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'Head To Safety': Dam Breached In Tibet Amid Nepal Flood Devastation

China has also paused rescue operations, citing the high risk of renewed flooding in Tibet, where hundreds remain missing two days after a deadly mudslide, state media said.

“Water level rising, everyone stopped”: Nepal Police officials at Trishuli brace for more flooding after quake in Schiuan-China

Nepal Police on Friday issued a fresh alert for floods in the Himalayan country, evacuating people from Trishuli. The death toll from the devastating Bhotekoshi flood on Wednesday rose to 475, according to police, The Kathmandu Post reported.

Nepal flash floods highlight need for planned settlement, scientific assessments: Experts

The devastating flash floods in Nepal have driven home important lessons of undertaking systematic scientific assessments of glaciers in order to understand and mitigate hazards and to develop a land use policy in the Himalayan region, experts said. Over...

Emergency warnings weren’t enough to save Nepal’s flood-ravaged villages. An expert explains

A catastrophic flash flood ripped through local villages and has claimed hundreds of lives.

Fresh Flood Threat For Nepal: Tibetan Barrier Lake Breaks Banks, Rescue Teams Moved To Safety

Nepal issues a fresh alert after information of another dam burst on the Tibetan side, as rescue operations continue following floods that killed 469.

Nepal Floods Latest News: Nepal on High Alert as Another Dam Bursts in Tibet, Rescue Teams Ordered to Move to Safety

Nepal issued a fresh alert after another dam breach in Tibet raised fears of renewed flooding, as rescue teams continue searching for survivors The post Nepal Floods Latest News: Nepal on High Alert as Another Dam Bursts in Tibet,...

Nepal-Tibet flash flood: helicopter rescue operations suspended as lake overflows; death toll rises to 469

Operations in Rasuwa in Nepal suspended amid fears of further destruction; 1,300 people still missing amid race to find survivorsFlood risk forces halt to rescues in Tibet, as Nepal death toll rises to 469Visual guide: how the deadly flooding...

Tibetan cooperatives urged for greater accountability, sustainable growth at annual conference

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 28: The 25th Annual Conference of 15 Tibetan Cooperatives in India commenced on Wednesday at the Central Tibetan Administration’s Sikyong Hall here at the seat of the exile Tibetan government in exile, bringing together more...

Nepal PM convenes Cabinet meeting to discuss Rasuwa flood damage; Army rescues 2 from hydropower tunnel

The Cabinet is expected to discuss measures to make relief operations in the flood-affected areas more effective and accelerate the reconstruction of damaged physical infrastructure.

Nepal’s devastating floods: 10 seconds could save lives

Could more lives be saved if people were trained to act immediately when a flood warning arrives? I believe the answer is yes.