Where to support flood relief in Kathmandu this week and beyond
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From charity runs to creative workshops, these events offer ways to support flood-affected communities.…
They stopped hoping to find him alive. Then they found a hand
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Raj Kumar Diyali went missing with his wife and four-year-old son in Nepal’s Bhotekoshi flood. His family is now waiting for DNA confirmation.…
Barely saved, he cuts mourning short to help flood survivors
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Sudip Kumar Neupane watched a raging Trishuli swallow his younger brother and a close colleague, then came out of grief after two days.…
Can Nepal turn Himalayan vulnerability into a case for compensation?
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The Bhotekoshi disaster highlights rising climate risks in the Himalayas, but experts say Nepal needs stronger evidence, sharper diplomacy and a clear strategy …
After nine days in darkness, two men walked back into the light
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Rescuers pulled Sanjay Sah and Kabir Maharjan alive from the Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel after more than 72 hours of painstaking search, but dozens of people …
Why Nepal must demand climate reparations
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The time has come for the ‘Global North’ to pay its historical ecological debts to Nepal with the reparations it is rightfully owed.…
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Why climate change is a threat to Nepal’s hydropower sector
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Climate change is not a future risk to our hydropower sector; it is a present and recurring one. The August disaster proved it at a scale no prior monsoon had.…
Five of 15 drinking water sources in flood-hit Bidur contaminated with E. coli
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Officials mull cholera vaccination for around 100,000 vulnerable people and measles vaccine for over 75,000 children.…
Nvidia donates $10 million to flood recovery, one of Nepal’s biggest corporate donations
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The contribution, deposited into the Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund, was driven by more than 50 Nepali employees of the US technology giant.…
The mountains have changed. Nepal must too
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A resilient mountain monitoring system must combine satellite observations, remote sensing, field investigation, weather information, river monitoring and local…
Road department begins cutting new track to reopen flood-hit Prithvi Highway
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Authorities are widening a 50-metre temporary route around the Krishnabhir landslide on the highway.…
US probes Iran wedding strike that analysis shows was likely direct hit by US munition
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Iranian state television on Thursday said that a 22-year-old woman had died in hospital following the strike that hit a home during a wedding, taking the total…
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Search and rescue team says ‘no more survivors in Upper Trishuli 3A tunnel’
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After rescuing two survivors and finding a dead body, rescuers say they could not locate any more survivors or bodies.…
Nepal home minister tells critics to focus on results, not where he works
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Sudan Gurung defends coordinating the flood response online after social media criticism of his role in Friday’s tunnel rescue.…
Nepal flood death toll reaches 1,287
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Bodies have been recovered across eight districts, with Chitwan reporting the highest number of bodies at 359, followed by Nawalparasi East and Nawalparasi West…
Prime Minister Balendra Shah, Australia’s Anthony Albanese discuss flood response
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Shah thanked Australia for its support in rescue and relief efforts and said Nepal was stepping up the search for Australians reported missing after the disaste…
How two Nepal hydropower workers survived nine days trapped underground
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One stayed behind to help colleagues escape the flood; the other had travelled to the project for routine maintenance.…
Rescued tunnel worker says he stayed behind to save others
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Sanjay Sah told rescuers he delayed his escape to help others flee after the flood struck the Trishuli 3A tunnel, leaving him trapped inside for nine days.…
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Wife says rescued husband has ‘a second life’ after nine days trapped in Nepal tunnel
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Hira Shobha said her family spent nine agonising days believing Kabir Maharjan was still alive inside the Trishuli 3A tunnel before rescuers pulled him out on F…
Nepal flood survivors pulled alive from hydropower tunnel nine days later
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The rescue of two men came after rescuers heard voices from inside the Trishuli 3A tunnel, raising hopes that others trapped since the August 26 disaster may st…
Nepal unveils relief package to help flood-hit businesses recover
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Customs and tax breaks, loan restructuring and cheaper credit offered to businesses affected by Bhotekoshi floods.…
How engineers in a WhatsApp group are guiding Nepal’s flood rescue efforts
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As rescue teams search buried hydropower tunnels for survivors, a WhatsApp group of more than 500 engineers is providing vital drawings, technical advice and in…
600 children unaccounted for in Rasuwa and Nuwakot. Verification hampered by crippled communication
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12 schools—four in Rasuwa and eight in Nuwakot—were completely destroyed in the August 26 mid-morning disaster.…
Why melodrama is having a moment in Nepali cinema
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Films rooted in family, migration, sacrifice, and social change are dominating the box office. Is this merely a winning formula—or are audiences looking for som…
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