10+ hour, 45+ min ago   (1330+ words) Nepal has sought Chinese assistance to rebuild the road linking Syaphrubesi with the Rasuwagadhi border crossing, the key trade route in the north, which was severely damaged by the August 26 floods. China has responded positively to Nepal’s proposal and indicated…...

10+ hour, 55+ min ago   (503+ words) That reality goes beyond Bhotekoshi, to the heart of how Nepal should understand climate change and disaster risk. My experience in public health and infectious diseases has taught me an important lesson: many health risks do not appear suddenly. Small…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (895+ words) The government has stepped up efforts to reopen the Galchhi-Rasuwagadhi road, with the Department of Roads aiming to establish a temporary track to the Chinese border point before Dashain. Floodwaters from the Bhotekoshi have washed away large sections of the…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (386+ words) A helicopter carrying relief material reached the far-flung village of Tiru in Rasuwa, the district hardest hit in the August 26 floods, on Wednesday, 15 days after the devastating deluge tore through the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river basins. Tiru is among the…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (650+ words) The Board of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) has expressed readiness to consider Nepal’s request for urgent financial assistance following the devastating Bhotekoshi river floods, which Nepal argues were caused by the adverse effects of climate…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (278+ words) Germany is providing around €8 million in assistance to Nepal following the devastating Bhotekoshi floods, combining emergency relief with humanitarian and longer-term development support for affected communities. More than €500,000 of the package is being provided as emergency assistance through the European…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (811+ words) Nepal has stepped up diplomatic efforts to secure financial support from the UN-backed Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) established to address loss and damage caused by climate change, lobbying board members and raising the issue in international…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1627+ words) Mansing Tamang, ward chairman of Uttargaya-4 in the flood-hit Rasuwa district, has been waiting in Dhunche for three days for a helicopter to take 250 sacks of rice and other relief supplies to Mailung and nearby settlements. The road to his…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (913+ words) On August 29, three days after the devastating Bhotekoshi floods, Milan Raila, an eight-year-old from Rasuwa, woke up suddenly at 4 in the morning and complained of severe abdominal pain. His family had been taking refuge at a relative’s home after their…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (796+ words) The Kathmandu Post Time to move past the basics in disaster response Disasters do not affect everyone in the same way. For one family, the urgent need may be food and clean water; for another, it may be a wheelchair,…...