A widely used Chinese proverb, “tong zhou gong ji,” expresses hope that people should pull together in times of troubles. That spirit has been evident since the deadly mudslide on August 26 around Gyirong Port on the China-Nepal border, which connects …
Search and Rescue (SAR), although one of the most critical functions of disaster management, has historically received insufficient institutional and strategic priority in Nepal. Consequently, despite some institutional developments since the 2015 Gorkha …
Nepal has spent years documenting its vulnerability to climate change. We have evidence from our mountains, rivers, communities and recent disasters, and that evidence is increasingly reflected in national climate policy. Yet Nepal has contributed very …
The death toll in the Nepal floods has reached 1,356, with 4,994 missing. Rescue efforts continue, including a joint India-Nepal operation at the Chilime tunnel. Nepal is observing a day of national mourning for the victims of the disaster.Nepal Floods: …
KATHMANDU, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- A fast-moving chain mudslide, triggered by a high-altitude glacier collapse in Nepal, struck areas along the China-Nepal border on Aug. 26, causing heavy casualties and severe losses on both sides. The disaster has raised …
Kathmandu. It has been more than a week since the floodwaters from a glacial lake burst on the China-Nepal border caused damage to the Bhote Koshi river system, devastating everything in its path. The flood of snow and mud has claimed more than 1,300 lives …
WHAT TRIGGERED THE DISASTER? In Nepal, more than 1,350 people have been killed in the disaster, with roughly 5,000 others missing. Chinese and Nepali experts, as well as scientists worldwide, have confirmed that the disaster was triggered by a …
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 7 (ANI): The death toll from the devastating Nepal floods has climbed to 1,356, with around 4,994 people still missing, even as the India-Nepal joint technical team continued to make steady progress in the Chilime tunnel rescue …
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