Environment

Nepal seeks urgent Loss and Damage Fund response to Bhote Koshi floods

2026-09-02T20:14

Nepal has made an urgent appeal to the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage for a rapid and direct response to the catastrophic Bhote Koshi flash floods, saying the disaster has caused losses and disruption beyond the country's immediate response capacity.

Travel & Leisure

Rasuwa flood causes over Rs 50 billion tourism damage: Tourism Minister

2026-09-02T22:57

The Rasuwa flood has caused more than Rs 50 billion in preliminary damage to Nepal’s tourism sector, including damage to 142 hotels, 57 restaurants and 141 tourism-related vehicles, Tourism Minister Khadak Raj Paudel said on Wednesday.

Travel & Leisure

Foreign Ministry steps up diplomatic efforts to trace missing foreign nationals

2026-09-06T20:12

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has intensified diplomatic and consular efforts to trace hundreds of foreign nationals missing in the Bhotekoshi floods, coordinate international rescue assistance and facilitate the identification and repatriation of victims.

Environment

Rasuwa disaster prompts regional push to identify other high-risk mountain sites

2026-09-20T12:22

The disaster triggered by an ice-rock avalanche in Rasuwa has prompted a regional effort to identify other potentially dangerous sites across the Hindu Kush Himalaya and strengthen systems for monitoring and warning communities in time.