17+ hour, 4+ min ago   (1330+ words) Nepal has sought Chinese assistance to rebuild the road linking Syaphrubesi with the Rasuwagadhi border crossing, the key trade route in the north, which was severely damaged by the August 26 floods. China has responded positively to Nepal’s proposal and indicated…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (895+ words) The government has stepped up efforts to reopen the Galchhi-Rasuwagadhi road, with the Department of Roads aiming to establish a temporary track to the Chinese border point before Dashain. Floodwaters from the Bhotekoshi have washed away large sections of the…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (342+ words) Eleven days after the devastating Bhotekoshi flood, a 64-year-old woman was rescued from her house that had been pushed entirely off its base and 100 metres up a hillside, nearly entirely buried in mud. Days earlier, her family had already performed…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (386+ words) A helicopter carrying relief material reached the far-flung village of Tiru in Rasuwa, the district hardest hit in the August 26 floods, on Wednesday, 15 days after the devastating deluge tore through the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river basins. Tiru is among the…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (478+ words) Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) chair Rabi Lamichhane on Wednesday urged the government to take immediate action against people who ridicule or attack victims of the Bhotekoshi floods on social media for expressing anger and frustration towards the state. Addressing the…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1627+ words) Mansing Tamang, ward chairman of Uttargaya-4 in the flood-hit Rasuwa district, has been waiting in Dhunche for three days for a helicopter to take 250 sacks of rice and other relief supplies to Mailung and nearby settlements. The road to his…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (913+ words) On August 29, three days after the devastating Bhotekoshi floods, Milan Raila, an eight-year-old from Rasuwa, woke up suddenly at 4 in the morning and complained of severe abdominal pain. His family had been taking refuge at a relative’s home after their…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (615+ words) Farmers in Bidur Municipality, Nuwakot, had spent the past two years adopting climate-resilient farming practices. Alongside paddy, they were growing millet and soybean. But some farmers may never get to use the equipment. Six farmers involved in the project have…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (1005+ words) As Nepal continues to deal with the devastating floods of August 26, many of us feel that we are just watching from a distance. We see destroyed homes, hear about people searching for their loved ones, follow rescue efforts, and encounter…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (868+ words) Pasang Mendo Tamang, a resident of Thulo Haku in Rasuwa, still repeatedly faints. Her 21-year-old eldest son, Binay, went missing in the August 26 Bhotekoshi flood. “She has hardly eaten anything since. She keeps crying, and I fear she could die…...