Kathmandu: Identifying the remains that have been recovered, some of which are in an advanced state of decomposition, has become a critical task in Nepal following the devastating floods. For health reasons, unidentified bodies have begun to be buried…
Kathmandu: Nepali authorities have erected a makeshift zip line to help stranded residents travel across the swollen waters of the Trishuli river after last week’s deadly flash floods swept away bridges, leaving them cut off from the outside world. So…
Nepal: A Nepalese worker recounts his harrowing escape from a hydropower project tunnel after last week’s devastating flood. Around 900 workers remain trapped in tunnels at six hydroelectric plants in Nepal as the number of missing in the Himalayan di…
Kathmandu: Nepalese Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal said Thursday that he fears more deaths as rescue workers struggle to access remote mountainous areas devastated by deadly flash floods and mudslides, Anadolu Ajansi reported.
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Kathmandu: Families in flood-hit areas of Nepal are holding symbolic funerals for missing loved ones as the death toll from last week’s flash floods rose to 1,252, with more than 4,200 people missing.
According to Nam News Network, official data
Kathmandu: More than a week after flash floods struck the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli river basin in Nepal, at least 22,000 children urgently need safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene support, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursd…
Kathmandu: In Nepal, the hope of finding survivors is fading daily. Bodies are piling up in morgues, and storage capacity is reaching its limit. Authorities are beginning to bury the remains after DNA samples are taken and an identification number
Kathmandu: Nepali authorities believe that the dozens of workers trapped in hydropower tunnels could still be alive, as some of the tunnels have chambers with air supplies. But rescue teams are still struggling, with difficult weather and heavy rains …
