Niranjan Shrestha

Nepal warns of possible fresh flooding as communities grapple with devastation

August 30, 2026 at 2:39 p.m.

Authorities in Nepal warned of possible fresh flooding on Sunday and urged residents in flood-affected districts to remain on high alert after water levels rose in the Bhotekoshi River.

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a drone photo shows a flood-hit area in Nuwakot, Nepal on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua via AP)

Rescuers retrieve flood survivors caked in mud as death toll in Nepal-China border disaster climbs

August 28, 2026 at 4:41 p.m.

Rescuers on the Nepal-China border are pulling out flood survivors caked in dark brown mud while helicopters lift stranded people to safety.

People walk past damage in the aftermath of flash floods in Devighat in the Nuwakot district in Nepal, Thursday, Aug 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Catastrophic floods kill over 390 in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,400 missing

August 27, 2026 at 6:14 p.m.

Rescue teams and military helicopters searched Thursday for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border, where a deadly torrent of water swept through communities a day earlier following a...

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