The U.S. Geological Survey said the disaster on Wednesday was caused by a glacial collapse that triggered a vast flow of icy debris.

Nepal issues a fresh flood warning after a lake on the Tibet side reportedly overflowed. Rescue operations were halted as death toll reaches 469 and over 1,500 remain missing.

A 5.1 earthquake struck Sichuan as Nepal issued a fresh flood alert, forcing another Trishuli evacuation amid a disaster that has killed 469 people. The post China Earthquake Today: 5.1-Magnitude Quake Hits China’s Sichuan as Nepal Issues Fresh Flood...

Nepal and China have warned of fresh flooding as debris-blocked lakes on both sides of their border risk bursting, days after floods killed at least 362 people and left nearly 1,000 missing.

The Army has deployed technical equipment and specially trained personnel to continue the search and rescue operation despite the difficult conditions inside the tunnel.

A lake formed by debris from a glacier collapse that triggered catastrophic flooding on the China-Nepal border has begun to overflow, the Chinese authorities said on Friday, forcing rescue operations to be halted. Nepal and China both warned on...

China has also paused rescue operations, citing the high risk of renewed flooding in Tibet, where hundreds remain missing two days after a deadly mudslide, state media said.

Nepal Police on Friday issued a fresh alert for floods in the Himalayan country, evacuating people from Trishuli. The death toll from the devastating Bhotekoshi flood on Wednesday rose to 475, according to police, The Kathmandu Post reported.

The devastating flash floods in Nepal have driven home important lessons of undertaking systematic scientific assessments of glaciers in order to understand and mitigate hazards and to develop a land use policy in the Himalayan region, experts said. Over...

A catastrophic flash flood ripped through local villages and has claimed hundreds of lives.