Nepal

A massive flood has swept through Thame, a Sherpa heritage village in Everest region at an altitude of 3,800m above sea level, on Friday afternoon.

About three dozens of climbers stood atop Mount K2 right after the rope fixing team laid the rope to the summit despite unpredictable weather condition.

Nepali mountain guides open the route to the summit of K2 despite challenging weather condition, clearing the way for the season's expedition

Weather forecast shows receding rain due to moving of the monsoon trough towards south, which is expected to return beginning next week with more rains in Nepal. 

Search and rescue operations for the missing passengers and the two buses swept off the major highway connecting the Capital into Trishuli river by mudslides on Friday morning has been ineffective in high current river swollen by monsoon rains.

At least 110 people have died in landslides, floods and lightning strikes since mid-June when monsoon rains started.

Monsoon creates havoc in eastern and central Nepal, triggering flash floods and land slides, and inundating hundreds of acres of Land in the plains.

Record setting climber Hari Budha Magar, who lost his both legs to an IED explosion in Afghanistan, named MBE on King’s birthday for mountaineering and campaign for disability awareness