Further deadly flooding and landslides have struck again in Nepal, where disaster authorities have reported 7 fatalities and 20 missing in the last 2 days. Authorities reported flooding and landslides…
At least 9 people have died after heavy rain triggered landslides and flash flooding in central and western Nepal. According to Nepal’s disaster management authorities, 2 people died and 7…
Further heavy rain in Nepal has caused more landslides, this time in Palpa district. Local media report that days of rainfall triggered a landslide along a section of road near…
At least 8 people have died in a landslide in Parbat District, central Nepal. The landslide struck on 13 June after a period of heavy rain. Nepal Police, Armed Police…
Disaster authorities in Nepal reported that a landslide triggered by heavy rain has left 3 people dead and 7 injured, 3 of them critically, in Baglung district. The landslide struck…
Over 250 people have died in South Asia over the last few days after torrential monsoon rains caused flooding and landslides India, Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh. India In India the…
Update, 15 July 2019 The number of fatalities has increased following flooding and landslides triggered by the monsoon season. As of 15 July, authorities reported that 64 people had died,…
Torrential monsoon rainfall in north east India has caused flooding in several states, affecting over 4 million people, leaving thousands displaced and dozens dead. Meanwhile the death toll has climbed…
As South East Asia is faced with the yearly monsoon season and its potentially devastating effects, the European Commission has released €6 million for disaster preparedness initiatives in the region.…
Floods and landslides caused by heavy rainfall since 01 July, 2018, have claimed 12 lives in Nepal, with a further 6 injured and 3 still missing. According to figures from…
This month’s tragic mudslides in Montecito, California are a reminder that natural hazards lurk on the doorsteps of many U.S. homes, even in affluent communities. Similar events occur every year…
KATHMANDU, Jan 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nepali farmer Bhoj Raj Paudel had just left home to visit his parents when a hill above it collapsed, destroying his ranch and…
“With extreme weather events becoming more frequent and erratic, access to real-time, accurate information can help build resilience among vulnerable communities” PHNOM PENH, Oct 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Floods…
Devastating floods in Nepal have sparked regional tension, with Nepali politicians and media outlets claiming that Indian infrastructure along their shared border has left Nepal vulnerable. In a visit last…
Precipitation extremes – in terms of both excess and deficient rainfall – has caused serious disruption with widespread socio-economic impacts in many countries in recent weeks. Here is a glance…
“The water swept away food, clothes, kitchen utensils and everything I kept inside, apart from the beds” By Arun Karki TADUWA, Nepal, Aug 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – It was…
