US approves additional $1 million to help Nepal identify flood victims

IANS | September 13, 2026 7:16 AM

Washington, Sep 13 (IANS) The United States has approved an additional $1 million to help Nepal identify flood victims, taking its State Department assistance for the disaster response to more than $5 million as American forensic specialists work alongside Nepali police.

Post-flood reconstruction to cost Nepal an estimated NPR 723 billion

IANS | September 10, 2026 6:37 PM

Kathmandu, Sep 10 (IANS) An estimated NPR 723.315 billion ($4.74 billion) will be required for reconstruction and recovery following the deadly floods in Nepal’s Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa district on August 26, the Prime Minister’s Secretariat said on Thursday.

After Satya Niketan building collapse, Delhi govt moves to set up dedicated disaster response force

IANS | September 10, 2026 1:01 PM

New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Following the tragic building collapse in south Delhi's Satya Niketan in which seven people lost their lives, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has formally initiated the process of setting up a dedicated State Disaster Emergency Relief Force (SDERF) for the national Capital to strengthen the city's preparedness and response during major emergencies.

Green cover, grey zone: China's Tibet build-up and flood it tried to hide

IANS | September 9, 2026 9:34 PM

Kathmandu, Sep 9 (IANS) On August 26, a glacier tore loose above the Nepal-Tibet border and sent a wall of ice, rock and water crashing down the Bhote Koshi valley. Within days, Nepal had counted over 1300 people dead and thousands still missing. China, governing the villages on the other side of the same disaster, had counted only a handful.

Eighth IAF aircraft carries 35 tonnes of relief and rescue supplies for disaster-struck Nepal

IANS | September 9, 2026 6:10 PM

New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The eighth Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft carrying 35 tonnes of relief and rescue supplies took off for Kathmandu from New Delhi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Wednesday as Nepal struggles to recover from the devastating flash floods of August 26 which have caused widespread destruction, left over 1300 people dead and thousands still missing.