Search and rescue teams are working against time to locate thousands of people missing after the devastating August 26 , the death toll in which is nearing a thousand. The sheer horror of the calamity came to the fore once again after 23 bodies were recovered from a single house buried under flood debris in … Read more
Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah has called on the international community to take urgent steps against climate change, calling last week’s floods “not an ordinary” event. In a late-night post on Monday, he wrote, “The flood in the Bhote Koshi River in Rasuwa was not an ordinary flood. It was one of the region’s major … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation that the grouping must speak with one voice against terrorism and that conflicts cannot be settled on the battlefield. Addressing the 26th SCO summit in Bishkek, as the organisation marked 25 years since its founding, Indian PM set out India’s approach around three … Read more
Donald Trump threatened to hit Iran “hard” after the two foes traded fire for the first time in over a month, while Iran’s president warned that more fighting with the US was not in his country’s interest. After six months of war, the foes remain at an impasse, with Iran keeping the strategic Strait of … Read more
India is firm: The Indus Waters Treaty’s suspension remains in force and the Hague-based Permanent Court Of Arbitration “has no jurisdiction on India’s sovereign decisions” after it urged New Delhi to uphold the water-sharing treaty with Pakistan. The Court of Arbitration, the world’s oldest permanent forum for international dispute, further said that India had no … Read more
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday visited the Nepal embassy in New Delhi and conveyed condolences to the families affected by the devastating flash floods in Nepal, reaffirming India’s support to the neighbouring country during this difficult time. Singh also wrote a message in the condolence book at the embassy, expressing grief over the loss … Read more
New Delhi: Is it the jinx of 26? The catastrophic flash floods that tore through Nepal on August 26 are the latest addition to a grim history of disasters that struck on the 26th – right from the 1939 earthquake in Turkey that killed more than 32,700 people to the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami in … Read more
The massive flash floods that swept through Nepal and Tibet last week were caused by an ice-rock avalanche. As per a preliminary report commissioned by the Nepal Environment Society, scientists have stated that the floods were instead caused by glacier mass wasting. The report, which was released on Sunday, adds that satellite images show no … Read more
Flood-hit residents in Chitrakoot are facing a difficult recovery after the Mandakini River rose to a 23-year high and flooded homes, shops and roads. Several bridges and approach roads were damaged, while mud and sludge covered parts of the town. Residents said livestock, food grains, books and household items were swept away as rescue and … Read more
Ablue home standing tall as floodwaters, mud and boulders swept away everything around it in Nepal has left people amazed, with videos of the seemingly unshaken structure going viral on social media. Even more shocking was that residents were still inside the house and could be seen huddled together on the balcony. Flash floods struck … Read more