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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.

Evening Standard · Sep 3

Hikers recount scrambling through cactus as trail turned into a river during deadly Grand Canyon flood

Within minutes, torrential rains, gusting winds and even hail enveloped hikers along the creek

The Independent UK · Sep 3

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 · Sep 3

Nepal-Tibet flood death toll rises to 1,252 as PM Balendra Shah flags climate change link

The death toll from devastating Nepal-Tibet flash floods has surged to 1,243. Rescuers are searching for trapped individuals in tunnels and underground powerhouses. Prime Minister Balendra Shah highlighted the disaster's link to climate change for international discussion. Families are holding symbolic funerals for hundreds of missing locals and foreigners.

The Economic Times · Sep 3

A week on, Nepal moves to rehab as hopes of finding survivors fade

TRISHULI BAZAAR (NEPAL): Govt in Nepal has shifted its focus from rescue to relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction a week after the Aug 26 Bhote Koshi flood as hopes of finding survivors across most of the devastated corridor recede. Search teams, however, continued digging into hydropower tunnels where workers could still…

The Times of India · Sep 2

Tropical Storm Houston Alert: Edouard Floods Cut Power to 56,800 Across Texas

Edouard left 56,800 Texas customers without power as severe floods hit communities north and east of Houston.

International Business Times UK · Sep 2

A Wisconsin farming family fought a 2016 tax change as nearly 2,000 floodplain acres became harder to farm; 10 years later, the land is being permanently protected

For generations, the Hoesly family farmed rich bottomland along the Wisconsin and Kickapoo rivers in southwest Wisconsin, growing corn and soybeans on nearly 2,000 acres of floodplain. But as floods grew more frequent and severe, and a 2016 state tax change made it harder to claim agricultural exemptions on frequently…

The Times of India · Sep 2

In 1986, Houston bought 1,400 acres for an airport that was never built; 40 years later, the land is becoming parks and flood-control space

In a significant move, Houston has sold 1,400 acres of land for nearly twenty million dollars, originally acquired for a third major airport back in 1986. However, the airport project faced environmental issues and economic changes that stalled efforts long ago. Now, this land will be allocated by Waller County…

The Times of India · Sep 2

How cities can use rain gardens to help prevent flooding

The Canadian capital of Ottawa was bombarded with 167 millimetres of rain in five hours earlier this summer in what the city called a one-in-200-year event. Close to 5,800 basement-flooding reports followed, and the worst of it hit the city’s west end, including the Crystal Beach neighbourhood.

The Conversation · Sep 2

After the flood: human suffering on an unfathomable scale in Nepal’s worst-hit districts

Thousands remain missing and aid is hampered by treacherous conditions in communities almost wiped out of existence

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2