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Singapore police help with disaster victim identification in Nepal

Singapore Police Force officers checking and inspecting their equipment before setting off from their base in Kathmandu, Nepal on Sept 5.
Singapore Police Force officers checking and inspecting their equipment before setting off from their base in Kathmandu, Nepal on Sept 5.

Two Nepal rescues revive hopes 10 days after flood

So far, 1,344 bodies have been recovered in Nepal, according to the disaster agency, with around 5,000 people missing.
So far, 1,344 bodies have been recovered in Nepal, according to the disaster agency, with around 5,000 people missing.

One dead, 11 people missing after mudslide in China’s Jiangxi province

Flooding in Suichuan, in China’s Jiangxi province, on Sept 2.
Flooding in Suichuan, in China’s Jiangxi province, on Sept 2.

Nepali foreman rescued from tunnel says he stayed behind to help others

Survivor Sanjay Sah is carried by members of a search and rescue team.
Survivor Sanjay Sah is carried by members of a search and rescue team.

Singapore gives Nepal $560,000 humanitarian assistance package

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Gan Siow Huang (left) symbolically hands over a humanitarian assistance (HA) package to Nepal’s honorary consul in Singapore, Helen Campos, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Tanglin, on Sept 4.
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Gan Siow Huang (left) symbolically hands over a humanitarian assistance (HA) package to Nepal’s honorary consul in Singapore, Helen Campos, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Tanglin, on Sept 4.

Nepal floods could cost insurers over $168 million even before death, injury claims

A man walks past damaged houses following the deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Trishuli, Nuwakot district, in Nepal on Sept 4.
A man walks past damaged houses following the deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Trishuli, Nuwakot district, in Nepal on Sept 4.

Nepal floods ruin merchants, traders ahead of crucial festival season

The catastrophe struck just ahead of Nepal’s crucial Hindu festival season, which typically drives a surge in spending.
The catastrophe struck just ahead of Nepal’s crucial Hindu festival season, which typically drives a surge in spending.

Australia sends drone specialists to join Nepal search as 36 citizens missing

More than 1,200 people have been confirmed dead and some 5,000 remain missing after a glacier collapse triggered the floods on Aug 26.
More than 1,200 people have been confirmed dead and some 5,000 remain missing after a glacier collapse triggered the floods on Aug 26.

Nepal flood losses estimated at $3 billion, official says

People walk next to damaged buildings, following the deadly flash floods and mudslides in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, September 3, 2026. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
People walk next to damaged buildings, following the deadly flash floods and mudslides in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, September 3, 2026. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Typhoon Saudel brings torrential rain, flooding to China’s coastal areas

Residents are being rescued by boat amid flooding caused by heavy rainfall from Typhoon Saudel in Fuzhou, China, on Sept 3.
Residents are being rescued by boat amid flooding caused by heavy rainfall from Typhoon Saudel in Fuzhou, China, on Sept 3.

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