State of the Climate in Asia 2024
<p>The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing
Landslides
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Eight people killed, 8 others went missing due to landslides
Eight people were killed and eight others went missing in landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in Dolakha, Palpa, Syangja and Myagdi districts early Monday morning. Five members of a family went
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Floods, landslides bring misery; 8 dead, 13 missing
At least eight persons died and 13 others went missing in landslides and floods in different parts of the country on Monday. Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall claimed three lives in Khanichhap and
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7 killed, 6 missing in landslides of Palpa, Myagdi, Syangja, Dolakha
Four different incidents of landslides on Monday night and early Tuesday morning have killed 3 in Palpa, 2 in Myagdi and 2 in Syangja while 6 are missing in Dolakha (5) and Syangja (1), police said.
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Flash flood wreaks havoc on Drang villages
The flash flood triggered by landsides inundated 10 shops in the Bagi bazaar and washed away 12 bighas of land in Mandah and Baha villages in the Shegli gram panchayat in the Kataula area in Drang last
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Landslide leaves Dogadi in darkness
Water and electricity woes of Dogadi VDC in Bajura had been solved a few years ago, but they have returned to haunt local residents again. The construction of Bhakbhake Drinking Water Project and Bhujangadh
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Haphazard human intervention’ led to Uttarakhand disaster
A government report has pinned the responsibility of the Uttarakhand disaster on “haphazard human intervention” -- hydel projects, mining, de-forestation and infrastructure for religious tourism, which
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Landslides claim two in Parbat
A labour died and another was injured in a landslide in Parbat district Saturday evening. The deceased has been identified as Khadga Bahadur Pun of Dulegauda VDC-5 in Tanahun district. The incident took
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Death toll in Mumbai landslide climbs to 5: BMC
The three deceased have been identified as Sultana Sheikh (25) and her two minor sons Arif (2) and Rizwan Sheikh (18-month-old), the official said. The death toll in the landslide at Antop Hill in Central
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Wijeyadasa takes felling of 67,000 trees to HRC
President’s Counsel Wijayadasa Rajapakha yesterday complained to the Human Rights Commission against State Resources and State Enterprises Development Minister Dayashritha Tissera and Renewable Energy
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Over 30 people buried in landslides in China
About 30 to 40 people were buried today in a rain-triggered landslide in China's southwestern Sichuan Province, as reported by local officials. The landslide took place this morning in Zhongxing Township,