floods

Loot in Lele

Business as usual for quarries and crushers even after deadly floods in 2024

Soon, the monsoon

Activists who rescued flood survivors are now in Nepal’s government. Will disaster response be different this rainy season?

All shaken up while abroad

Every time a disaster strikes Nepal, more migrants spend extended time abroad to save enough to rebuild

Nepal flood survivors still waiting for relief

A month-and-half after the disaster in September, charities and volunteers outpace government in relief work

The not-so-permanent frost

Rapid thawing of the Himalayan ice-cap is compounded by little-studied melting of permafrost that destabilises peaks

Monsoon deluge in Nepal

Overnight, Kathmandu received half its average rain for August, unleashing floods and landslides nationwide

What is lost cannot be repaid

Climate breakdown puts the very survival of a community in Nepal’s Mustang region in question

Soon, monsoon

Still reeling from last year’s flood, Kagbeni braces for another rainy season

Either too little, or too much water

Extreme weather, glacial lake bursts becoming more serious and frequent in eastern Nepal, affecting livelihoods

More monstrous monsoons

Future flood disasters in Pakistan and Nepal can be prevented if more attention is paid to preparedness and proper planning

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