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“Highest priority”: EAM Jaishankar takes stock of rescue efforts in Nepal
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday discussed relief and rescue efforts underway in Nepal in the wake of a devastating flash flood in the Bhotekoshi River area of Rasuwa, stating that India gives "highest priority" to the relief...
Nepal orders rescuers to safety as overflow brings new flood risks and death toll climbs to 472
Nepal ordered rescuers searching for survivors of deadly floods to get to safety as it reported a debris dam had burst in Tibet on Friday, bringing risks of new torrents. Emergency teams have recovered 472 bodies after a tsunami-like...
China pledges to send urgent emergency aid to Nepal after deadly landslide
China’s top leadership has promised to send emergency aid to Nepal as rescue efforts continued in the wake of the devastating flash flood and landslide on the border between the two countries. The disaster has left five dead and...
Nepal flood: PM, ministers pledge a month’s salary to relief fund; Kathmandu to buy 25,000 MT of fertilisers from New Delhi
Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah and his council of ministers on Friday decided to deposit a month of their salaries to Prime Minister's Disaster Relief Fund in the wake of devastating floods in the country.
Nearly 470 killed in Nepal floods: What we know about rescue efforts
The devastating Bhotekoshi flood struck the mountainous Nepal-Tibet border region on Wednesday morning.
Fears of fresh floods in Nepal after breach reported in barrier lake in Tibet, evacuation of citizens on
Kathmandu post reported that Rasuwa Chief District Officer Narendra Pariyar said that the Nepali Army had just informed him that the lake had breached.
Nepal flood shame: Men drag dead woman from river by hair, steal gold earrings; 2 arrested
Two men have been arrested after a video showing them allegedly stealing gold earrings from the body of a woman swept away by catastrophic flooding in the Narayani River went viral. The disturbing 41-second video showed the men pulling...
Nepal: 475 bodies recovered as Bhotekoshi flood death toll rises, rescue ops underway
The Nepal Police on Friday said that the authorities involved in rescue operations have recovered 475 bodies, raising the death toll from the devastating Bhotekoshi flood, which occurred on Wednesday, The Kathmandu Post reported.
“Without any doubt, it’s a major disaster”: Former envoy Manjeev Singh Puri urges mindfulness towards nature amid Nepal floods
Former Indian Ambassador Manjeev Singh Puri described the Nepal floods as a major disaster, highlighting the country's ecological vulnerability and the impact of climate change. He stressed the importance of rescue efforts, cooperation, and India's support for Nepal during...
‘Move to safety’: Nepal issues alert after China gives heads-up on fresh lake burst
The Nepal authorities on Friday sounded a fresh alert in flood-ravaged Rasuwa district after receiving information from China that another water body had burst on the Tibetan side, triggering fears of a fresh surge downstream. The Nepal Police, in...














