Madhumati erosion devours homesteads, threatens two Faridpur villages

Water Development Board plans protection work along 15km of riverbank, officials say
26 September 2026

All eyes are on Nepal’s small forensic labs as they identify flood victims from 30 countries

The massive August 26 flood in Nepal has thrown the tiny forensic lab in the Himalayan country into the centre of global attention
21 September 2026

Lightning strikes kill 4 in Kushtia, Netrokona and Habiganj

Two people died in Kushtia, while a duck farmer in Netrokona and a farmer in Habiganj were also killed
17 September 2026

'No doubt' of climate change role in deadly China-Nepal flood: scientists

The disaster was not caused by a single extreme weather event, rather a "compound crisis" shaped by long-term warming, glacier retreat, permafrost thaw and geological instability
17 September 2026

‘Everything is gone’: Nepal’s thriving river town buried in mud and grief

A catastrophic river surge has erased thriving commercial hubs near the China-Nepal border, leaving behind suffocating mud skeletal ruins, and a $4.77 billion recovery bill
16 September 2026

Nepal flood reconstruction bill to be $4.78 billion: Foreign ministry

The August 26 catastrophe, a tsunami-like flood that began on the China-Nepal border, killed more than 1,400 people and left some 5,600 missing
11 September 2026

Nepal flood death toll rises to 1,357 as rescuers scour tunnels

Rescuers search hydropower tunnels where hundreds remain unaccounted for
8 September 2026

'The flood is coming': How a Nepal principal saved 900 students

Rajendra Dawadi was inside his school near Nepal's Trishuli River with around 900 students last week when a colleague delivered an urgent warning
6 September 2026

Nepali woman rescued alive from buried home 10 days after flood

Chinese man also rescued alive from hydropower tunnel in Rasuwa district
5 September 2026

Three floods in two months, and no time to recover

Habiganj’s Kaliganj residents struggle to repair homes and recover losses as repeated flooding hits at least 30 villages
5 September 2026

Nepal flood losses estimated at $2.56 billion

In the first four months of early recovery, the estimated cost to build roads and temporary shelters, provide drinking water and restore power would be around $52.6 million
4 September 2026

Two trapped tunnel workers rescued 9 days after floods hit Nepal

A person was just safely rescued from the tunnel of Trishuli 3A, followed by a second shortly after
4 September 2026

Nepal sent disaster alert 38 minutes after the glacier collapse. It wasn’t enough

Some Nepalis survived the Bhotekoshi and Rasuwa flood by luck, not by warning
3 September 2026

Why Nepal wants China, US and India to pay climate compensation

Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal says the world’s major emitters have a historical responsibility toward vulnerable countries
2 September 2026

Nabaganga river erosion threatens Bardia Bazar, nearby homes in Narail

Ten homes already swept away as traders and residents demand urgent riverbank protection
2 September 2026

Nepal-Tibet updates: 750 bodies recovered so far; missing over 3,000

Here are the latest developments after the tsunami-like disaster that struck the Himalayan region on Wednesday
30 August 2026

Nepal, China floods: Death toll rises to 633, nearly 3,000 missing

Rescuers in Nepal and China were still battling Saturday to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region
29 August 2026

Nepal flood death toll rises to 616: police

Chinese state media had earlier confirmed seven dead, taking the total killed to at least 623 dead
29 August 2026

In the Himalayas, one disaster can prepare the ground for another, scientist says

Daniel Parsons says the Nepal-China flood shows how altered slopes, rivers and sediment can reshape the risks of future disasters
28 August 2026

Nepal and China resume flood rescue after lake overflow threat eases, death toll 579

China orders stronger monitoring of glacier and barrier lakes
28 August 2026