flood

A flood of recrimination

This monsoon was no different than previous ones in Nepal being blamed for downstream inundation

Pinki Sris Rana

The Kosi returns to its old ways

Seasonal floods are a given in Nepal, and some are more destructive than others. Incessant rain from 2 August last week in...

On high monsoon alert in Nepal

The flood in Sindhupalchok a year ago on 15 June swept away Asha Gurung’s dreams. The mother of three was swift enough...

Post-disaster lessons for Nepal

On 11 October 2021, Nepal’s Department of Hydrology and Meteorology declared that the southwest monsoon had officially exited the country. Paddy fields...

Narrow escape for Melamchi fact-finding team

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...

Drones to the rescue in Melamchi

Before and after interactive map of Melamchi Bazar and the confluence of the Indrawati-Melamchi rivers. Image on right on 20 June. Source: original...

Nepal valley suffers quadruple disaster

Within six days of the start of the rainy season, the monsoon of 2021 has already caused death and destruction across central...

A disaster resilient Nepal is possible

The 2020 southwest monsoon was forecast to be 'normal' in Nepal, but it turned out to be more intense than predicted, and...

Heavier-than-usual monsoon in Nepal

This year’s vigorous monsoon in Nepal has left at least 116 dead and 50 missing in landslides and floods, with Gandaki Province...

Nepal villages cope with climate-induced floods

Farmers in the Tarai displaced by floods return to their homes, better protected for the next disaster

Sonia Awale