Nepal floods
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Rains trigger fresh floods across Nepal, death toll reaches 1,453
Kathmandu: Relentless rainfall across Nepal since Thursday, September 24, has triggered fresh floods and landslides, swept away houses and disrupted road traffic, according to a media report, as the Himalayan country reels…
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US announces USD 31 million support for flood-hit Nepal
Washington: The US announced USD 31 million in funding for Nepal to build bridges in flood-affected areas, address civic needs of affected communities and support the deployment of drones to assist in…
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Nepal flood: US approves additional USD 1 million
Washington: The United States has approved an additional $1 million to help Nepal identify flood victims, taking its State Department assistance for the disaster response to more than $5 million as American…
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Singapore police probe 5 over ‘racist’ comments on Nepal floods
Singapore: Singapore police have questioned five people over the alleged racist comments online related to the Nepal floods and Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) investment in Air India. This follows Senior Minister K Shanmugam’s…
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Homes lost, hungry babies: Nepal’s mothers struggle post floods
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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Nepal: 11 days on, search for dead continues, hopes for life dwindle
Kathmandu: Rescuers in Nepal continued searching for those missing, as authorities faced continuing difficulties in identifying the dead, 11 days after devastating floods struck large parts of the country. The death toll…
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India to provide DNA profiling to identify Nepal flood victims
New Delhi: To facilitate the identification of mortal remains of Nepal flood victims, the Centre will make available the services of central and state-level forensic labs for DNA profiling of their first-degree…
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Over 100 Nepalese stranded in China return home, says Kathmandu
Kathmandu: Over 100 Nepalese nationals, who were stranded in China following the massive flash floods, returned to their home country on Thursday, according to an official statement. The flash floods, triggered by…
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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,…
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Nepal floods: Telangana, Andhra pilgrims missing, kin await word
Hyderabad: Several families in the state are anxiously awaiting news of their loved ones after reports emerged that many people of Telugu origin, including NRIs, who had travelled for the Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra,…
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Nepal floods: Death toll rises to 1,127; rivers swell amid rain
Kathmandu: The death toll from Nepal’s devastating flash floods rose to 1,127 on Wednesday, September 2, as rescuers are racing to find thousands still missing a week after the Himalayan disaster, police…
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Nepal floods: Two Indian-origin couples from Texas missing
Houston(US): A non-profit organisation said four Indian-origin people from Texas have been missing since the catastrophic Nepal-Tibet flash floods and launched an emergency tracking desk, releasing USD 100,000 in relief funds. Deepak…
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Nepal flood victims’ bodies given to police at Sonauli border
The bodies of five Nepalese nationals swept away in flash floods in the neighbouring country and later recovered from the Gandak River in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar district were handed over to Nepal…
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Bodies pile up as over 1,000 deaths confirmed in Nepal floods
Kathmandu: Over 1000 people have now been confirmed dead following last week’s devastating floods in Nepal, even as bodies swept away continue to pile up along riverbanks in different districts on Tuesday,…
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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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