The death toll from the devastating Nepal-Tibet flash floods has surged to 1,282. According to Nepal Police, the highest number of fatalities have been reported in Chitwan at 359, followed by Nawalparasi East with 218, Nawalparasi West with 208, Nuwakot with 185, Rasuwa with 140, Gorkha with 72, Dhading...
The death toll from the devastating Nepal-Tibet flash floods has surged to 1252. According to the data released by Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), 4216 people are still missing.
The authority said 355 bodies have been recovered from Chitawan district, 218 from Nawalparasi East, 208 from...
India and Afghanistan reviewed measures to further facilitate bilateral trade and strengthen economic cooperation during a virtual meeting of the India-Afghanistan Joint Working Group (JWG) on Trade, Commerce and Investment, said the Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
The meeting was held on September 1 and was attended by officials from...
Hopes of finding more survivors among thousands still missing in Nepal were fading on Wednesday, but authorities believed that dozens of workers trapped in the tunnels of hydropower projects hit by the Himalayan catastrophe could still be alive.
A week after a glacier collapse in the Himalayas unleashed flash floods...
India and Bangladesh today discussed issues of mutual interest with the aim of advancing people-to-people cooperation. The discussions took place during a meeting between India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, and Adviser to Bangladesh’s Prime Minister for the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, in...
The death toll from the devastating flash floods in Nepal rose to 987 today, with security forces recovering more bodies from eight districts of the country, officials said. Rescuers struggled to trace those stranded amid intermittent rainfall and a fresh flood alert as water levels rose in rivers across...
India has provided 68.5 tonnes of relief materials to flood-hit Nepal and sent technical teams, forensic experts and equipment to assist in search and rescue operations, the Indian embassy said.
India has sent a specialised technical contingent, including tunnel experts, along with equipment for search and rescue operations in hydropower...
In Nepal, the death toll from last week’s devastating floods and mudslides has risen to 903, while more than 4,247 people remain untraceable.
According to the Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, the figure has increased from Sunday’s figure of 2,502. Bodies have been recovered from all eight...
A barrier lake formed near the confluence of the Chhochen Khola and Purepu Tsangpo rivers in Nepal could face a high risk of breaching over the next three days. According to the China’s Ministry of Water Resources, the lake held an estimated two million cubic metres of water as...
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) held their seventh High-Level Meeting in Chennai on Tuesday, focusing on strengthening cooperation in maritime search and rescue, law enforcement, marine pollution response and capacity building.
The meeting, held on August 25 under the framework of the 2015 Memorandum of...
