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Kathmandu: Amid continuous rescue operation, the death toll from flash floods in Nepal went up to 675 on Saturday, with more bodies being recovered even as more than 2,400 people still remained missing following the disaster. Nepal police said bodies were recovered from all eight affected districts as search and rescue operations continued on war footing. How glacial collapse led to Nepal flash flood? The disaster happened as an ice-rock avalanche following a glacial collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border sent a torrent of water, mud and debris downstream wiping out towns and villages, damaging crucial infrastructure and washing away hydropower…

Kathmandu: The images of a mud-covered elderly woman being rescued to safety in the scoop of a digger have come to symbolise extraordinary accounts of survival in Nepal's devastating flash floods. The woman, 97-year-old Guna Maya Bohara, was pulled alive from the rubble of her care home after a four-hour rescue operation. Guna Maya Bohara recovering in hospital Her doctors say she is recovering in hospital, while her great-nephew Dipak told BBC Nepali that she looked like “a warrior” who had returned victorious from battle. Hers is one of the many stories of survival from flood-ravaged areas of Nepal, where…

Kathmandu: More than 600 people have died in the devastating floods in Nepal, while around 2,500 people are still missing. Among those missing are 537 foreign nationals, including 320 Indians. Rescue and recovery operations continue across the flood-hit areas as authorities also remain alert to the possibility of further danger. Amid the destruction, an unusual incident in Dhading has drawn attention after a bank locker swept away by floodwaters was found along the Trishuli river, triggering a scramble for the cash inside. Police have since arrested 29 people and recovered more than 92 lakh Nepali rupees from them, an amount…

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Kathmandu: Nepal has praised India's support following the devastating floods that have killed more than 600 people, with Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle describing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "exceptionally generous" in the country's time of crisis. Speaking to PTI Videos on Saturday, Wagle said New Delhi had indicated that it would extend "very generous assistance" for reconstruction as Nepal begins to assess the enormous damage caused by the disaster. India has already sent relief material and a specialised team to assist with rescue operations. India steps up relief support for Nepal An ice-rock avalanche following a glacial collapse near the…

A tourist filming the mountainous landscape in Gyirong County in China’s Xizang Autonomous Region may have accidentally captured the high-altitude glacier collapse that triggered the devastating mudslide at Gyirong Port along the Nepal-China border. Experts examining the footage believe the video could provide crucial evidence about the origin of the disaster, which struck on August 26 and caused widespread destruction on both sides of the border. At least 626 people have been killed in the calamity in Nepal while search and rescue operations continue for more than 2,500 people missing. Video shows glacier collapse that caused tragedy Kang Shichang, director of…