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Nepal

Himalayas approaching tipping point, millions of livelihoods at stake: Report

Damaged buildings and houses covered in mud next to the Likhu River following deadly flash floods and mudslides in Devighat, Nepal.
Damaged buildings and houses covered in mud next to the Likhu River following deadly flash floods and mudslides in Devighat, Nepal.

Nepal tunnel survivor finds solace in village homecoming

Family members offers tika to Sanjay Sah, a survivor pulled out alive after spending nine days trapped in a hydropower station tunnel, upon his arrival in Tilathi Koiladi village in Saptari District, on Sept 13.
Family members offers tika to Sanjay Sah, a survivor pulled out alive after spending nine days trapped in a hydropower station tunnel, upon his arrival in Tilathi Koiladi village in Saptari District, on Sept 13.

Children in flood-hit Nepal grapple with loss, cling to hope

Youngsters play football at a school working as a temporary shelter in Bagmati Province, Nepal.
Youngsters play football at a school working as a temporary shelter in Bagmati Province, Nepal.

How China and Nepal are battling flood rumours online

Police and residents stand in front of a sludge-ridden house damaged by flash floods at Trishuli in Nepal’s Nuwakot district.
Police and residents stand in front of a sludge-ridden house damaged by flash floods at Trishuli in Nepal’s Nuwakot district.

Trapped for 9 days in dark tunnel, Nepal flood survivor refused to give up hope

Nepal flood survivor Sanjay Sah speaking to the media on Sept 11 at his sister’s rented apartment, after being discharged from hospital.
Nepal flood survivor Sanjay Sah speaking to the media on Sept 11 at his sister’s rented apartment, after being discharged from hospital.

Nepal flood reconstruction bill to be $6.06bn: Foreign ministry

Approximately US$57.67 million is estimated to be required for short-term reconstruction and recovery over the next six months.
Approximately US$57.67 million is estimated to be required for short-term reconstruction and recovery over the next six months.

‘Like diamonds in the dust’: Ordinary Nepalis pull together for flood victims

Fifty teachers from a secondary school that was spared by the devastating flood in Nepal cleared debris in Devighat during their weekend off work.
Fifty teachers from a secondary school that was spared by the devastating flood in Nepal cleared debris in Devighat during their weekend off work.

Singapore humanitarian aid reaches flood-hit Nepal with medical supplies, DNA test kits

(From left) Nepal’s Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation Mahabir Pun and Singapore’s Assistant Commissioner of Police Patrick Tan at the handover of humanitarian aid at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, on Sept 10.
(From left) Nepal’s Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation Mahabir Pun and Singapore’s Assistant Commissioner of Police Patrick Tan at the handover of humanitarian aid at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, on Sept 10.

Are we giving up on a 1.5 deg C limit to global warming?

The spillway (foreground) at Imja Lake in Nepal, an attempt to reduce flood hazard, in June 2025. Melting glaciers and the lakes they leave behind are time bombs.
The spillway (foreground) at Imja Lake in Nepal, an attempt to reduce flood hazard, in June 2025. Melting glaciers and the lakes they leave behind are time bombs.

Nepal puts climate justice at centre of global pitch for flood aid

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