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Nepal races to find hundreds stuck in hydropower tunnels following floods

More than 1,000 people have been killed in the devastating floods that struck the border between Nepal and Tibet. Authorities have started mass burials for unclaimed bodies while they wait for victims' families to claim them. Meanwhile, rescue operations...

Nepal-Tibet Floods: Over 950 Dead, Nearly 4,500 Missing As Disaster Enters Second Week | News18

Rescuers battled mud, debris and treacherous terrain as the death toll from devastating flash floods in Nepal and Tibet climbed to more than 950, with over 4,400 people still missing — as the disaster entered its second week with...

Public Service Commission Inaugurates Implementation Readiness Training Programme for New Batch of CTA Civil Servants

Dharamshala: The Public Service Commission (PSC) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), under the leadership of PSC Chairman Karma Yeshi, inaugurated the Implementation Readiness Training Programme for a new batch of CTA civil servant recruits at the Administrative Training...

Nepal’s glacial collapse foreshadowed a future of climate disaster | Michael Mann

The deluge capped a summer of extreme climate events, from deadly heatwaves to wildfires. We must take action nowFor millennia, the high peaks of the Himalayas were held together by an invisible, frozen cement – permafrost and glacial ice...

'No hollow or empty space': A drone operator reveals challenges in Nepal's tunnel rescue efforts

Two days before devastating floods swept through Nepal’s Himalayan region, a filmmaker and drone pilot returned from Tibet through the Rasuwagadhi border crossing, unaware that he would soon join a major rescue effort

China-Nepal flood toll tops 1,000 as tunnel rescue offers last hope

The death toll from devastating Himalayan glacial floods crossed the grim 1,000 mark on Tuesday, as Chinese and Nepali teams searched for survivors including dozens feared trapped in hydropower tunnels. Nearly 4,500 people are missing after the gigantic wave...

Nepal flash floods: 3 dog stories of loss, hope and reunion emerge amid devastation

Amid the devastation left by Nepal’s deadly flash floods, videos of dogs searching for missing owners, waiting at abandoned homes, and being pulled from the mud have emerged on social media, offering poignant reminders of the lives and bonds...

Nepal-Tibet floods: death toll passes 1,000 as rescue efforts continue at hydropower tunnels – latest updates

About 4,500 people are missing across Nepal and Tibet after the disaster, including 900 feared trapped in mud-filled tunnels at 12 Nepali hydropower sitesAt least 11,814 people have been rescued so far, according to Nepalese authorities.Emergency crews are using...

Tibetan community alleges “information blackout” by China amid Nepal flood, demands access for international media

Tibetan community and environmental researchers on Tuesday expressed anguish over the challenges in accessing verified information on the impact of the glacial avalanche that struck Kyirong, Tibet, and caused a flash flood in the Rasuwa district of Nepal on...

Rescue operation underway at Chilime Hydropower tunnel after flood in Nepal’s Rasuwa

Nepal Police Deputy Inspector General D Regmi said the tunnel houses several buildings and, being a hydropower facility, has many workers during operational hours.