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‘Unable to focus on studies’: Nepali students in Delhi worry for relatives after flash floods

“I am unable to focus on my studies. My family is safe in Kathmandu, but some of my relatives live near the border of the affected area, and we are worried about them,” said Bikas, a Delhi University student...

Nepal floods: 288 Indians missing, 21 from Tamil Nadu rescued, says MEA

Two hundred and eighty-eight Indians remain missing following the devastating flash floods in Nepal, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the missing Indians included those working on hydropower projects and tourist...

Op-Ed: The Flame at the Gate of the United Nations

Lobga Rangzen's Final Call and the Message He Left for the World Source

Dams on the Tsangpo: A Geopolitical Gamble in a Fragile Land

By Khedroob Thondup The Tibetan Plateau is often called the “Third Pole” for its vast reserves of freshwater locked in glaciers and rivers. Yet beneath this image of abundance lies a fragile geological reality: active fault lines, frequent earthquakes,...

What caused the Nepal-Tibet flash floods?

At least 270 people have died in the massive flash floods, while more than 800 others are missing.

PRESS RELEASE

According to information received so far through various news channels and the relevant Tibetan Settlement Office in Nepal, the flash flood that struck the Lha-Dep-Phu (Lhende river) on the Tibet-Nepal border caused major destruction — sweeping away large numbers...

25th Tibetan Cooperatives Conference Opens with Calls to Adapt to Changing Economic and Social Landscape

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 27 August: The 25th Annual General Conference of the Tibetan Cooperatives in India opened here on Wednesday, with speakers calling on Tibetan cooperative societies to adapt to changing economic conditions, demographic shifts, and evolving consumer...

Climate change boosted risk of devastating Himalayan flood: Experts

Climate change is leading to conditions that can destabilise high-mountain rock and ice, strengthening prospects for disasters such as this week’s Himalayan flood along the border between Nepal and China’s Tibet that killed 165, scientists say. At least 800...

Nepal-Tibet floods: What is a glacial collapse, how common is it?

More than 165 people are killed in floods triggered by a huge glacial collapse near Nepal-China border.

Pilgrims at Border Crossing Are Among 500 Foreigners Missing After Flood

The largest contingent appears to have been pilgrims traveling between Nepal and a sacred site in the Chinese region of Tibet.