Nepal, 13 days
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Nepal has demanded £15m in climate compensation from “polluting economies” for last month’s devastating flood.
Disaster authorities’ preliminary damage estimate of $2.56 billion is nearly a fifth of Nepal’s annual government budget of about $14 billion. The full cost of rebuilding has yet to be calculated, though some estimates put it at $4 billion to $5 billion.
A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck northwestern Nepal as search and rescue teams pressed forward with complex tunnel operations following devastating river floods.
Lu Haitao was rescued from a hydropower tunnel and evacuated by helicopter Saturday, 10 days after the floods.
ITV News Correspondent Neil Connery flew through the Trishuli Valley where towns and villages were destroyed in catastrophic floods.
Nepal's search for survivors has entered a critical phase, two weeks after devastating floods swept through the Himalayan country. Rescuers are now focusing on three hydropower project tunnels, where they believe dozens of workers could be trapped.
Rescuers in Nepal have pulled out a Chinese man and a woman in separate operations, 10 days after devastating floods hit the country.
More than 3,000 people are still missing after catastrophic flash floods hit following a glacial collapse high in the Himalayan region.
Rescuers in Nepal are focusing on three hydropower project tunnels where they believe dozens of workers could be trapped, authorities said on Tuesday, two weeks after a
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Flood-hit Nepal races to rebuild bridges, restore vital road links with India, China support
Kathmandu, Sep 8 (PTI) Nepal is racing to restore vital road links severed by devastating flash floods, seeking temporary bridges from India and China as authorities work to reconnect isolated communi