Death toll mounts, more than 1,000 missing in Nepal and China after Himalayan flood
(3rd UPDATE) Police say they expect the death toll to rise beyond 270, with dozens of bodies swept down into the plains from where they are being recovered
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Nepal rescuers reach remote areas, electricity restored nearly a week after devastating floods
(2nd UPDATE) About 4,000 are still missing
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Hopes of finding survivors dim a week after catastrophic Nepal flood
At least 1,050 people have been killed and nearly 4,000 remain unaccounted for, with officials fearing many are buried under debris left by the floods that tore through towns and valleys near the Chinese border
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Survivor discovered in collapsed home amid flood devastation in Nepal
‘The four-storey house was swept (away) by the floods and the house was left in the middle of a quicksand. While walking around it, we heard a voice ‘save me’,’ police officer Mahendra Darnal says
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Nepal and China resume flood rescue after lake threat eases, death toll tops 500
(2nd UPDATE) More than 90,000 people are estimated to be affected, the Red Cross says, adding that trucks with relief supplies are blocked after the barrier lake broke its banks
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Family asks for help in searching for missing Filipino after Nepal flash flood
(1st UPDATE) The family of Juan Carlos Manalo, who is missing in Nepal after a massive flash flood, is trying to get as much reach as possible to expedite the search for the Filipino doctor
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Nepal-Tibet death toll 750 from Himalayan flood, 3,000 missing
Nepal’s rescue effort is now focused on hundreds of people believed to be trapped in tunnels at hydropower plants after a torrent of ice, rock, mud and debris crashed down Himalayan rivers
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Before flood catastrophe, Nepal asked China for early warnings as risks mounted
Experts from Nepal and China met in Kathmandu three months before a catastrophic disaster to discuss cooperation on monitoring and responding to glacier-related hazards
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Nepal teams seek hundreds trapped in hydropower tunnels after deadly floods
(1st UPDATE) The unprecedented deluge of ice, rock, mud, and debris on the Nepal-Tibet border — blamed on a glacier collapse — has killed more than 900 people, with nearly 5,000 still missing
