A US-backed programme designed to monitor landslides, floods and other natural hazards in Nepal was shut down in January 2025 following funding cuts under the Donald Trump administration, more than a year before a devastating Himalayan disaster claimed more than 1,200 lives and left thousands of people missing. The closure of the disaster-monitoring initiative has...
India has intensified its humanitarian and rescue operations in flood-hit Nepal, sending a fourth Indian Air Force (IAF) relief flight carrying emergency supplies to Kathmandu as authorities continue efforts to locate Indian nationals affected by the devastating floods. The latest developments came after severe flooding triggered by the Bhote Koshi River on August 26 caused...
A Mumbai-based mountaineer and medical practitioner has been reported missing following devastating flash floods in Nepal, triggering concern among his family, colleagues and members of the trekking community. Dr Milind P. Chitlay, who is associated with an outdoor and trekking organisation, was reportedly in Nepal when severe flooding and mudslides struck parts of the Himalayan...