Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from an underground tunnel at a hydropower plant Friday, raising hopes of reaching dozens of others believed to be trapped nine days after deadly floods swept away villages and submerged the Himalayan region in mud and debris.
About 90 Americans unaccounted for after catastrophic floods hit Nepal and Tibet
U.S. officials said about 90 U.S. citizens remained unaccounted for Thursday, a day after catastrophic flash floods engulfed a border area of China and Nepal, killing hundreds of people.
Hundreds feared stuck in hydropower tunnels as flood deaths surpass 950 in Nepal and China
Rescuers raced Monday to free hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in tunnels at hydropower sites that were buried in mud by catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-China border, as the death toll climbed and increasingly desperate families searched for missing loved ones.
Why a newly formed lake is sparking fears of more flooding along the Nepal-China border
Even as rescuers worked through mud and debris Friday in areas devastated by a catastrophic flash flood along the Himalayan border between Nepal and China, authorities warned that a newly formed, overflowing lake could trigger further flooding.
Catastrophic floods kill over 360 in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,400 missing
Rescue teams and military helicopters searched Thursday for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border, where a deadly torrent of water and mud several stories high swept through communities a day earlier following a glacier collapse.
Nepal’s Gandaki province legalizes medical cannabis farming and use
A provincial government in Nepal has legalized farming and use of marijuana for medical use despite a national ban.
Mount Everest season opens late, with climbers undeterred by huge ice block and high travel costs
An unstable ice block dangerously hanging over the key trail on Mount Everest, high travel costs and increased permit fees haven’t deterred hundreds of climbers from attempting to scale the world’s highest mountain.
Nepal’s youngest prime minister takes the oath of office
Nepal’s youngest prime minister took the oath of office Friday after his party won a landslide victory in elections earlier this month, and following a youth-led uprising that toppled the government in September.
Former rapper’s fledgling political party sweeps Nepal’s first post-revolt election
A political party created just four years ago and led by an ex-rapper has swept Nepal’s parliamentary poll, results published by the electoral commission on Thursday showed.
Avalanche on Nepal mountain Yalung Ri kills 7 including foreign climbers
An avalanche swept through a camp on Mount Yalung Ri in Nepal on Monday and killed five foreign climbers and two Nepali guides, officials said.
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 6
- Next Page »