Nepal
11 stories from Middle East Affairs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.