Flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border have killed 547 people as rescuers press on amid rising river levels. The disaster has widened into a cross-border relief effort while scientists probe a possible glacier collapse.

KATHMANDU, Aug 27: The death toll from the massive flash floods that struck Nepal on Wednesday has climbed to 162, with nearly 500 people, including 133 Indians, 37 NRIs and 81 security personnel, still missing, as the disaster caused widespread destruction across three districts. At least 50 of the missing Indians were pilgrims on the […]

Instead, Nepal wants cash contributions through a one-door mechanism, where funds are channelled through a single designated government fund.

Instead, Nepal wants cash contributions through a one-door mechanism, where funds are channelled through a single designated government fund.

At least 489 people in Nepal and five in China's Tibet were killed in catastrophic floods triggered by a glacier collapse, while nearly 1,000 others remain missing.

Emergency services are rushing to find survivors and treat the wounded after a devastating flash flood on the border of Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday killed more than 500 people, with over a thousand…

A senior foreign ministry official said the government had received both official and unofficial requests to deploy foreign search-and-rescue teams — including from India, China, the US, UK, Japan, South Korea, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh — but told all of them that Nepal's own agencies could manage the operation. India's specific request to send in its National Disaster Response Force was turned down, as was a similar request from China.

The Balen Shah-led Nepalese government has said that its own security agencies were capable of handling the search and rescue operation in the aftermath of the devastating floods. Nepal opted for a domestic chain of command, which it said is shaped by the problems faced in coordination after the 2015 earthquake.

The Balen Shah-led Nepalese government has said that its own security agencies were capable of handling the search and rescue operation in the aftermath of the devastating floods. Nepal opted for a domestic chain of command, which it said is shaped by the problems faced in coordination after the 2015 earthquake.

Rescue operations have been suspended in Tibet as a lake formed by glacial debris began overflowing, raising fears of a second flood in Nepal even as teams race to find 1,468 missing people after destructive flash flooding killed hundreds.

Rescue operations have been suspended in Tibet as a lake formed by glacial debris began overflowing, raising fears of a second flood in Nepal even as teams race to find 1,468 missing people after destructive flash flooding killed hundreds.

Donald Trump said the US had offered Nepal any help it needed after flash floods and landslides along the Nepal-Tibet border. The offer came as rescuers searched cut-off areas, with hundreds still missing and fresh flooding risks flagged.