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The disaster that struck the Himalayas on August 26 continues to reveal its magnitude. According to the latest reports released on Sunday by Nepalese and Chinese authorities, 1,384 people have lost their lives and 5,515 are still reported missing in Nepal and Tibet. The human toll of the disaster that occurred on August 26 in the Himalayan......
Just a few minutes were enough to turn an uncertain alert into a race against time. On August 26, in Trishuli Bazaar, northern Nepal, Rajendra Dawadi ordered the evacuation of 900 students from his institution as a devastating flood threatened the town. Shortly after they were sheltered, the school was engulfed by the waters. At 47 years old,......
Eleven days after the severe flooding that struck the border area between China and Nepal, search efforts continue under challenging conditions. On the Chinese side, the reported death toll in Tibet has now reached 43, while 519 people remain missing. In neighboring Nepal, the disaster has already claimed over 1,300 lives. The Toll Continues......
At the border between China and Nepal, images of intense commercial activity have given way to a devastated landscape. At the Gyirong crossing, the main passage between Tibet and Nepal, rescue teams continue their search following the massive landslide on August 26. Hundreds of people remain missing, and no signs of the activity that once......
Nepal is preparing to rebuild and upgrade its early warning network along the border with China after devastating floods and landslides exposed major weaknesses in the country’s disaster-monitoring infrastructure, according to sources cited by Reuters. Authorities are expected to install satellite-based VSAT communication stations,......
A week after the devastating floods that struck the Himalayas, the human toll continues to rise. In Nepal, authorities now report 1,204 deaths and 4,216 people missing. Including reported victims from the Tibetan side, the provisional toll exceeds 1,200 dead and 4,700 missing. A toll that keeps increasing The disaster that occurred in the......
A week after the devastating floods that struck the mountainous regions of Nepal, authorities are preparing to re-establish a system designed to more quickly detect landslides and flash floods. Seismic sensors, cameras, and a satellite link are set to be deployed in the border town of Timure. A Direct Response After a Deadly Disaster Nepal......
Nepalese authorities are racing to locate and secure bank vaults carried away or buried by devastating floods and landslides that have struck parts of the country. The unusual recovery operation is unfolding alongside a much larger search for people still missing after the disaster. At least 20 banks in several affected districts, including......
The death toll from a devastating natural disaster in northern Nepal has risen to 1,056, according to figures released by Nepalese police and reported by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. Authorities said the latest count was recorded at 2 p.m. local time on September 1, as search and rescue operations continued in areas affected by massive......
Several days after the severe weather that hit Tibet, rescue operations remain extremely challenging. Chinese teams are particularly focused on restoring the only road leading to the Gyirong border crossing, which was blocked by a significant landslide. Between unstable cliffs, persistent rain, and raging waterways, every advance comes at......
The toll from the disaster that struck several areas of the Himalayas on August 26 continues to rise. At least 1,003 people have lost their lives in Nepal and China, while more than 4,400 people remain missing. Among them are many foreigners, raising fears of a worsening toll in the coming days. One week after the initial floods, rescue teams......
Nepalese authorities have rescued more than 10,000 people from areas affected by severe flooding, including more than 323 foreign nationals, according to the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In a statement, the ministry said rescue teams had evacuated thousands of people from areas hit by the disaster, while efforts were continuing......
The death toll from the devastating floods and landslides that struck areas along the Nepal-China border has risen to 781, while 2,502 people remain missing, according to the latest figures released by Nepal’s disaster risk reduction authorities. Five days after the disaster, Nepalese authorities began burying victims on Monday as rescue......
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