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Afternoon Update: Global heating forecast to hit at least 1.8C; DNA tests to help identify Nepal flood victims; and shark drones

UN report warns every fraction of temperature rise intensifies destructive extreme weather and ecosystem loss

The Guardian - AU

India's payment wonder comes handy amid Nepal's fatal flood fury

India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system is now instrumental in aiding Nepal's disaster relief fund donations. Donors in India can activate UPI International for easier contributions. This marks a new use case for UPI beyond tourist payments. Nepal's embassy requested activation for QR code donations. This development highlights UPI's growing…

The Economic Times

Four Indian-origin Americans missing after Nepal-Tibet floods; Sewa International releases USD 100K in relief drive

Four Indian-origin people from Texas are missing after devastating flash floods struck Nepal and Tibet. A couple, Deepak and Madhu Ahuja, went missing while returning from a Mount Kailash pilgrimage. Another Texas couple, Archana Suresh and Raghu Rajan, is also unaccounted for in the affected region. Sewa International USA has…

The Economic Times

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Some missing tourists make contact as Nepal flood death toll tops 1,100

Some tourists previously reported missing in Nepal have made contact with authorities, officials said Wednesday

The Independent UK

China finishes rebuilding road to Nepal border just one week after devastating flash floods

Reopening road is a major breakthrough allowing ‘large numbers’ of heavy machines to reach site of destroyed Gyirong border crossing

The Independent UK

DNA tests aim to identify Nepal victims in mass graves

Loved ones are being encouraged to provide DNA samples as unidentified bodies are laid to rest in mass graves following the devastating flash floods.

AAP

‘No time to issue a warning’: Experts on what caused Nepal flood and what’s needed to improve preparedness

Nepal has contributed little to the emissions driving global warming yet it is suffering the worst consequences.

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Hopes of finding survivors dim a week after catastrophic Nepal flood

Hopes are fading for thousands missing in Nepal's flash floods. Authorities reported, as of September 2, over 1,050 fatalities and nearly 4,000 people unaccounted for. While search operations are going on at full speed, the government is now focusing on rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts.

The Economic Times

Mass burials of unidentified victims continue in Nepal as death toll exceeds 1,100 one week after flash floods

Many were outraged and expressed their disapproval after the government revealed it intended to carry out mass “temporary” burials of the deceased. Nepal’s largely Hindu community objected to the measure which they say goes against religious traditions.

Euronews

Despite losing everything, communities along the Nepal-Tibet border are helping each other rebuild

Hearts across the globe are aching for communities along the Nepal-Tibet border.

The Conversation

‘Pre-event indications’: Did Nepal miss warning signs before deadly floods? What report says

A glacier collapse in Nepal and China showed visible signs days before the disaster. Scientists noted brown meltwater and a propagating crack as pre-event indications. The disaster killed over 1,100 people, with more lives potentially saved by better warning systems. Comprehensive monitoring of glaciers and slopes is now stressed for…

The Times of India

Nepal floods bring strange fish to Bihar, govt warns against eating or selling it; consumption may cause vomiting, diarrhoea

Nepal unusual fish found in Bihar: Nepal flood has swept an unusual fish into Bihar’s Gandak basin. The floodwaters from Nepal have prompted the state government to advise residents of West Champaran and Gopalganj not to eat, buy or sell unidentified fish until their safety is confirmed. The consumption of…

The Economic Times

Barring access and promoting ‘positive’ news: how the Chinese government has controlled the narrative during the Tibet floods

As rescue efforts have continued on both sides of the border following the devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet, a fight over how the disaster is being reported has been growing in intensity on social media.

The Conversation

As climate change warms the Himalayas, disasters like the Nepal floods are becoming more frequent

The flash floods in Nepal were only the latest in an accelerating series of disasters that have battered the Himalayas in recent years

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Mass burials in Nepal as death toll from flash floods exceeds 1,000

Rescue teams continued searching debris-strewn areas along the Nepal-China border for thousands missing after catastrophic Himalayan floods killed more than 1,000 people. Nepal reported 1,003 deaths and 3,916 missing, while China recorded 16 deaths and 546 missing.

The Economic Times

5 Tamil Nadu pilgrims stranded in flood-hit Nepal return safely to Chennai; Minister D Sarathkumar meets survivors

Five Tamil Nadu pilgrims stranded in Nepal after devastating flash floods returned safely to Chennai on Tuesday, with state minister D Sarathkumar receiving them at the airport. The MEA said 163 Indian nationals had been rescued. Nepal’s death toll reached 1,050, while nearly 3,916 people remained unaccounted for amid continuing…

The Economic Times

Nepal's young PM Balendra Shah faces first major test as deadly floods expose government’s limits

Nepal's prime minister faces his first major test after a glacial collapse disaster. This catastrophe killed over one thousand people and left thousands more missing. Reconstruction costs are estimated to be in the billions of dollars for the nation. The disaster threatens the prime minister's reform agenda and economic development…

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As Nepal’s morgues fill, Parkrit hopes her DNA can be used to find her mother

A week on from the flash flooding disaster, authorities are urging relatives of the thousands of missing and dead to provide blood samples

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‘Every rescue now a miracle’: 4,462 still missing in Nepal, hopes dim

TRISHULI BAZAAR (NUWANKOT, NEPAL): Death toll from the Aug 26 Himalayan flood rose to 1,066 across Nepal and Tibet on Tuesday, while 4,462 people remained missing as rescue operations entered a critical phase.

The Times of India

Like 23 Silkyaras at once, says Aus expert on Nepal's rescue challenge

TRISHULI BAZAAR/DEHRADUN: Australian tunnelling expert Arnold Dix, who became widely known in India for his role in the 2023 Silkyara (Uttarakhand) tunnel rescue, has described the search operation around Nepal's flood-ravaged hydropower projects as being like "23 Silkyaras going on at the same time".

The Independent UK

Nepal authorities mistakenly name British aid worker as flood survivor

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'1 tick, 2 ticks': Kin seek hope in text-delivery reports in Nepal

TRISHULI BAZAAR (NUWAKOT, NEPAL): For two days after Serbian citizen Enisa Lekovic disappeared in the floods in Nepal, a WhatsApp message sent by her daughter sat on a single grey tick - sent, but not delivered. Then, on Aug 28, the screen changed: the tick had turned into two blue…

The Independent UK

British aid worker says Nepal authorities mistook him for floods survivor: ‘Sorry, I haven’t been rescued’

Former councillor Alastair Chambers, 45, said the mix-up happened when he returned to the capital Kathmandu on a humanitarian aid flight after volunteering in a remote village

The Independent UK

British volunteer aid worker says he was mistaken for floods survivor

Alastair Chambers, a former councillor, says he was mistaken for a survivor of the flash floods by Nepali officials.

France 24

South Africans missing in Nepal's glacial flood

In tonight's edition: Africa Disaster Relief is looking for six South Africans who went missing in the deadly floods on the border between Nepal and China. Also, South African illegal miners are undermining their own communities. Finally, rising fuel prices are pushing Kenyans towards electric vehicles.

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