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‘They’ll be finding bodies next year’: a renowned forensic scientist on Nepal’s ‘extreme challenges’

Prof Richard Bassed helped identify Boxing Day tsunami victims and Black Saturday bushfire victims. ‘The randomness of this massive flood,’ he says. ‘That gets to you’

The Guardian - AU

Nepal survivors' fresh test as men pulled from tunnel

Infrastructure challenges continue to hamper the search for survivors of the Nepal-Tibet floods as rescuers make a dramatic rescue at an underground facility.

AAP

Experts fear toll could cross 2015 quake of 8.8k

TRISHULI BAZAAR: Three days have passed since the last reported live rescue from Nepal's flood-hit hydropower belt, while mud-filled tunnels remain the biggest hope for hundreds still missing. With 1,280 people confirmed dead and another 5,624 were unaccounted for across Nepal and Tibet - a combined 6,904 - experts fear…

The Times of India

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Tougher than Everest rescues: Inside Nepal's biggest airlift

Trishuli Bazaar: With roads and bridges severed across Rasuwa and Nuwakot after the Aug 26 Bhote Koshi-Trishuli flood, helicopters became the main rescue lifeline, airlifting more than 4,000 people in hundreds of sorties through a narrow gorge in what officials described as possibly Nepal's biggest such operation.

The Times of India

Nepal floods: Death toll hits 1,259, over 5,000 missing

Nepal's flash flood death toll has reached 1,259, with over 5,000 people still missing. Residents are performing funeral rites for missing relatives as hopes diminish. The foreign minister described the event as a "Himalayan Tsunami" and thanked international supporters. Schoolchildren are donating pocket money to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund.…

The Economic Times

Nepal’s flood disaster is bigger than the climate blame game

Nepal seeks climate justice and compensation from industrial emitters for a recent disaster. Scientific analysis suggests the event was primarily a geological hazard, not solely climate change. The article highlights inadequate infrastructure and hazard assessments contributing to the disaster's impact. Nepal's naming of China, the US, and India as emitters…

The Economic Times

‘Never seen destruction like this’: Even seasoned relief workers shaken by scale of Nepal disaster

Harteerath Singh of Gurgaon-based Hemkunt Foundation, who is currently in Rasuwa, said his organisation has worked in disasters across the globe since 2010, including the 2015 Nepal earthquake, Taal volcano eruption in the Philippines, Covid-19 pandemic and the recent floods in Punjab and Assam.

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‘Fight through darkness, water’: Nepal survivor recounts escape from flood-hit tunnel

A Nepalese worker recounts his harrowing escape from a hydropower project tunnel after last week's devastating flood. Around 900 workers remain trapped in tunnels at six hydroelectric plants in Nepal as the number of missing in the Himalayan disaster rose to 5,624 on Thursday, according to Nepalese and Chinese authorities.

France 24

Climate injustices have been laid bare in the Nepal-Tibet flood disaster

Letters: Prof Lyla Mehta says the glacial floods and loss of life are a stark reminder that climate disruption is global and highly unequal. Plus letters from Lynda McDonald and Jan Bengtsson

The Guardian - UK

The film project combating child marriage in south Asia

Visual storytelling is helping dismantle patriarchal norms that perpetuate child marriage in Bangladesh, India and Nepal, writes Ravi Baral

The Guardian - UK

Nepal flood rescuers race to find hundreds that may still be trapped in tunnels

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The Independent UK

Joanna Lumley says ‘heartbreaking’ Nepal floods ‘could have been predicted’

Dame Joanna, who has visited Nepal on numerous occasions and has strong ties with the Gurkha community, attended a vigil for the victims in London

The Independent UK

First Thing: Aid operations in aftermath of deadly Nepal floods hampered by conditions

Guardian reporters in Nepal have witnessed first-hand the scenes of destruction and grief after the flash floods

The Guardian - UK

Two cousins hired a 4WD to find their missing Australian family in Nepal. Then ‘there was no more road’

As Santosh Swaminathan and Nathan Subramanian wait for the army to restore access into the areas where their loved ones had been, they are growing increasingly desperate

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The Conversation

Nepal floods: Khalte residents knew the river could take their camp – and then it did

Khalte, a settlement close to the bank of the Trishuli River in northern Nepal, was completely destroyed in the flash flooding of late August. Khalte housed around 257 families who had been displaced by a previous disaster, when Nepal was rocked by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake in 2015.

The Conversation

Himalayan hazards are becoming more complex. Our warning systems need to catch up

The exact timeline of the recent Nepal flooding disaster is becoming clearer. At 8:37am, instruments recorded what was initially interpreted as an earthquake near Nepal’s border with China. Seven minutes later, CCTV recorded the Gyirong Port border post being destroyed by a massive debris flow and flood.

Evening Standard

Joanna Lumley says ‘heartbreaking’ Nepal flood could have been predicted

Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday said 1,252 deaths had been recorded since the flash flood on August 26.

The Guardian - UK

Dozens of trapped hydropower tunnel workers in Nepal could still be alive, official says

About 46 people believed to be trapped in ‘room-like’ structure inside hydro plant tunnel on Nepal-Tibet border

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Why Nepal is burying its flood victims instead of cremating them

Faced with an overwhelming number of unidentified flood victims, Nepal is resorting to temporary burials. Authorities are gathering crucial DNA and identification information for later claims. As morgues reach their limits, strategically documented burial sites marked with GPS coordinates are established, maintaining a necessary connection for future identification efforts, thus…

The Times of India

97-yr-old survives 8-9 hrs in debris, gives hope for more miracles

Amidst the chaos of Nepal's recent flooding, a poignant story emerged of survival: two spirited two-year-old girls alongside a remarkable 97-year-old woman weathered the storm. This elderly survivor, who faced lengthy hours trapped in debris, symbolizes hope for the flood-ravaged community. Concurrently, China has reopened a crucial road in Tibet,…

The Economic Times

Tragedy to business: Economy blooms in flood-hit Nepal, but locals are left in the mud

Devastating flash floods have created a booming disaster economy in Nepal. International journalists and aid workers have overwhelmed local infrastructure and services. Hotels and guesthouses are charging premium rates for basic shelter and accommodation. Transport costs have soared due to destroyed roads and bridges. Bilingual fixers and translators are earning…

Euronews

Nepal Army cable helps Nuwakot flood survivors cross river

Flood survivors in Nuwakot cross the swollen Trishuli River on a temporary cable as soldiers and residents help pull them to safety.

The Independent UK

Trading food for medicine and crossing the river by zip line are part of life in Nepal flood zone

Some survivors in Nepal's relief camps after deadly floods are struggling to obtain essential medicines and cash

The Independent UK

Dozens of trapped workers could still be alive in ‘room-like’ structures inside Nepal’s tunnels, officials say

Rescue efforts have increasingly centred on hydroelectric project tunnels along banks of Trishuli river

The Times of India

Nepal flash floods: Relatives hold symbolic funerals for thousands missing as toll crosses 1,243

In the wake of catastrophic flash floods in the Nepal-Tibet region, the death toll has tragically reached 1,243. Rescue teams are struggling against relentless rainfall and thick debris as they search for those trapped. Prime Minister Balendra Shah has emphasized the link between this disaster and climate change on a…

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