Nepal to demand climate justice at UN after catastrophic floods
Prime Minister Balendra Shah will use the UN General Assembly to press wealthy nations for compensation and climate finance as Kathmandu estimates the Rasuwa disaster will cost $4.7 billion to rebuild.
Nepal demands climate justice, compensation, not sympathy at LDC meeting
Minister Gita Chaudhary says Nepal needs climate justice and grant-based financing after a disaster that killed hundreds, caused billions of dollars in losses and displaced 60,000 people.
Nepal urges tourists not to cancel trips after deadly floods
Government says major tourist destinations remain open as it seeks to limit the economic fallout from the disaster
Nepal’s mountain guides descend from the peaks into a tunnel of mud
Specialists trained to work in the world’s most dangerous mountains waited four days to join the flood rescue effort. When they were finally called, they entered a dark, mud-filled tunnel in search of survivors.
Nepal deploys mountain guides for technical flood rescue
At least 579 bodies have been recovered and 1,924 people remain missing after an icefall-triggered glacial flood near the Nepal-China border swept away settlements and infrastructure across the Trishuli river system, leaving survivors trapped in tunnels and on remote cliffs.
Rasuwa flood death toll rises to 165 as search and rescue enters second day
At least 165 bodies have been recovered and 826 people remain unaccounted for after devastating floods swept through Nepal's northern districts, as rescuers race to reach survivors.