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China Restricts Information on Tibet Flood as Families Search for Missing Relatives

Disaster footage was not found in searches on Chinese platforms, as online commenters were punished and foreign reporters were barred from Tibet.

Nepal-Tibet floods: India sends forensic, tunnel rescue teams as 500 Indians remain in China

The MEA has confirmed that around 500 Indians still stuck in China side are safe while 403 Indian nationals were able to cross into Nepal so far.

Nepal Flood Latest News: Desperate Search for Nepal Flood Survivors Enters Critical New Phase as Death Toll Exceeds 800

Emergency search and rescue operations along the Nepal and Tibet border have entered a critical new phase as authorities grapple with a soaring death toll exceeding 800 people. The post Nepal Flood Latest News: Desperate Search for Nepal Flood...

Nepal-Tibet flood and preparing for more climate-linked disasters

Thousands of people in Nepal and Tibet are in desperate need of emergency assistance following Wednesday’s disaster. With 360 people confirmed dead, more than 1,300 others are still missing a...

Your say: week beginning August 31

On being prepared for climate disaster and teaching religion in schools: an edited selection of your views.

Getting aid to Nepal's flood survivors is the next challenge

The U.S. has pledged 3.5 million in flood aid for Tibet and Nepal, with the first $500,000 distributed by Catholic Relief Services. An aid worker with the group explains what flood survivors need now.

Nepal flood relief vehicles trapped as heavy rain turns roads to mud

Heavy rain has hampered relief efforts in Nepal where thousands remain missing after flash floods hit its border with Tibet.

US Says 85 Americans Are Missing in Tibet–Nepal Flood

China says 18 U.S. citizens are among those missing on the Tibet side.

Himalayan flashflood tragedy: China media blackout puts flood data under scrutiny

As Nepal assesses the damage from the devastating flashfloods near its border with Tibet, Beijing’s restrictions on access to the affected region have come under scrutiny, raising broader concerns over the availability of timely information and hydrological data to...

‘My mother was swept away’: A 5-year-old’s harrowing escape from Himalayan flashflood tragedy

Five-year-old Ishara Tamang lies in a hospital bed in Kathmandu, injured and separated from her family, after surviving the flashfloods that devastated Rasuwa district on the Nepal-Tibet border. She was rescued from the floodwaters in Khalte, a village in...