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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…
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…
Houses damaged by the overflowing Mahaweli River following Cyclone Ditwah, in Kandy, Sri Lanka on December 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Shaky social media visuals of the Rasuwa floods in Nepal have rattled the world. With over 1,250 lives lost so far — over 4,000 people are still missing — the extent of devastation…
India on Wednesday (September 2) delivered a fifth tranche of over five tonnes of essential medicines to flood-ravaged Nepal, alongside an 11-member rescue team. The death toll from last week’s flash floods in Nepal has risen to over 1,000 after rescue workers recovered more bodies from affected areas, according to Nepalese authorities. While emergency teams…
Nepal’s devastating flash floods have killed over 1,100 people, with nearly 4,000 still missing. Rescue and relief operations continue as authorities search for survivors and provide aid to affected communities. Source link
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…
A drone view shows members of the Nepal Army working to retrieve a body from the bank of Narayani River, in the aftermath of deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Chitwan, Nepal on August 31, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Indian spiritual leader Sadhguru Jagadish Vasudev has called for the creation of a five-nation…
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In one Nepal district, flood catastrophe is measured in bodies and burial trenches The devastating flash floods in the Himalayan region swept so many people downstream that authorities in one Nepalese district have begun burying bodies in temporary graves before they can be identified, prompting accusations that Hindu funeral traditions are being ignored. In south-central…
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Armed Police Force (APF) officers work on transporting bodies to the pit at the Devghat mass burial site for victims of deadly flash floods and mudslides in Chitwan, Nepal. | Photo Credit: Reuters Four days after the flood in Nepal, the death toll in the disaster reached 788, and 2,502 people remained missing even as…
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