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King makes personal donation to British Red Cross after Nepal flash floods

More than 1,300 people were killed in the disaster and 5,000 are missing, including over 30 British nationals.

Evening Standard

Nepal endured months of political upheaval. Devastating floods are now testing its new government

The flash floods two weeks ago swallowed settlements in Nepal, damaged hydropower projects and left thousands of homes in need of rebuilding

The Independent UK

Australian found safe in Nepal as others wait and hope

As relatives desperately search and wait for news on dozens of Australians missing following the Nepal-Tibet floods, one Aussie has been found alive and safe.

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Marie Just Got Downgraded — Here's Why California, Baja and the Grand Canyon Still Aren't in the Clear

Marie has weakened to a tropical storm, but Baja California Sur flooding, dangerous California surf and Southwest flash-flood risk continue this week.

Latin Times

California flooded Monticello in 1956; Its streets still lie beneath Lake Berryessa

A small California community of ranches, farms, schools and family homes has been covered by water for nearly 70 years. Beneath the waters of Lake Berryessa rests the ghost town of Monticello, preserved in fragments: its roads, foundations and historic bridge still visible beneath the surface while photographs and memories…

The Times of India

A Philippine lawmaker charged with corruption in flood control projects

A Philippine lawmaker and former House speaker has been charged with allegedly pocketing millions from flood control projects

The Independent UK

Weather tracker: Typhoon Saudel causes mass evacuations in south-east China

Torrential rain causes widespread damage; while north-west South Africa hit by thunderstorms and central-southern US faces oppressive heat

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The week in pictures: Nepal rescue operations, World Nomad Games and Russian strikes on Kyiv

From the desperate search for workers trapped in the hydropower tunnels buried by the catastrophic flooding in Nepal to crowds of women mourning the victims of a US bombardment of a wedding in southern Iran, FRANCE 24 looks back at the week's most striking pictures.

France 24

Nepal flood survivor's family in China relieved after days of anxious waiting

Lu Haitao’s family can finally breathe a sigh of relief after the Chinese man's rescue from a tunnel that protected him from the Nepal flooding

The Independent UK

Rescue of Nepal hydropower workers ‘triumph for humans and humanity’, tunnelling expert says

Arnold Dix, an Australian engineer and geologist who worked at Ground Zero after 9/11, says finding two workers alive in Trishuli 3A ‘gives us hope’

The Guardian - AU

Five Great Reads: After the flood, leaving Maga, and sex doll ethics

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Miles Herbert

The Guardian - AU

Why early warning signs of glacier collapse in Nepal were difficult to detect

The glacier collapse that led to devastating flash floods across the Himalayan region of Nepal and its border with the Chinese autonomous region of Tibet on August 26 was preceded by early warning signs, experts say. But monitoring and emergency alert systems in the region are still insufficient to predict…

France 24

What we know about the link between Nepal’s flash floods and our climate crisis

In this week’s newsletter: The full scale of the disaster is still emerging, but as rescue efforts continue, scientists warn that a warming Himalayas could mean more deadly hazards

The Guardian - UK

Two trapped hydropower workers rescued from mud-clogged tunnel in Nepal

Rescue teams on Friday pulled two hydropower workers free from a tunnel blocked by mud and debris during the massive flood that swept through Nepal in late August. Officials believe that hundreds of workers remain trapped in tunnels connected to hydropower projects throughout the remote Himalayan region.

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The Times of India

Nepal estimates $2.56 billion flood damage, faces $52.6 million recovery cost

In the wake of Nepal's catastrophic floods, the nation faces over two billion dollars in property damage, leaving thousands displaced and in desperate need of essentials at relief centers. The destruction of roads and bridges has isolated communities, complicating aid efforts. Rescue teams are tirelessly engaging in operations to free…

The Guardian - UK

Two workers pulled alive from tunnel nine days after Nepal-Tibet floods

Officials say pair were rescued from Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel in Nepal after being trapped at depth of 170 metres

The Guardian - AU

‘They’ll be finding bodies next year’: a renowned forensic scientist on Nepal’s ‘extreme challenges’

Prof Richard Bassed helped identify Boxing Day tsunami victims and Black Saturday bushfire victims. ‘The randomness of this massive flood,’ he says. ‘That gets to you’

AAP

Nepal survivors' fresh test as men pulled from tunnel

Infrastructure challenges continue to hamper the search for survivors of the Nepal-Tibet floods as rescuers make a dramatic rescue at an underground facility.

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The Times of India

Flood-swept vehicle plugs tunnel mouth, saves 40 workers

TRISHULI BAZAAR: Forty workers trapped 3.5km inside the 216MW Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project miraculously survived the Aug 26 flood after a vehicle swept in by the torrent got wedged near the tunnel mouth and blocked the worst of the mud and debris from rushing inside.

France 24

‘Fight through darkness, water’: Nepal survivor recounts escape from flood-hit tunnel

A Nepalese worker recounts his harrowing escape from a hydropower project tunnel after last week's devastating flood. Around 900 workers remain trapped in tunnels at six hydroelectric plants in Nepal as the number of missing in the Himalayan disaster rose to 5,624 on Thursday, according to Nepalese and Chinese authorities.

The Times of India

Nepal floods: No bodies to cremate, kin burn kusha effigies as hopes fade for missing

Families in Nuwakot and Rasuwa performed symbolic cremations for missing flood victims. Relatives used kusha grass effigies when bodies could not be recovered. Searches for missing kin proved unsuccessful across various locations. Priests guided families through traditional rituals for liberating souls. Over one hundred effigies were cremated in Kathmandu's Pashupati…

The Guardian - AU

Two cousins hired a 4WD to find their missing Australian family in Nepal. Then ‘there was no more road’

As Santosh Swaminathan and Nathan Subramanian wait for the army to restore access into the areas where their loved ones had been, they are growing increasingly desperate

The Independent UK

Hikers recount scrambling through cactus as trail turned into a river during deadly Grand Canyon flood

Within minutes, torrential rains, gusting winds and even hail enveloped hikers along the creek

The Guardian - UK

Dozens of trapped hydropower tunnel workers in Nepal could still be alive, official says

About 46 people believed to be trapped in ‘room-like’ structure inside hydro plant tunnel on Nepal-Tibet border

The Times of India

Why Nepal is burying its flood victims instead of cremating them

Faced with an overwhelming number of unidentified flood victims, Nepal is resorting to temporary burials. Authorities are gathering crucial DNA and identification information for later claims. As morgues reach their limits, strategically documented burial sites marked with GPS coordinates are established, maintaining a necessary connection for future identification efforts, thus…

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