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Satellite images reveal scale of flood devastation in Nepal villages
Before-and-after images show villages, bridges and a key Nepal-Tibet border crossing washed away by devastating floodwaters.
August 28, 2026BBC speaks with US group after 77 trekkers go missing in Nepal flood
The BBC’s Helena Humphrey visited Isha Foundation in the US state of Tennessee, that lost contact with their tour group on the China-Nepal border.
August 28, 2026NEWSLETTER: New flood risks hamper Himalayan rescue work - Reuters
NEWSLETTER: New flood risks hamper Himalayan rescue work Reuters
August 28, 2026Over 90,000 affected by Himalayan landslide, Red Cross says - Reuters
Over 90,000 affected by Himalayan landslide, Red Cross says Reuters
August 28, 2026Blocked roads and devastation as BBC drives to site of Nepal floods
South Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri reports as she travels from Kathmandu to Trishuli, passing ambulances and hearses on the way.
August 28, 2026This Indian pilgrim was about to enter Tibet for her dream tour - then her WhatsApp messages stopped
Her family is among hundreds anxiously waiting for news after the deadly flash floods.
August 28, 2026'High risk' of lake breaching and causing second flood, warns China
China says a lake formed after a recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border may burst in the coming days.
August 28, 2026Magnitude 5 earthquake hits Tibet, hundreds of miles north of Himalayan flood - Reuters
Magnitude 5 earthquake hits Tibet, hundreds of miles north of Himalayan flood Reuters
August 27, 2026Tracing the deadly path of the Nepal-Tibet flash flood
BBC Verify traces the path of the destructive Nepal-Tibet flash flood using verified video.
August 27, 2026Collapsed glacier likely caused devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, scientists say
Preliminary investigations by scientists have pointed to a collapsed glacier as the cause, highlighting the issue of rapidly melting Himalayan ice.
August 27, 2026'The flood took everything': Nepal survivors describe horror of loved ones being swept away
One woman says her father, mother, sister and sister's children were carried away before her eyes.
August 27, 2026Global aid heads to Nepal after devastating flash flood - Reuters
Global aid heads to Nepal after devastating flash flood Reuters
August 27, 2026Number missing in Tibet after Nepal mudslide tops 550; China flags upstream risk - Reuters
Number missing in Tibet after Nepal mudslide tops 550; China flags upstream risk Reuters
August 27, 2026'Saved by a mango tree': How a Nepali labourer survived deadly flash flood - Reuters
'Saved by a mango tree': How a Nepali labourer survived deadly flash flood Reuters
August 26, 2026Glacier collapse may have triggered deadly Nepal flash flood, experts say - Reuters
Glacier collapse may have triggered deadly Nepal flash flood, experts say Reuters
August 26, 2026Moment tornado tears through southern France
The tornado has injured more than 40 people and destroyed homes in villages.
August 25, 2026Guinea rubbish landfill collapse kills 30
A mound of rubbish at a major waste site buried several homes in the capital, the government says.
August 23, 2026July's Typhoon Maysak killed at least 159 in China's southwest region - Reuters
July's Typhoon Maysak killed at least 159 in China's southwest region Reuters
August 21, 2026Colombia's president pegs early quake losses at $9.6 billion - Reuters
Colombia's president pegs early quake losses at $9.6 billion Reuters
August 18, 2026Aid shortages and fears of starvation as Indonesia reels from deadly earthquake
Some 53 people were killed and thousands displaced by the earthquake, which struck early on Saturday.
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Satellite images reveal scale of flood devastation in Nepal villages
Tracing the deadly path of the Nepal-Tibet flash flood New satellite imagery has revealed the scale of the devastation along Nepal's Trishuli River caused by Wednesday's deadly flash flood, triggered
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This Indian pilgrim was about to enter Tibet for her dream tour - then her WhatsApp messages stopped
Subhrasree Chakraborty in Kathmandu a day before she set out for the pilgrimage Early on Wednesday, Sudipto Bhattacharya received what would be the last messages from his wife. She'd sent a picture
Blocked roads and devastation as BBC drives to site of Nepal floods
The BBC has seen widespread devastation on the way from Nepal's capital of Kathmandu to Trishuli, one of the areas worst-hit by flooding on the Tibetan border. As well as ambulances, hearses were als
'High risk' of lake breaching and causing second flood, warns China
The lake has formed in a location upstream from the site of Wednesday's flash flood China has warned there is a "high risk" that a lake which formed after the recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet bo
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Tracing the deadly path of the Nepal-Tibet flash flood
Floods have devastated the Nepal-Tibet border region which have destroyed towns and swept away bridges. Hundreds of people have been reported dead and hundreds more missing. BBC Verify has traced th
Collapsed glacier likely caused devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, scientists say
Aerial footage shows floods on Nepal-Tibet border Preliminary investigations have pointed to a collapsed glacier as the cause of the flash flood on the Nepal-Tibet border, highlighting the issue of r
'The flood took everything': Nepal survivors describe horror of loved ones being swept away
Watch: People pulled from mud in Nepal after deadly flash floods Survivors of massive flash floods in Nepal have recounted how they saw their loved ones disappear into torrents of mud. More than 175
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Moment tornado tears through southern France
A destructive tornado has torn through villages in southern France, injuring more than 40 people. An eyewitness from the village of Verzeille recorded the tornado forming beneath a thunderstorm. Wind
Guinea rubbish landfill collapse kills 30
There are fears the death toll could rise further as a number of people may be buried under the rubbish At least 30 people have been killed after a mound of rubbish at a major waste site collapsed on
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Aid shortages and fears of starvation as Indonesia reels from deadly earthquake
At least 53 people have been killed and some 5,000 displaced by the initial quake, which struck at a depth of just 15km There are hundreds of disaster victims in Dampek village - but only one doctor.
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