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Nepal

11 stories from Middle East Affairs.

Asia

Nepal continues rescue effort more than ten days after disaster

Search and rescue operations continue in Nepal more than ten days after a glacial disaster trapped workers in tunnels at hydropower construction sites, with more than 900 still missing.

Asia

Nepal flood survivors struggle in crowded camps

Thousands of Nepalis lost homes and belongings in flash floods on August 26, and now face an uncertain future in overcrowded temporary shelters as aid organizations work to help.

Asia

275 Indians still missing in Nepal floods ten days after disaster

Ten days after flash floods ravaged areas along the Nepal-Tibet border, 275 Indians remain missing while 169 have been rescued.

Asia

UAE rescue team arrives in Nepal to search for flood survivors

A United Arab Emirates search and rescue team has begun operations in Nepal alongside local authorities to find survivors of devastating August floods that have killed more than 1,300 people and left 5,500 missing.

Space

ESA satellites document Nepal flood damage as new missions prepare for launch

The European Space Agency documented flooding in Nepal with satellite imagery while preparing two new Earth observation missions for launch.

Infectious Disease

Nepal floods leave 22,000 children without safe water

Flash floods triggered by a glacier collapse in Nepal have left at least 22,000 children without safe drinking water, with the death toll exceeding 1,100.

Asia

Families hold symbolic funerals for flood victims still missing

Nepalese families are performing cremation ceremonies for relatives presumed dead in an August 26 flash flood, as authorities work to identify recovered bodies.

Climate & Environment

Death toll from Himalayan glacial floods tops 1,000

Death toll from glacial floods in the Himalayan mountains has exceeded 1,000 as rescue teams search for thousands still missing, including workers believed trapped in tunnels.

Asia

Nepal's morgues overwhelmed as flood death toll identification lags

Hospitals and morgues in Kathmandu are struggling to handle hundreds of unidentified bodies from floods that struck Nepal a week ago, with authorities beginning to take DNA samples from relatives of the missing.

Asia

Save the Children distributes emergency supplies in quake-hit Nepal district

Save the Children is distributing food, water, diapers and toothbrushes in Nepal's Nuwakot district, where water sources have been contaminated.

Asia

Nepal to rebuild glacier flood warning system on China border

Nepal plans to rebuild an early-warning system for landslides on its border with China, installing seismic sensors and cameras after a glacial flood killed more than 1,000 people.

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