‘How do I not crumble?’ From Australia, Akash and his brother wait for news of their parents in Nepal

Akash Venkatraman’s parents wished him a happy 22nd birthday before they left for Nepal on a spiritual pilgrimage. Three days later, a glacial collapse sent a torrent of mud, water and debris through the Nepal-Tibet border, bursting the banks of the …

Nepal to rebuild early-warning system on China border after deadly flood, sources say

Nepal plans to rebuild an early-warning system for landslides on part of its border with China, installing seismic sensors, cameras, and a satellite link, two Nepali government sources told Reuters, a week after a glacial flood killed more than 1,000.The …

Nepal-Tibet disaster: Police seek DNA samples from families of missing Singaporeans

SINGAPORE: DNA samples are being sought from family members of the Singaporeans still missing after last week's catastrophic floods on the Nepal-Tibet border. Responding to CNA's query on Wednesday (Sep 2), the Singapore Police Force said: " …

Nepal-Tibet disaster: Police seek DNA samples from families of missing Singaporeans

SINGAPORE: DNA samples are being sought from family members of the Singaporeans still missing after last week's catastrophic floods on the Nepal-Tibet border. Responding to CNA's query on Wednesday (Sep 2), the Singapore Police Force said: " …

Bodies excavated from worst flood-hit district near Nepal-China border

Bodies are being excavated from the mud in Nepal’s Rusawa district, which was devastated by the glacial flood one week ago that has killed more than 1,100 people. Al Jazeera’s Jessica Washington reports on forensic efforts close to the Nepal-China border. …

Team of 19 Singapore police, forensic officers heads to Nepal for disaster relief efforts

Second Minister for Foreign Affairs and Second Minister for Home Affairs Sim Ann was at Changi Airport on Sep 1 to send off the advance team. Singapore had announced last week that it would send officers specialising in disaster victim identification, in …

Nepal families hold symbolic funerals, thousands still missing

Families in Nepal hold symbolic funerals as rescuers search for survivors and bodies. At least 1,100 people have died and more than 3,900 are missing, including hundreds of workers in hydropower tunnels. Aid is arriving as rebuilding costs could reach $5 …

After the flood: human suffering on an unfathomable scale in Nepal’s worst-hit districts

Searching for the body of his wife in the mud, Dil Bahadur Shrestha lamented that he did not even have a shovel left. For now, he has been using his hands to try to find her as he picks through the ruins of his house. On Wednesday morning last week, Jamuna …

U.S. survivors recount narrow escape from deadly Nepal floods as others search for relatives

‘Pitiful’: experts condemn initial US aid contribution for Nepal flood victims

Aid experts have denounced the US’s “embarrassing” and “pitiful” initial response to the Nepal flood disaster after the US state department announced it was releasing $500,000 in emergency funds to help the relief effort. The modest sum – which has since …