A 24-year-old British man is among 19 people who were killed in a bus crash in Nepal, police say. The bus – which had been carrying tourists – had been travelling to the capital, Kathmandu, when it lost control and…
More than 200 killed: What caused the devastating floods in Nepal?
Nepalese capital Kathmandu was inundated by floodwaters last week after record-breaking rains caused the Bagmati river to breach its banks. More than 200 people have been killed and thousands of houses damaged in the worst flooding and landslides in the Kathmandu valley…
Death toll mounting from South Asia’s devastating monsoon
NEW DELHI: Torrential storms lashing India and Nepal have killed hundreds of people since June, official data showed on Tuesday (Aug 13), with flooding and landslides causing widespread devastation during the treacherous monsoon season. The deaths include scores in India this…
Nepal earthquake: More than 150 killed in remote western Nepal
More than 150 people have been killed after an earthquake struck remote western Nepal on Friday. Security forces have been deployed to help rescue efforts in the rugged districts of Jajarkot and West Rukum, 500km (310 miles) west of Kathmandu.…
Mount Everest rescue pilot risks her own life to save adventurers from Nepal’s perilous peaks
Nepal’s only female helicopter rescue pilot, Priya Adhikari, says she has seen enough death and destruction on the mountains to rid her of any desire to climb them. “I don’t climb, I land,” she laughs. Flying is a male-dominated profession,…
International Celebrities, Diplomats and Adventurers to Deliver Fire Appliances to Kathmandu, Nepal
The Challenge To deliver much-needed firefighting vehicles to Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. International celebrities, diplomats and adventurers are joining forces to drive American fire engines across the Himalayas to Kathmandu and donate them to the local fire department,…
New Zealand Paramedics involved in Nepal aircraft rescue
The co-pilot of a cargo plane that smashed into the mountains near Mt Everest has an NZ paramedic and two other Kiwis to thank for his life. Paramedic Andrew Roy was one of three Kiwis involved in the dramatic rescue…
Nepal Earthquake update
The official death toll is now at 2,500 and 5000 serious injuries, unofficially estimates are that the number of fatalities will climb to 10,000 when outlying areas are reached. Rescuers are searching frantically for survivors of the huge 7.9 quake…