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Nepal flash flood destroys five bridges as rescuers evacuate more than 200 people
Nepal's military has evacuated more than 200 people after a landslide-triggered flash flood swept through communities along the Budhi Gandaki River. Five people remain missing, while five bridges and three hydropower construction sites have been damaged. Rescue operations have also reached nine foreign tourists stranded in the affected mountain region.
Nepal begins $49.9m plan to lower four dangerous Himalayan glacial lakes
Nepal is advancing a $49.9 million programme to lower four high-risk glacial lakes and expand early-warning systems across vulnerable Himalayan river basins.
Nepal floods kill 21 as Himlung avalanche leaves 12 missing weeks after catastrophic disaster
Nepal faces deadly floods and a Himlung avalanche weeks after catastrophe. See how the new disaster is straining rescue, tourism and recovery.
India-Nepal floods kill 70 as rivers breach danger levels and hydropower infrastructure is hit
Floods and landslides have killed at least 70 people across India and Nepal as rivers rise above danger levels and Nepal warns 49 districts of further flash floods.
Nepal seeks grants after glacier flood kills at least 1,450 and wipes out valleys
Nepal says rebuilding after August’s catastrophic glacier-triggered flooding could cost about 10% of GDP, with at least 1,450 people dead and more than 6,000 still missing as the government asks donors for grants rather than additional debt.
Nepal races to reach hundreds trapped in hydropower tunnels after catastrophic Himalayan flood
Nepal’s flood death toll passes 1,200 as thousands remain missing, tunnel rescues continue and rebuilding costs could reach $5 billion.
Nepal flood death toll crosses 1,000 as nearly 4,000 remain missing
Nepal’s confirmed flood death toll has reached 1,003, while roughly 4,000 people remain missing and hundreds of workers are still trapped or stranded around devastated Himalayan hydropower projects.
What caused the Nepal–Tibet catastrophe that has left nearly 2,500 missing?
At least 586 people have been confirmed dead across Nepal and Tibet and 2,482 remain missing after a catastrophic Himalayan glacier collapse sent rock, ice, mud and floodwater through mountain valleys.
Nepal disaster leaves at least 160 dead as foreign tourists vanish in flash flood
At least 160 people are reported dead and hundreds remain missing after an enormous ice-rock collapse triggered catastrophic flooding through Nepal’s Rasuwa district and into Tibet.
Nepal-China border catastrophe deepens as glacier collapse theory emerges and death toll surges
Nepal-Tibet flash floods kill scores and leave hundreds missing after a suspected glacier collapse devastates villages, roads and a major China border route.