Washington, Aug 27 (IANS) The United States is deploying a disaster response advisor to Nepal and providing $500,000 in emergency assistance after devastating flash floods in the country’s Rasuwa district killed several people and caused widespread destruction.
Kathmandu, Aug 27 (IANS) The bodies of 162 people swept away by a massive flash flood in Nepal’s Bhote Koshi River have been recovered as of Thursday morning, Nepal Police said.
United Nations, Aug 27 (IANS) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "saddened" by the flooding in "Nepal and China" in which 157 people died, and hundreds from around the world are missing, and has offered the world organisation's help for the relief efforts.
Washington, Aug 27 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has expressed solidarity with Nepal following the devastating floods that claimed 157 lives and left hundreds, including security personnel and tourists, missing, saying the United States is ready to provide humanitarian assistance to the Himalayan nation.
United Nations, Aug 27 (IANS) Secretary-General Antonio Guteress has expressed grief over the loss of lives and the damage caused by the flash floods in Nepal and Tibet and said that the UN is supporting the government-led response and urgent assistance, Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, said.
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives and extensive damage caused by the flash flood in Nepal and said that the organisation is ready to extend all possible help to the victims.
Kathmandu, Aug 27 (IANS) Scientific assessments by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the Government of Nepal have classified 47 glacial lakes as Potentially Dangerous Glacial Lakes (PDGLs), warning that they could trigger catastrophic glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) into Nepal’s river systems.
Kathmandu, Aug 27 (IANS) At least 157 people have been killed and hundreds, including security personnel and tourists, are missing due to the flash flood in the Bhote Koshi River across Nepal's three districts, local media have reported.
Kathmandu, Aug 26 (IANS) The death toll from a massive flash flood in Nepal’s Bhote Koshi River reached 95 by Wednesday evening, as the country witnessed widespread loss of life and damage to infrastructure, the Prime Minister’s Office said.
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Keeping up with its status as the first responder in disasters, India on Wednesday dispatched 10 tonnes of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) materials and essential medicines to Nepal in the wake of devastating flash floods in the Himalayan nation.
