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Thousands remain missing and aid is hampered by treacherous conditions in communities almost wiped out of existence Searching for the body of his wife in the mud, Dil Bahadur Shrestha lamented that he did not even have a shovel left. For now, he has been using his hands to try to find her as he picks through the ruins
Searches continue for thousands missing after flash floods and landslides hit the Nepal-Tibet border ‘The river has taken everything’: people return to remains of homes Death toll rises amid new flood fears and race to free group trapped in tunnel Nepal’s Chitwan district has become the site of mass burials for hundred
Rescue efforts are continuing in Nepal and Tibet after flash floods that have killed hundreds and left many more missing. But fears that a lake formed by the landslide could overflow and cause fresh flooding, along with difficulty accessing disaster-hit areas, are hindering rescue and recovery missions. Lucy Hough spea
Rescue efforts are continuing in Nepal and Tibet after flash floods that have killed hundreds and left many more missing. But fears that a lake formed by the landslide could overflow and cause fresh flooding, along with difficulty accessing disaster-hit areas, are hindering rescue and recovery missions. Lucy Hough spea
Nepalis and Tibetans must not pay the price – with their lives, livelihoods and money meant for education and health – for global heating caused by wealthy states Sunil Acharya is an international climate policy and just transition specialist based in Kathmandu, Nepal As a Nepali citizen working on international climat
Flash floods that swept through the Nepal-Tibet border region have left scores dead and more than 1,300 people missing. Here’s what we know so far, and what probably caused the disaster What caused the catastrophic flash flood in Nepal and Tibet – and how does a glacier collapse? Continue reading...
Prof Lyla Mehta says the glacial floods and loss of life are a stark reminder that climate disruption is global and highly unequal. Plus letters from Lynda McDonald and Jan Bengtsson The recent glacial collapse and catastrophic floods in Nepal and Tibet are not isolated tragedies ( Report, 28 August ). They reflect acc
El Niño is associated with weaker monsoons in India – but research suggests it can also bring more extreme rainfall The world is bracing for a “super” El Niño, and its effects are already being felt in India, where the monsoon has brought less rain than average but more intense downpours. Meteorologists predict that th
Tragedy on the Nepal-Tibet border. Plus: How Mark Carney stood up to Trump • Get the Guardian Weekly delivered to your home address Over the last week, the world has watched with horror the scenes from the Tibet-Nepal border where a devastating torrent of mud, water and ice tore along the Bhotekoshi River, destroying e
A week on from the flash flooding disaster, authorities are urging relatives of the thousands of missing and dead to provide blood samples An army official calls out a name. A young woman stands, two pieces of identification in her hands. She fills out a form, takes another and moves to the back of the hospital to give
Video filmed using a drone in the village of Devighat in Nepal shows damaged houses and shops, with roads still covered in thick mud as cleanup operations began after last week's devastating floods. Local people have been using heavy machinery to clear the debris-covered streets and rescue efforts are continuing across
Rajendra Dawadi ordered students to higher ground with moments to spare after receiving warnings from upstream A headteacher in Nepal evacuated 900 children from a school moments before a deadly wall of water struck their town amid the devastating flash floods that have killed almost 800 people and left thousands missi
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