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China-Nepal floods: hundreds of foreigners missing in Tibet after disaster

The Chinese authorities said on Sunday that 261 foreign citizens were missing after last week’s deadly floods along the border between Tibet and Nepal. The Tibetan authorities said that the missing foreigners were from 23 different countries and included...

Nepal-Tibet death toll rises amid new flood fears and race to free group trapped in tunnel

Combined toll of at least 750 dead and more than 3,000 people missing in Nepal and Tibet after devastating flood‘Their whole village has disappeared’: frantic hunt for survivors in Kathmandu hospitalThousands of people remain missing after the catastrophic flash...

China says 16 dead, 546 missing in Tibet mudslide: State media

State broadcaster CCTV reported that of the 546 people missing, 261 were foreign nationals, including 104 from Nepal, 49 from India, 33 from Latvia, and 18 from the United States.

Isolated by raging floodwaters, Nepal’s miracle home amid the devastation

Footage shows a house surrounded by raging floodwaters at the Nepal-Tibet border, with people trapped on rooftops.

Nepal flash flood death toll nears 700, with around 3,000 still missing

Poor weather and challenging terrain have hampered aerial rescue operations in Nepal and Tibet.

One Canadian found safe after catastrophic Nepal-Tibet floods, Anand says

At least 31 other Canadians remain unaccounted for as rescuers search flood-ravaged areas along the Nepal-Tibet border

Rescuers race to find thousands missing after deadly Himalayan floods

Rescue crews are struggling through blocked roads, high mountain canyons and dangerous terrain as they search for thousands of people missing in Nepal and Tibet.

When a mountain falls: How ice and rock triggered Nepal’s catastrophic flood – and why climate change is raising the risks

A geologist explains how thawing permafrost and melting ice are increasing the risk of destructive floods in the Himalayas and other high mountain regions around the world.

Threat of lake burst after glacial collapse near Nepal-Tibet disaster site eases

Authorities are monitoring conditions to warn rescue operations downstream if needed

Was climate change to blame for the Nepal floods? Here's what we know

Climate change is leading to conditions that can destabilize high-mountain rock and ice, strengthening prospects for disasters such as the Himalayan flood along the border between Nepal and China's Tibet, scientists say, while warning climate change may not be...

Number of missing up to 2,400 in Nepal, China

NUWAKOT, Nepal — The number of people missing in Nepal and China surpassed 2,400 Friday, underscoring the scale of the disaster days after a tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept away villages and killed hundreds.Rescuers were battling through...

Nepal may need up to $5 billion to rebuild after deadly flash floods

Nepal could face a reconstruction bill of up to $5 billion after this week’s floods killed more than 600 people and left more than 2,000 unaccounted for across Nepal and Tibet. The disaster swept away bridges and roads, damaged...

Desperate search for survivors in Nepal amid fears of a second flood

Flash flooding crashed through the border of Nepal and Tibet after a Himalayan glacier collapsed, killing more than 600 people. Rescue crews race against time to find any survivors out of the estimated 2,500 people believed to be missing.

‘Extremely risky operations’: Rescuers work amid threat of river banks bursting

Nearly 3,000 people remained missing on Saturday, while 682 deaths had been confirmed after flash floods and landslides hit the Nepal-Tibet border. Rescue operations remain risky as a lake formed upstream by the floods threatens to burst its banks....

Photos: See the aftermath of deadly flash floods in Nepal

Nepal officials say the death toll has continues to rise in Wednesday's floods that washed away communities in Nepal and Tibet, which is held by China. About 2,500 people are missing in both areas.

‘Their whole village has disappeared’: frantic hunt for survivors in Kathmandu hospital

Family members pin photos of Nepal’s missing to hospital wall as people try not to give up hope on loved onesNepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updatesPosters of the missing line the wall of the hospital, the glue still fresh...

China says flash flood disaster caused by high-altitude glacier collapse in Nepal

China has said a high-altitude glacier collapse in Nepal triggered the flash floods that swept through the Tibet-Nepal border region, as the disaster’s death toll crossed 547. Scientists are examining whether an ice-and-rock avalanche temporarily blocked the Lhende River...

Flash floods have devastated Nepal. Climate change could make them routine

Nepal and Tibet are reeling from unprecedented floods that have killed more than 600 people. Experts tell James C. Reynolds that a warming planet could make these disasters more common and threaten water security for millions

Chinese rescuers race to reach mudslide survivors in Nepal-China border

Rescuers raced to clear roads leading to the mudslide-hit border port of Gyirong, China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

Nepal flood survivors reach safe areas as families await news of missing

After Nepali authorities updated their figures Saturday, the combined toll in Nepal and Tibet rose to 676 dead and nearly 3,000 people missing.

China-Nepal floods: police officer filmed guiding people away from stricken border post

Video footage taken moments before a catastrophic mudslide hit a border post in Tibet shows how one police officer stationed there tried to guide civilians to safety. The clip, which shows the officer trying to direct people away from...

Hong Kong sets aside HK$50 million in relief fund for Nepal-Tibet flood victims

Hong Kong’s government has earmarked HK$50 million (US$6.3 million) from the Disaster Relief Fund for those affected by deadly flash floods near Nepal’s border with Tibet’s Gyirong County, which have left hundreds dead and thousands missing. Chief Executive John...

Flash floods have devastated Nepal. Climate change could make them routine

Nepal and Tibet are reeling from unprecedented floods that have killed more than 600 people. Experts tell James C. Reynolds that a warming planet could make these disasters more common and threaten water security for millions

Number of missing in Nepal, China floods soars to nearly 3,000

Rescuers in Nepal and China were still battling Saturday to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region, engulfing villages. The number of missing soared close to...

Nepal-Tibet floods: death toll rises to 626 and number missing climbs to nearly 3,000 – latest updates

Rescue workers and military personnel have been working around the clock since Wednesday’s disaster‘The flood took everything I have’: survivors grieve for relatives and homes swept away in NepalChinese rescuers find ‘nothing but ruins’ at border crossing as Nepal...