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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.
His Holiness Offers Condolences on the Passing of King Harald V of Norway
–dalailama.com Leh, Ladakh: On learning of the passing of His Majesty King Harald V of Norway, His Holiness wrote to his son, King Haakon VIII, offering “my heartfelt condolences to Your Majesty, the Royal Family, and the people of...
Swept away, buried and stranded: Nepal flood survivors recall desperate escapes
The images of a mud-covered elderly woman being carried to safety in the scoop of a digger have come to symbolise extraordinary accounts of survival in Nepal’s devastating flash floods. The woman, 97-year-old Guna Maya Bohara, was pulled alive...
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...
China removes PLA general who oversaw Doklam and Galwan standoffs with India from key post
Zhao’s removal is significant for India because the Western Theatre Command oversees Chinese military operations across Tibet and Xinjiang and along a large part of China’s border with India
Nepal Floods Latest News: Heavy Rain Swells Trishuli River, Rescue Ops Halted; Evacuations Underway
Heavy rain has swollen the Trishuli River, forcing rescue operations and helicopter flights to pause as authorities evacuate vulnerable residents and intensify flood monitoring. The post Nepal Floods Latest News: Heavy Rain Swells Trishuli River, Rescue Ops Halted; Evacuations...
Ex-Nepal Minister Claims China Didn't Warn Them Before Deadly Flash Floods
Devastating floods tore through Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday, leaving hundreds dead and thousands missing.













