Fresh floods hit Bangladesh, hundreds of thousands left stranded
KATHMANDU: Heavy monsoon downpours in Bangladesh’s northeastern and northern regions have stranded hundreds of thousands of people, forcing authorities to...
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Climate change exacerbates food crisis in Nepal’s poorest region
Khusi Bishwokarma caresses her three-year-old daughter. The child is pale and underweight. She cannot speak clearly or engage in physical...
East-West Highway obstructed in Nawalparasi after diversion washed away by a flood
Butwal, June 17 The Butwal-Sunawal section of the East-West Highway in the Lumbini province has been obstructed after a flood...
Landslide in Ghoptebhir of Chitwan, Prithvi Highway blocked
KATHMANDU: Rain-caused landslides have blocked the Prithvi Highway. A landslide at Ichchhakamana Rural Municipality-4 Ghoptebhir in Chitwan at around 2...
548,000 people affected by heavy rain in China’s Jiangxi
NANCHANG: Heavy rain since Sunday had affected a total of 548,000 people in east China’s Jiangxi Province as of 5...
No heavy vehicles on Aanbu Khaireni-Muglin section
DAMAULI: Heavy vehicles will not be able to ply the Aanbu Khaireni-Muglin section of the Prithvi Highway for a few...
Abu Khaireni Update: Car & 2 motorcycles fell into river, 2 bodies found
POKHARA: On Friday morning, two bodies were found in a landslide accident at Anbu Khaireni Rural Municipality-4 of Tanahun, along...
Narayangarh-Mugling road section reopens
KATHMANDU: Roads blocked by landslides on Narayangarh-Muglin road become operational. At 8:45 a.m., a landslide occurred in Ichchakamana Rural Municipality-6,...
A 37-year-old woman died after being struck by lightning in Makwanpur
KATHMANDU: A lightning strike killed a person in Hiledmar, Manhari Rural Municipality-6, Makwanpur district. The deceased has been identified as...
4 dead, 41 injured after earthquake hits China’s Sichuan
CHENGDU: Four people have been confirmed dead and 41 others injured after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the city of Ya’an...
