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Humanitarian aid/Disaster relief

Singer Lee Know from K-pop group Stray Kids donates $93k to Nepal flood relief

The funds from Lee Know will be used to provide food and nutrition, temporary shelter, clean water and sanitation support.
The funds from Lee Know will be used to provide food and nutrition, temporary shelter, clean water and sanitation support.

Nepali rescue workers test aid delivery by drone

Volunteers work with police to pack essential food, medicine, and other supplies for a drone relief operation at Devighat, Nepal.
Volunteers work with police to pack essential food, medicine, and other supplies for a drone relief operation at Devighat, Nepal.

Singapore Red Cross raises $1m in aid within 3 days for victims of Nepal-China floods

Fundraising conducted by the Singapore Red Cross for those affected by the floods will continue until Nov 30.
Fundraising conducted by the Singapore Red Cross for those affected by the floods will continue until Nov 30.

Nepal will preserve DNA before burial of unidentified flood victims: PM Balendra Shah

Nepali Army personnel carry bodies of victims during rescue operations after flash floods in Nuwakot district on Aug 28.
Nepali Army personnel carry bodies of victims during rescue operations after flash floods in Nuwakot district on Aug 28.

Singapore’s Mercy Relief to deliver emergency aid to flood victims in Nepal and Philippines

A man gathers belongings retrieved from a damaged house after flash floods and mudslides, in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, on Aug 29.
A man gathers belongings retrieved from a damaged house after flash floods and mudslides, in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, on Aug 29.

Nepal agrees to foreign help for flood rescue

Relief aid being loaded onto an Indian Air Force plane for victims of deadly floods in Nepal at Hindon Airbase in Ghaziabad, India, on Aug 27.
Relief aid being loaded onto an Indian Air Force plane for victims of deadly floods in Nepal at Hindon Airbase in Ghaziabad, India, on Aug 27.

‘I had to turn my eyes away’: Search for loved ones missing in Nepal flood turns grim in Kathmandu

People waiting outside Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, one of the city’s two major public hospitals where the dead as well as injured are being brought, on Aug 28.
People waiting outside Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, one of the city’s two major public hospitals where the dead as well as injured are being brought, on Aug 28.

UN refugee agency scales back posts and budget for 2027, documents show

The cuts come despite a forecast for a record high 131.2 million displaced people in 2027, up from 129.4 million in 2026 as conflicts such as Ukraine and Sudan persist.
The cuts come despite a forecast for a record high 131.2 million displaced people in 2027, up from 129.4 million in 2026 as conflicts such as Ukraine and Sudan persist.

Nepal-Tibet floods: S’pore to contribute $127,000 to Singapore Red Cross fund-raising efforts

Fire and rescue personnel conduct search and rescue operations on a section of a road leading to Gyirong Port, in Gyirong County, in China’s western Tibet region on Aug 28.
Fire and rescue personnel conduct search and rescue operations on a section of a road leading to Gyirong Port, in Gyirong County, in China’s western Tibet region on Aug 28.

India recovers 7 bodies swept downstream after Nepal floods

The authorities are working to identify the bodies.
The authorities are working to identify the bodies.

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