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Nepal-Tibet floods: Indian Embassy in Beijing seeks DNA samples from families of missing nationals

The Indian Embassy in Beijing has asked families of Indian nationals still missing after the devastating Nepal-Tibet floods to submit DNA samples to help authorities identify those unaccounted for.

5-magnitude earthquake strikes Tibet days after Nepal glacier disaster

A 5-magnitude earthquake has struck Tibet days after the Nepal glacier disaster triggered devastating flood in Tibet and Nepal.

Warning signs missed, satellite images hinted glacier disturbance: Scientists on Nepal flood

A group of scientists have said that warning signs were missed days before the Nepal-Tibet flood as satellite imagery showed disturbance in glacier. They have said that, given the history of avalanches in the region in recent years, the...

3 months before flood, China rejected Nepal’s request for glacier risk & water level data

Three months before the flash flood ravaged the country, Nepali officials have said that China had rejected their requests for glacier risk and water level data. Following the devastation from the flood in Nepal and Tibet, China's opacity in...

In Nepal-Tibet flood, it wasn’t just glacier that collapsed, Langtang Lirung mountainside broke off

With clearer satellite imagery, it has emerged that the Tibet-Nepal flood was not caused by a simple glacial collapse but by the collapse of a large section of the northern face of the 7,234-metre Langtang Lirung mountain in Nepal.

US says 85 nationals still missing as death toll in Nepal-Tibet flash floods crosses 800 mark

The US State Department on Sunday noted that at least 85 Americans are still missing in the devastating flash floods in Nepal and Tibet.

Death toll in Nepal-Tibet flash floods crosses 700 mark as rescue ops continue for 5th day

Death toll in the devastating Nepal-Tibet flash floods crossed the 700 mark as the authorities race against time to find the survivors.

US pledges $3.6 million in aid as Nepal floods kill 682, leave nearly 3,000 missing

The US has pledged more than $3.6 million in humanitarian aid to Nepal, as rescuers search for nearly 3,000 people still missing following catastrophic floods along the Nepal-Tibet border

China removes PLA general who oversaw Doklam and Galwan standoffs with India from key post

Zhao’s removal is significant for India because the Western Theatre Command oversees Chinese military operations across Tibet and Xinjiang and along a large part of China’s border with India

China's control of information & curbs on civilians hamper assessment of damage in Tibet floods

Days after the devastating flash floods in Nepal and Tibet killed hundreds, reports are emerging that China's control over information is hampering the overall assessment of the damage caused in Tibet.