As Nepal assesses the damage from the devastating flashfloods near its border with Tibet, Beijing’s restrictions on access to the affected region have come under scrutiny, raising broader concerns over the availability of timely information and hydrological data to...

Five-year-old Ishara Tamang lies in a hospital bed in Kathmandu, injured and separated from her family, after surviving the flashfloods that devastated Rasuwa district on the Nepal-Tibet border. She was rescued from the floodwaters in Khalte, a village in...

The death toll from the devastating flashflood in Nepal rose to 788 on Sunday as rescue teams searched for more than 2,500 missing people and India intensified its assistance with specialised tunnel rescue and forensic teams. According to the...

“Everything was here before, but now there is nothing left,” said Nayan Tiwari, one of many residents returning to flood-hit Galchhi in central Nepal to recover whatever belongings remain and to restore homes that once held their everyday lives....

Five-year-old Ishara Tamang lies in a hospital bed in Kathmandu, injured and separated from her family, after surviving the flash floods that devastated Rasuwa district on the Nepal-Tibet border. She was rescued from the floodwaters in Khalte, a village...

All thanks to a Principal’s quick thinking, at least 1,643 students’ lives were saved. On Wednesday morning, what began as an ordinary school day turned into a race for survival at Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School in Nepal’s Nuwakot district....

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 has sent a specialised technical contingent, including tunnel...

The death toll from flash floods in central Nepal rose to 734 on Sunday, with more bodies being recovered even as nearly 2,500 people are still missing following the disaster. Bodies have been recovered from all eight affected districts...

The water levels in the Bhotekoshi River rose again on Sunday, days after a devastating flash flood struck the area, prompting Nepalese authorities to caution search and rescue personnel in the flood-hit districts to remain alert. The Bhotekoshi River,...

Chinese officials on Sunday said 261 foreign nationals, including 49 Indians, remained unaccounted for after a catastrophic flash flood struck Gyirong Port, one of the main border crossings between Nepal and Tibet, on August 26. The 261 foreigners are...