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China-Nepal floods: police officer filmed guiding people away from stricken border post

Video footage taken moments before a catastrophic mudslide hit a border post in Tibet shows how one police officer stationed there tried to guide civilians to safety. The clip, which shows the officer trying to direct people away from...

China removes PLA general who oversaw Doklam and Galwan standoffs with India from key post

Zhao’s removal is significant for India because the Western Theatre Command oversees Chinese military operations across Tibet and Xinjiang and along a large part of China’s border with India

Nepal Floods Latest News: Heavy Rain Swells Trishuli River, Rescue Ops Halted; Evacuations Underway

Heavy rain has swollen the Trishuli River, forcing rescue operations and helicopter flights to pause as authorities evacuate vulnerable residents and intensify flood monitoring. The post Nepal Floods Latest News: Heavy Rain Swells Trishuli River, Rescue Ops Halted; Evacuations...

Ex-Nepal Minister Claims China Didn't Warn Them Before Deadly Flash Floods

Devastating floods tore through Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday, leaving hundreds dead and thousands missing.

Unsafe Safe: As Nepal Clung To Hope Amid Deadly Floods, 29 People Saw A Rs 92 Lakh Opportunity

The death toll from the devastating floods in Nepal that tore through several villages along the Tibetan border this week has risen to 626

How a tea break saved 28 Sadhguru’s Isha Group Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims from Nepal floods

An 80-member group associated with spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev’s Isha Foundation was reportedly at the Gyirong immigration centre when a devastating flash flood swept through the Nepal-Tibet border region, while 28 pilgrims from Visakhapatnam have safely returned after...

Hong Kong sets aside HK$50 million in relief fund for Nepal-Tibet flood victims

Hong Kong’s government has earmarked HK$50 million (US$6.3 million) from the Disaster Relief Fund for those affected by deadly flash floods near Nepal’s border with Tibet’s Gyirong County, which have left hundreds dead and thousands missing. Chief Executive John...

Flash floods have devastated Nepal. Climate change could make them routine

Nepal and Tibet are reeling from unprecedented floods that have killed more than 600 people. Experts tell James C. Reynolds that a warming planet could make these disasters more common and threaten water security for millions

Number of missing in Nepal, China floods soars to nearly 3,000

Rescuers in Nepal and China were still battling Saturday to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region, engulfing villages. The number of missing soared close to...

Nepal glacier collapse caught on camera: How 20-km debris flow reached Gyirong Port

A tourist filming the mountainous landscape in Gyirong County in China’s Xizang Autonomous Region accidentally captured what experts believe was the high-altitude glacier collapse that triggered the deadly mudslide at Gyirong Port on the Nepal-China border. According to a...