DEVIGHAT, Nepal (AP) — Rescue teams searched on Thursday for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border after a catastrophic and deadly torrent of floods and mud swept through several communities a day earlier following a glacier collapse.The disaster left at least 273 people dead and more than 1,300 missing, including foreigners and pilgrims, … Read more
Interim summaryHere’s a snapshot of the latest developments: More than 1,000 people including almost 800 foreigners are missing across Nepal and Tibet, authorities say, after a wall of mud and rock collapsed into a Himalayan river, sending catastrophic flash floods through towns and valleys. Rescuers in Nepal used helicopters to search for survivors and drop … Read more
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1. Current Pacific StormsChevron DownHere’s where you can track everything from Lala and Iselle to all the other areas we’re monitoring in the Atlantic and Pacific basins this hurricane season. The map above shows satellite images of the Pacific basin, the current location of tropical systems, and areas we are watching for possible development. Current … Read more
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Iran will not allow military ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz under an agreement the Islamic Republic is negotiating with Oman, Iran’s deputy foreign minister said. Top diplomats from the two countries met to discuss the management of commercial shipping traffic in the vital waterway, which remains largely closed nearly six months after the … Read more
Long-range Ukrainian drones attacked a major warehouse belonging to Russia’s largest online retailer, burning it to the ground, local authorities said Wednesday. The depot in the Tambov region, southeast of Moscow, was attacked on July 18, killing seven people. That attack was the start of Ukraine’s air campaign that has dealt repeated blows to Russian … Read more
The cause of the devastating floods in Nepal is still unclear, but initial reports suggest that an earthquake triggered an avalanche of ice and rocks. This avalanche probably “blocked the (Bhotekoshi River) and caused a sudden surge downstream,” said Saswata Sanyal of the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in Kathmandu, a regional climate … Read more
‘We have lost contact with all of them’ posted at 11:55 BST11:55 BST Image source, EPA Caption, An aerial view of damaged houses in Trishuli Bazar in Nuwakot district, Nepal Yee Liang, a Chinese businessman based in Kathmandu, Nepal, says his logistics company has seven container trucks in the flash flood area, all manned by … Read more