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Nepal-Tibet disaster: Singapore to send police officers specialising in disaster victim identification

Singapore will also deliver humanitarian assistance comprising both civilian and Singapore Armed Forces supplies to Nepal, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

Rescuers search for the missing after deadly flood along Nepal-Tibet border

China and Nepal continue to grapple with the devastation left by catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border, as rescuers search for the missing and assess widespread destruction.

China punishes 10 people over Nepal-Tibet disaster ‘rumours’ amid misinformation crackdown

Cyberspace authorities have vowed to crack down on “false disaster information” that could mislead members of the public and “disrupt online order”.

Nepal-Tibet floods: rescuers race to reach 900 people believed trapped in hydropower tunnels

Workers thought to be trapped in the tunnels and underground areas of about half a dozen hydropower projects in Nepal following devastating flash floodsRescue teams are working to reach more than 900 people thought to be trapped in the...

China warns of ‘major risk’ of glacier collapse as Tibet-Nepal death toll nears 1,000

China warned on Monday there was a “major risk” of further glacier collapses and landslides along the border with Nepal as the death toll from last week’s deadly mudslide rose to close to 1,000. The Ministry of Water Resources...

Nepal buries victims of Himalayan flooding as death toll climbs past 900

Nepal on Monday began mass burials for the hundreds of people killed in catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border last week, as authorities announced the death toll had climbed past 900 people. Officials in Nepal and neighbouring China...

Five Japanese Tourists Missing After Nepal Floods

The tourists believed to be a family from Osaka are missing after crossing into Nepal from Tibet, with a driver sent to pick them up also unaccounted for. The post Five Japanese Tourists Missing After Nepal Floods first appeared...

Rescue efforts intensify after Nepal-Tibet flooding as deaths climb past 900

The death toll in the catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet has climbed past 900 with more than 4,700 missing

Authorities Warn of New Flood Risks as Nepal-Tibet Death Toll Tops 800

Nepal and Tibet authorities reported 3,048 missing as rescue teams entered hydropower tunnels to search for survivors.

China Restricts Information on Tibet Flood as Families Search for Missing Relatives

Disaster footage was not found in searches on Chinese platforms, as online commenters were punished and foreign reporters were barred from Tibet.

Nepal-Tibet flood and preparing for more climate-linked disasters

Thousands of people in Nepal and Tibet are in desperate need of emergency assistance following Wednesday’s disaster. With 360 people confirmed dead, more than 1,300 others are still missing a...

Your say: week beginning August 31

On being prepared for climate disaster and teaching religion in schools: an edited selection of your views.

Getting aid to Nepal's flood survivors is the next challenge

The U.S. has pledged 3.5 million in flood aid for Tibet and Nepal, with the first $500,000 distributed by Catholic Relief Services. An aid worker with the group explains what flood survivors need now.

Nepal flood relief vehicles trapped as heavy rain turns roads to mud

Heavy rain has hampered relief efforts in Nepal where thousands remain missing after flash floods hit its border with Tibet.

US Says 85 Americans Are Missing in Tibet–Nepal Flood

China says 18 U.S. citizens are among those missing on the Tibet side.

‘The river has taken everything’: people return to remains of their homes in Nepal

Precariousness of living in Devighat by the Trishuli River underlined as waters swell again and residents flee to higher groundNepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updatesThe bodies continue to wash up. But the morgues have already run out of room.Since...

Missing in Nepal-Tibet floods rises past 3,000

KATHMANDU, Nepal — The number of people missing in the catastrophic flood that sliced through the border area between Nepal and Tibet exceeded 3,000 on Sunday, as rescuers searched for survivors.Figures from Nepal and from Chinese authorities in charge...

Missing in Nepal-Tibet floods rises past 3,000Missing in Nepal-Tibet floods rises past 3,000

KATHMANDU, Nepal — The number of people missing in the catastrophic flood that sliced through the border area between Nepal and Tibet exceeded 3,000 on Sunday, as rescuers searched for survivors.Figures from Nepal and from Chinese authorities in charge...

Nearly 3,000 still missing in Nepal flooding, including dozens of Americans

As search and rescue continues in Nepal, the Nepali army has rescued more than 7,500 people but there are 3,000 still missing, including 90 Americans who were believed to be in Tibet. Ramy Inocencio reports from Kathmandu.

Week in pictures: devastating floods in Nepal, death of Dolly Parton and a tornado in France

A look back at some of the week's key news stories and the most striking images: a devastating flood tears through Nepal and Tibet, the death of global icon Dolly Parton, a tornado devastates a village in southern France...

Nepal-Tibet disaster: Death toll nears 800; more than 3,000 missing

On the fifth day of rescue efforts, 2,502 people in Nepal remain missing while 546 people in China's Tibet remain unaccounted for.

Is it safe to travel to Nepal? Major tourist hotspot hit by devastating flash floods with over 700 dead

The region is popular with Himalayan trekkers and pilgrims on their way to holy sites in Tibet

Nepal: Glacial collapse leaves 3,000 missing

Rescue and relief efforts in Nepal and Tibet have been hampered this Sunday by heavy rain and rising river levels. The latest figures following Wednesday’s flash floods put the death toll at 750, while more than 3,000 people remain...

Rescuers dig into tunnel as missing toll from Nepal, China flood tops 3,000

Rescuers in Nepal and China battled Sunday through leg-sucking mud and the threat of rising rivers and a newly formed lake to search for thousands missing after a deadly wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayas, engulfing...

Pilgrims to Flood-Stricken Nepal Sought the Divine at Sacred Mountain

For many, the trek to Mount Kailash on the border of Nepal and Tibet is a once-in-a-lifetime trip to find spiritual awakening.