The Bhotekoshi flood has once again reminded us that Nepal needs a resilient tourism system to withstand major shocks. It’s nearly October. This month marks the end of the monsoon season in Nepal....
The most expensive consequence of Bhotekoshi was not the flood itself. It was the bill it created. The government-led Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment placed direct physical damage and economic l...
Nepal faces one of the most painful times in its recent history. The catastrophic Bhotekoshi flash flood has caused the loss of thousands of lives, and thousands are still missing. It swept away se...
KATHMANDU, Sept. 23: The government is preparing to restrict the construction of permanent houses and concrete structures in areas inundated by the Bhotekoshi flood on August 26, after an initial s...
Nepal is about to ask the world for billions, but the world is also asking whether Nepal can keep dirty money out. Nepal is holding out its hand after the devastating Bhotekoshi flood. At a recent...
Syabrubesi, September 23 Twenty-seven days after a devastating flood tore through Syabrubesi, Phurba Maya Tamang and Kanchhi Tamang were finally crossing the Bhotekoshi River. They had been strand...
Kathmandu, Sept. 24: The government has begun preparations to determine how and when to conclude the search and rescue operation launched following the Bhotekoshi floods, which has continued for mo...
KATHMANDU, Sept 23: The United States plans to provide an additional $31 million for recovery efforts following the Bhotekoshi flood, according to the US Embassy in Nepal.
Pratima Tamang Lama was a nurse, community worker, and ambitious local leader who dreamed of becoming Nepal’s health minister. The Bhotekoshi flood cut those dreams short. Pratima Tamang Lama was ...
Kathmandu, September 21 Monetary contributions to the Prime Minister Natural Disaster Relief Fund have continued to pour in following the floods that struck the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli river system on...
Kathmandu, Sept. 23: The damage to agriculture, livestock and fisheries caused by the recent Bhotekoshi flood has been estimated at Rs. 3.26 billion, while the total recovery needs for the three su...
KATHMANDU, Sept 21: Monetary contributions to the Prime Minister Natural Disaster Relief Fund have continued to be made in the aftermath of the floods that struck the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli river syst...
The Bhotekoshi crisis must be recognised as a clear signal that we have entered a new era in our rapidly warming world. On a sunny day, as you fly from Lhasa to Kathmandu, crossing the world’s hig...
Kathmandu, September 20 1,436 bodies have now been found among those who lost their lives in the Bhotekoshi flood. According to Nepal Police, as of 11 am today, 1,434 bodies had been found across...
Weeks on, Nepal is still reeling from the aftermath of the August 2026 flash flood. Rising to 9 metres, the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli Rivers swept away people, houses, bridges, and hydropower infrast...
KATHMANDU, Sept 21: Authorities have begun efforts to verify the number of people reported missing after the Bhotekoshi flood through a virtual meeting with chief district officers, district securi...
Twenty-four days after the Bhotekoshi floods, Rasuwa and Nuwakot remain cut off from each other, while Dhading district headquarters also lacks a direct road link. Mud, unstable ground and steep c...
Mustang, September 20 Tourism in Mustang has witnessed a slowdown in the aftermath of the floods that struck the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli river system on August 26. The District Police Office, Mustang...
As the scar Bhotekoshi flood continues to linger, another threat of torrential rain is in the making. According to meteorologists, heavy rainfall is expected between September 24 and 28 in differen...
MUSTANG, Sept 20: Tourism in Mustang has witnessed a slowdown in the aftermath of the floods that struck the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli river system on August 26.
Forty-nine people from Jumla’s Patarasi Rural Municipality remain unaccounted for since the Bhotekoshi floods, including 15 young men from Lamri who had gone to Rasuwa for work. The anguish of Har...
Kathmandu, Sept 22: Work is underway to bring road traffic into operation at Galchhi-Syaphrubesi road within coming mid-October. The road was damaged by the August 26 Bhotekoshi floods.
KATHMANDU, Sept 20: Total 1,436 dead bodies have been recovered from various places since the Bhotekoshi floods disaster occurred on August 26.
Kathmandu, Sept 21: Rescue and relief operations in areas affected by the Bhotekoshi floods are continuing, Home Secretary Kedarnath Sharma told a thematic parliamentary committee.
KATHMANDU, Sept 20: The Bhotekoshi flood that struck the Nepal–China border region on August 26 has renewed concern about climate change and melting glaciers across the Himalayas.
Kathmandu, Sept 21: China has provided Rs 11 million to help children affected by the Bhotekoshi floods.
KATHMANDU, Sept 20: The severe flooding in the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers on August 26 damaged hydropower projects with a combined capacity of 669 megawatts, according to figures on the affecte...
Kathmandu, Sept 21: Minister for Information and Communications, Dr. Bikram Timilsina, said that a plan will be forwarded to resettle those affected by the August 26 Bhotekoshi floods by developing...
KATHMANDU, Sept 19: The government has tightened child protection measures for children affected by the devastating flood in the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli River on August 26, directing authorities to man...
Kathmandu, Sept 21: Monetary contributions to the Prime Minister Natural Disaster Relief Fund have continued to be made in the aftermath of the floods that struck the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli river syst...
Kathmandu, Sept 20: Total 1,436 dead bodies have been recovered from various places since the Bhotekoshi floods disaster occurred on August 26.
Mustang, Sept 20: Tourism in Mustang has witnessed a slowdown in the aftermath of the floods that struck the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli river system on August 26.
This year, the 11th anniversary of the promulgation of the new constitution is not taking place with much fanfare. The nation is plunged into an unimaginable tragedy caused by the Bhotekoshi flood....
The devastating Bhotekoshi floods hit at a time when Nepal has just begun a journey of political stability after several decades of instability. The country was struggling to restore investor and b...
In the aftermath of unprecedented Bhotekoshi flash flood that has killed more than a thousand and left more than 5 thousand people unaccounted for, much of the attention is focused on what was visi...
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