Living along the river corridors of Kathmandu Valley needs constant vigilance during the monsoon
Strengthening mental health support within disaster response plans to safeguard lives and livelihood in Nepal
This monsoon was no different than previous ones in Nepal being blamed for downstream inundation
Seasonal floods are a given in Nepal, and some are more destructive than others. Incessant rain from 2 August last week in Eastern Nepal had…
The flood in Sindhupalchok a year ago on 15 June swept away Asha Gurung’s dreams. The mother of three was swift enough to save her children but…
Although Nepal is used to localised rains even post-monsoon, last October saw unprecedented nationwide downpour. Photo: AMIT MACHAMASI.On 11…
The Bhemthang sediment field this week after the snowstorm, and in July after the flashflood (pictured below). Photos: SONAM LAMA and SHIVA…
Before and after interactive map of Melamchi Bazar and the confluence of the Indrawati-Melamchi rivers. Image on right on 20 June. Source:…
Within six days of the start of the rainy season, the monsoon of 2021 has already caused death and destruction across central Nepal.Heavy…
The 2020 southwest monsoon was forecast to be 'normal' in Nepal, but it turned out to be more intense than predicted, and lasted much…
This year’s vigorous monsoon in Nepal has left at least 116 dead and 50 missing in landslides and floods, with Gandaki Province hardest hit by…
Farmers in the Tarai displaced by floods return to their homes, better protected for the next disaster
Naya Patrika, 17 JulyNationwide, there are problems with landslides and floods. People have been killed, made homeless, crops destroyed,…
Pic: SEWA BHATTARAIThe memory of the catastrophic flood of 2017 is still fresh in the minds of the people of Rautahat district. But even though…
Pic: BIKRAM RAIAt Saraswati Primary School in Bhalohiya village in the central Tarai last week, children in Class 5 sweat in the humid heat,…
Pic: BIKRAM RAIWith the advent of the monsoon, we will be flooded with stories of floods, landslides and other water-induced ‘natural disasters’…
Unprecedented, but not unforeseen
T he tornado that killed dozens of people on the night of 31 March highlighted Nepal’s vulnerability to disasters. It proved that Nepal has to…
The devastating storm that ravaged Bara and Parsa districts on Sunday night leaving at least 30 people dead and hundreds injured now looks…
Women and children displaced by flood seek shelter in Jogapurwa village of Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh in India. Photo: NABIN BARALParash…
As the waters of last month’s devastating floods recede, bodies of the missing are starting to appear. Guddu Kumar Singh, 12, was washed away on…
