It’s been more than a week since deadly flash floods killed hundreds and left thousands missing along the China-Nepal border — and practically nothing is known about the victims on the Chinese side.
The final minutes before floodwater crashed through Nepal-China border
But fragments of video and satellite imagery show much of the border complex swept away, with buildings that once crowded the valley floor simply gone. Electronic immigration records from Nepal’s …
China shifts Zhangmu crossing point at Nepal border
BEIJING, Sept 4 (Reuters) – China will shift its Zhangmu customs inspection site that links the Tibet region to Nepal from Saturday morning, enforcing restrictions on the road leading to the new site, …
NVIDIA CEO donates $10 million as Nepal faces $5 billion in rebuilding costs, finance minister says
The recent deadly flash floods in Nepal have damaged 12 hydropower projects, dealing a significant blow to the country’s energy infrastructure and other critical sectors, including banking and …
Why Nepal floods should worry India
The disaster comes as a warning as climate change raises shared Himalayan risks.
Nepal demands ‘climate compensation’ after floods kill 1,000, leave 4,000 missing
Alongside its demand for climate compensation, Nepal has estimated the cost of recovering from the disaster at around $5 billion and sought urgent financial assistance from a United Nations fund for c
Warning signs were visible ahead of Nepal-China floods, report says
Mass burials are taking place in Nepal while rescuers are still scrambling to reach some 900 workers believed to be trapped inside hydropower tunnels. Follow for live updates.
Nepal seeks climate compensation for deadly flood; says it is ‘moral liability’, ‘not charity’
Kathmandu, Sep 1 (PTI) Nepal has launched a diplomatic push to seek climate-related compensation from greenhouse emitters for the devastation caused by the recent deadly flash floods, asserting that …
Punishment and Silence: China Pulls Out the Disaster Playbook in Tibet
While journalists can report freely on grief and anger in Nepal, China’s official media have presented a sanitized disaster aftermath in Tibet.
Nepal seeks urgent climate finance after Bhotekoshi flood
Kathmandu, Sept. 1 — The government has sent an urgent request to the board of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage, a global climate finance mechanism, seeking financial assistance for Nepal …