A flood of recrimination
This monsoon was no different than previous ones in Nepal being blamed for downstream inundation
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...
The flood in Sindhupalchok a year ago on 15 June swept away Asha Gurung’s dreams. The mother of three was swift enough...
On 11 October 2021, Nepal’s Department of Hydrology and Meteorology declared that the southwest monsoon had officially exited the country. Paddy fields...
A scientific team that had gone to assess a monsoon disaster that damaged Nepal’s most expensive infrastructure project northeast of Kathmandu itself had a...
Before and after interactive map of Melamchi Bazar and the confluence of the Indrawati-Melamchi rivers. Image on right on 20 June. Source: original...
Within six days of the start of the rainy season, the monsoon of 2021 has already caused death and destruction across central...
The 2020 southwest monsoon was forecast to be 'normal' in Nepal, but it turned out to be more intense than predicted, and...
This year’s vigorous monsoon in Nepal has left at least 116 dead and 50 missing in landslides and floods, with Gandaki Province...
Farmers in the Tarai displaced by floods return to their homes, better protected for the next disaster