Nearly 2,500 Missing as Nepal, China Intensify Rescue Efforts

Nearly 2,500 people are missing following the flash floods that devastated a mountainous region between Nepal and China, with authorities on both sides of the border stepping up rescue efforts.

By Dan Strumpf and Kanupriya Kapoor

Hong Kong sets aside HK$50 million in relief fund for Nepal-Tibet flood victims

Hong Kong’s government has earmarked HK$50 million (US$6.3 million) from the Disaster Relief Fund for those affected by deadly flash floods near Nepal’s border with Tibet’s Gyirong County, which have left hundreds dead and thousands missing. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announced the move in a Facebook post on Saturday. “I express my deep condolences for the victims and extend my heartfelt sympathies to those affected and the families of the victims,” he said. He said the Disaster Relief...

By Cannix Yau

10 people from Assam, including hydropower workers, missing after Nepal floods

Ten people from Assam have been missing since devastating floods hit Nepal, with the state government making efforts to trace and bring them back safely.

Nepal wants help for flood, billions of dollars as bad weather hampers rescue

Nepal suspended search and rescue on Saturday due to bad weather and said it needs foreign technical help to cope with the devastating flood that tore through an area bordering Tibet. The impoverished Himalayan nation of 30 million people will also need about $4 billion to $5 billion to rebuild after the destruction caused by […]

S. Korean response team heads to flood site in Nepal in search of 9 missing

South Korean rescue officials dispatched to Nepal boarded two chartered helicopters Saturday to search for nine nationals missing from the catastrophic flash floods, Seoul's foreign ministry said. The helicopters, each carrying four from the government rapid response team, took off from Kathmandu and headed to the flood site where the nine missing may be located, the ministry said. Six employees of Doosan Enerbility Co. and three of Korea South-East Power Co. remain missing for a fourth day foll

By The Korea Herald

Number of missing in Nepal, China floods soars to nearly 3,000

Rescuers in Nepal and China were still battling on Saturday to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region, engulfing villages. The number of missing soared close to 3,000 on Saturday, latest figures from both countries showed, with 633 bodies recovered — and reports of some dead possibly swept downstream as far away as India. In an area home to vast energy infrastructure projects, Nepal’s disaster authority ...

By none@none.com (AFP)

Japanese family of five believed missing in Nepal flash floods

The family includes the parents in their 40s, as well as a 10-year-old girl and two boys age 6 and 3, a media report said.

(3rd LD) S. Korean response team heads to flood site in Nepal in search of 9 missing

KATHMANDU/SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean rescue officials dispatched to...

By Kim Seung-yeon

Nepal needs help in technical areas, not search and rescue, foreign minister says

Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal said the country needs foreign help in areas including identification of dead bodies and DNA testing.

Nepal-Tibet floods: Search for survivors enters fourth day as death toll passes 600

Nearly 3,000 people are missing, including two Irish citizens.

Nepal-China Himalayan flood disaster: More than 2,400 missing as search operations widen

Number of missing in Nepal, China floods soars past 2,400

'We are praying': Nepal travel groups search for missing tourists and staff after devastating floods

By Shazia Ahmed

Number of missing in Nepal, China floods soars to nearly 3,000

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, engulfing villages. The number of missing soared close to 3,000 Saturday, latest figures from both countries showed, with 633 bodies recovered — and reports of […]

By AFP

Over 100 trapped in Nepal flood-hit hydropower tunnel as India offers rescue team - news24.com

Over 100 trapped in Nepal flood-hit hydropower tunnel as India offers rescue team  news24.com

Nepal floods leave trail of destruction, aid challenge

Nepal is reeling from devastating floods that cut a swath of destruction through the Himalayan nation, and the government has appealed for financial help in the daunting task of recovery.

Nepal wants technical help for flood, billions of dollars as bad weather hampers rescue

Nearly ​3,000 people are still missing, about 2,426 in Nepal, at least 558 in Tibet's Gyirong County

By Reuters

EU ramps up aid as Nepal flash floods claim over 300 lives - The Brussels Times

EU ramps up aid as Nepal flash floods claim over 300 lives  The Brussels Times

Two of the missing Dutch in Nepal might have been in village swept away by floods

Two Dutch nationals missing after severe flooding in Nepal were traveling with a pilgrimage group headed to the sacred Mount Kailash in Tibet, according to the Dutch Foreign Ministry and Isha Found

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Nepal floods: Death toll reaches 626, over 4,400 rescued

Kathmandu: The death toll in the Bhote Koshi flood-related disaster in Nepal has reached 626, while 2,426 people remain missing, according to the National...

By Times of Oman

Nepal monitoring two lakes, flood risk to remain until they're fully drained, official says - Gulf Daily News (Bahrain)

Nepal monitoring two lakes, flood risk to remain until they're fully drained, official says  Gulf Daily News (Bahrain)