comments appeared online about the Nepal-Tibet flash floods disaster and the Singapore Airlines-Air India partnership. “We can and should have robust debates. But we should never use…
Members of the Nepal Army search and rescue team use wooden sticks to look for survivors beneath mud in an area hit by deadly flash floods and mudslides in Nuwakot, Nepal, on September 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Even as they grieve the loss of loved ones and search for missing family members, several…
An aerial view shows buildings and car damaged and covered in mud near Trishuli River following deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Betrawati Bazaar in Rasuwa district, Nepal. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Three more Indian nationals, among them a five-year-old child, have been rescued from the flood-hit Trishuli Bazaar area of Nepal, bringing…
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A building stands damaged and surrounded by piles of mud, uprooted trees, and debris along the swollen Trishuli River, at Devighat, in Nuwakot district, Nepal, on September 4, 2026. The region was struck by devastating flash floods and mudslides following a high-altitude glacier collapse in late August. | Photo Credit: PTI The United Nations (UN)…
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A regional data-sharing mechanism is urgently needed to manage the escalating risks of glacial outbursts in the Himalayas, says Safi Ahsan Rizvi, an expert risk analyst, former adviser to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), and a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer with extensive experience in disaster management and risk reduction. He argues that…
A man takes pictures on a devastated area near the Trishuli River, following the deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, September 4, 2026. File | Photo Credit: Reuters To facilitate the identification of mortal remains of Nepal flood victims, the Centre will make available the services of central and state-level…