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POLITICSSep 4Nepal Foreign Minister rules out climate compensation demand , says govt made no such ask from India , China or US after floodsNepal's Foreign Minister has stated that the government did not request climate compensation from India, China, or the US following floods. This clarifies Nepal's stance on international climate aid after natural disasters.taiwansun.com · China
DISASTERSep 3Hong Kong Nepalese man searches for cousin missing in flood: ‘I cannot sleep’A Hong Kong Nepalese man is searching for his cousin who is missing after the catastrophic flood struck the Himalayan border between Nepal and Tibet. Y.B. Gurung, a 64-year-old retiree, told the South China Morning Post that he last spoke with his tour guide cousin Raju Gurung, 40, at 8am on August 26, shortly before a massive glacial collapse triggered the flash flood that washed away villages and left at least 1,225 people dead. “I cannot sleep every night. I am praying every day that he was...South China Morning Post
DISASTERSep 3Unstable Tibetan Plateau risks cascading disasters as glacier losses mount in Nepal, ChinaGlaciers on the Tibetan Plateau are likely to become more unstable, which may lead to more collapses and collateral disasters, a senior climate official warns as the death toll from last week’s catastrophic landslide and flood on the China-Nepal border continues to rise. “Over the past 60 years, the glacier area on the Tibetan Plateau has shrunk by around 24 per cent, with around 7,000 small glaciers disappearing completely,” Gao Rong, deputy director of China’s National Climate Centre, told a...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 3Nepal Seeks Climate Compensation From China , US and IndiaNepal is seeking climate compensation from China, the US, and India. This highlights the growing demand from developing nations for financial assistance from larger polluters to address climate change impacts.newsindiatimes.com · United States
DISASTERSep 2Bodies excavated from worst flood-hit district near Nepal-China borderBodies are being excavated from the mud in Nepal's Rusawa district, which was devastated by the glacial flood.Al Jazeera [en]
DISASTERSep 2Intensive search under way for 9 Koreans missing in Nepal floodsAn intensive search is currently underway in Nepal for nine Koreans who are missing due to floods. This highlights a humanitarian concern following a natural disaster.koreatimes.co.kr · South Korea
DISASTERSep 1Nepal’s Deadly Floods Put China and India on EdgeGeopolitical conflict will only get worse with climate change.Foreign Policy
DISASTERSep 1Nepal-China floods highlight a growing front of the climate change crisisOn August 26, a section of glacier collapsed at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres on the Nepalese side of the Himalayas. The falling ice and rock accelerated down a steep valley at about 50 metres per second, scouring debris and transforming into a high-speed mudslide that slammed into Gyirong Port on the Chinese side just seven minutes later. The force of the flow largely buried and obliterated the border facilities. Hundreds of people, many of them travellers, remain missing on the Chinese...South China Morning Post
DISASTERSep 1China-Nepal floods: first research shows that no one could have outrun debris flowNot even the world’s fastest sprinters could have outrun the devastating floodwaters that struck a border crossing between China and Nepal last week, according to one of the first peer-reviewed assessments of the disaster. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) calculated that the surface velocity of the debris flow was 19 metres per second (62 feet per second) when it struck the checkpoint at Gyirong Port in Tibet. This is almost twice Usain Bolt’s average speed when he set the...South China Morning Post
DISASTERSep 1Glacier risk hangs over China-Nepal border as region remembers mudslide victimsResidents and rescuers in the Tibet autonomous region paused for three minutes on Tuesday morning to remember the victims of last week’s mudslide disaster. Sirens sounded for three minutes from 9.55am at the Gyirong Port police station, with similar memorials at rescue and road-reopening sites throughout the region, according to state broadcaster CCTV. More than 1,000 people died and thousands remain missing along the China-Nepal border area after a glacier collapsed at Langtang Lirung on the...South China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKINGSep 1China-Nepal flood toll tops 1,000 as tunnel rescue offers last hopeLe Monde [en]
DISASTERSep 1Death toll from devastating floods in China and Nepal surpasses 1,000Al Jazeera [en]
DISASTERBREAKINGSep 1Death toll passes 1,000 from catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China, officials sayEuroNews [en]
DISASTERSep 1How catastrophic flash flood unfolded at remote Nepal-China border pointBBC World
DISASTERBREAKINGSep 1More than 1,000 dead from catastrophic Nepal-China floodsJapan Today
DISASTERSep 1South Korea to send 44 - member disaster relief team to Nepal after floodsSouth Korea plans to deploy a 44-member disaster relief team to Nepal following floods. This action provides international humanitarian aid in response to a natural disaster.whtc.com · United States
DISASTERAug 31No progress in search for missing Koreans in Nepal despite helicopter , drones : officialAn official has stated that there has been no progress in the search for missing Koreans in Nepal, despite the use of advanced search tools like helicopters and drones.koreatimes.co.kr · South Korea
DISASTERBREAKINGAug 31Hundreds feared stuck in hydropower tunnels as flood deaths surpass 950 in Nepal and ChinaFrance 24 [en]
DISASTERAug 31Photos: Nearly 1,000 dead, thousands missing in Nepal–China border floodsAl Jazeera [en]
DISASTERAug 31How China buried Tibet flood images after Nepal disasterIn Tibet, a digital crackdown followed the deadly flood that has devastated communities along the China-Nepal border. Censors erased viral footage while Chinese state media flooded platforms with official content.DW News [en]
DISASTERBREAKINGAug 31Rescue work intensifies as death toll in China-Nepal disaster approaches 1,000South China Morning Post
DISASTERAug 31Korea weighs drone search for 9 missing in NepalKorea is considering using drones to search for nine individuals who are missing in Nepal. This action highlights international cooperation in disaster response efforts.koreaherald.com · South Korea
WORLDAug 31China-Nepal floods, Japan to deploy fighter jets to India: 5 weekend reads you missedWe have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. What Japan’s coming fighter jet deployment to India means for China Japan plans to deploy fighter jets in India for the first time next month, a decision experts say reflects Tokyo’s desire to strengthen security cooperation with “like-minded” countries in the Indo-Pacific region as it ramps up...South China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKINGAug 30Nepal-China Flood: Over 800 people dead, 3,000 missingPremium Times
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