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A month on, Bhotekoshi recovery moves from rescue to rebuilding
With 5,285 people still missing and more than 1,450 bodies recovered, authorities are shifting from search and rescue towards recovery, identification and rehabilitation as survivors remain stranded without homes, roads or livelihoods.
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A month on, Bhotekoshi recovery moves from rescue to rebuilding
With 5,285 people still missing and more than 1,450 bodies recovered, authorities are shifting from search and rescue towards recovery, identification and rehabilitation as survivors …
Nearly 5,300 remain missing as Nepal grapples with how to recognise dead legally
Families face prolonged uncertainty as DNA testing continues and the government considers changes to ease the legal process for declaring disaster victims dead when their …
At least 15 killed in four days as floods, landslides and avalanche hit the country
Persistent rainfall has triggered deadly landslides, floods and an avalanche across the country, with rescue teams searching for missing people in Manang and thousands affected …
Nepal seeks Chinese support to restore key Rasuwa trade route
Nepal has sought Chinese support to restore the flood-damaged Rasuwa–Kerung trade route and reopen the key border crossing, while advancing plans for durable long-term connectivity.
ICU interview with Trishuli 3A survivors sparks media ethics debate
An Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is primarily a medical environment, not a media setting. Inside the Bunker’s interview has drawn scrutiny over consent, medical vulnerability …
Framing of Bhotekoshi floods in international media
The international media turned Nepal’s Bhotekoshi disaster into a multidimensional, but often stopped short of confronting the climate injustice that leaves countries like Nepal paying …
Difficult terrain, debris hinder rescue operations at Rasuwa hydropower sites
Rescuers cleared 70 metres of debris inside the Chilime tunnel, while searches at Upper Trishuli-1 and Trishuli-3A remained complicated by flowing water and landslides, according …
Government estimates NRs 723 billion needed to rebuild flood-damaged areas
The government’s rapid assessment puts the total recovery bill at Rs 723.31 billion, with the energy sector accounting for more than half of the estimated …
1,357 dead; 5,326 missing: NDRRMA latest update
The identities of 102 of the recovered bodies have been established and the remains have been handed over to their families.
The first-phase recovery package gives flood-hit businesses customs and tax relief, loan restructuring and cheaper credit, while allowing insurance claim advances of up to 50%.
Two men rescued alive after nine days trapped inside Trishuli 3A tunnel
The two received initial medical treatment at the site before being airlifted to Kathmandu for further care.
Government approves risk allowance, relief measures for Bhotekoshi flood response
The government also decided to observe September 7 (Bhadra 22) as a national day of mourning
