Floods
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Nepal flash floods death toll reaches 1,388
Kathmandu: The death toll in Nepal flash floods climbed to 1,388 on Sunday, September 13, as more bodies were recovered from the eight affected districts, authorities said. The flash floods, triggered by…
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Nepal races to restore vital road links with India, China support
Kathmandu: Nepal is racing to restore vital road links severed by devastating flash floods, seeking temporary bridges from India and China as authorities work to reconnect isolated communities in the disaster-hit areas.…
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Nepal floods: Death toll hits 1,356, nearly 5,000 missing
Kathmandu: The death toll from the devastating flash floods in Nepal surged to 1,356 on Monday, September 7, as more bodies were recovered from the affected areas, authorities said. Rescue teams continued…
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In crowded shelters, Nepal’s mothers struggle to nurture life
Kathmandu: The Nepal floods took away Sharmila Shrestha’s home and separated her from her baby for days. Now, reunited at a crowded shelter, she can do little more than helplessly watch her…
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Death toll due to flash floods in Nepal rises to 1344
Kathmandu: The death toll due to the devastating flash floods in Nepal rose to 1,344 on Saturday, September 5, as more bodies were recovered from the affected areas while thousands remain missing,…
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Two workers rescued alive from tunnel in Nepal 10 days after flash floods
Kathmandu: Two men have been rescued alive from a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower project 10 days after the Bhotekohi flash floods disaster. They have been identified as Kabir Maharjan, 45,…
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Nepal-Tibet Flood: China warns of more glacier collapses
Beijing: Glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau are likely to become more unstable, which may lead to more collapses and collateral disasters similar to last week’s deadly flash flood at the Tibet-Nepal border,…
- India
Uttar Pradesh floods: 3 killed, 16K evacuated in 23 districts
As many as 16,784 people have been evacuated to safety so far, with 3,042 of them rescued on Wednesday, as flood conditions persisted in parts of Uttar Pradesh, with 23 districts currently…
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Climate change makes disasters like Nepal floods more frequent
Kathmandu: When a wall of water, rocks and mud tore through her remote village in Nepal last week, Pema Tamang and her neighbours fled uphill to a Buddhist shrine that had been…
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Nepal floods: Families struggle to identify victims amid crisis
Body number 1003 at a state-run hospital in Nepal’s Pokhara was claimed by three families, each believing they had found a missing relative after the devastating floods. The families of Gopal Dahit,…
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India provides 68.5 tonnes of relief to flood-hit Nepal
Kathmandu: India has provided 68.5 tonnes of relief materials to flood-hit Nepal and sent technical teams, forensic experts and equipment to assist in search and rescue operations, the Indian embassy said. India…
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Tea break saves five friends as Nepal floods unleash fury
Raipur: But for a casual tea break, five friends from Chhattisgarh might have been swept away in the flash floods that tore through Nepal’s Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river valleys. Their brief…
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Death toll in Nepal floods mounts to 788, over 2,500 missing
Kathmandu: The death toll from the August 26 flash floods surged to 788 on Sunday, August 30, while more than 2,500 remain missing, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management…
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Nepal flood survivors arrive in Chennai
Chennai: Tearful embraces, hushed prayers, and narrow escapes marked the scene at the airport here as the Nepal flood survivors arrived safely. Twenty-one pilgrims from Tamil Nadu, caught in the jaws of…
- India
No update on 77 pilgrims of Isha Foundation missing in Tibet
Kathmandu: 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…
