nepal – The Watchers

At least 1 dead, nearly 30 missing as floods destroy Miteri Bridge on China-Nepal border

Rishav Kothari — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:57:50 +0000

At least 1 fatality and nearly 30 people were reported missing as floods and landslide along the Nepal-China border destroyed the Miteri Bridge on July 8, 2025, halting trade along the key route connecting the two countries.

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Major roads blocked, dozens rescued as monsoon floods hit Nepal

Reet Kaur — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 20:26:34 +0000

Flooding and landslides triggered by intense monsoon rainfall caused road blockages and multiple rescue operations across Nepal from June 18 to 20, 2025.

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Widespread forest fires ravage Mahottari, Nepal

Reet Kaur — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 13:36:31 +0000

Forest fires burned across Mahottari, Nepal, until April 9, 2025, impacting forests and threatening nearby settlements. As of April 10, the fires along major routes such as the East-West Highway have been largely extinguished.

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Floods claim at least 217 lives in Nepal, leave over 140 injured and 28 missing

Rishav Kothari — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 16:25:53 +0000

Nepal's flood crisis has claimed 217 lives, injured 143, and left 28 people missing, as emergency teams continue search and rescue operations across the hardest-hit areas.

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Extreme rainfall leaves over 260 dead or missing in Nepal

Rishav Kothari — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 13:13:18 +0000

Floods caused by extreme rainfall since Thursday, September 26, 2024, have claimed more than 130 lives across Nepal. On Saturday, September 28, the country saw the heaviest rainfall in 54 years after 323 mm (12.7 inches) of rainfall was recorded in just 24 hours. Around 136 people remain missing while over 3 000 people have been rescued so far.

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Catastrophic flood in Nepal’s Solukhumbu District destroys half of Thame village

Rishav Kothari — Sun, 18 Aug 2024 13:20:23 +0000

A glacial lake outburst caused a massive flash flood in Nepal's Thame village on Friday, August 16, 2024. The flooded Thame River destroyed almost half of the village and left nearly the entire village uninhabitable.

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Dozens missing after landslide sweeps away 2 buses in central Nepal

Rishav Kothari — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:07:53 +0000

A landslide caused by heavy rains swept two buses carrying over sixty passengers along the Madan-Ashrit highway in central Nepal at 03:30 local time (LT) On July 12, 2024. Latest reports suggest 3 survivors and 51 missing.

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Record rains hit Nepal’s Kanchanpur

Rishav Kothari — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 16:26:32 +0000

Kanchanpur district in Nepal experienced severe flooding after record-breaking rains on July 8, 2024. This was the heaviest rainfall for the region in the past 78 years, with some regions crossing the 600 mm (23.62 inch) mark. The flooding caused 4 deaths and 1 person was reported missing.

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Heavy monsoon rains hit Nepal, leaving widespread damage and 28 dead

Rishav Kothari — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 12:18:49 +0000

With monsoon rains intensifying in Nepal, at least 14 people were killed in just 24 hours on June 25 and 26, 2024, raising the overall death toll to 28 since June 9 and causing significant property damage.

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Shallow M5.6 earthquake hits western Nepal, killing more than 120 people

Teo Blašković — Sat, 04 Nov 2023 08:21:22 +0000

A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M5.6 hit western Nepal at 18:02 UTC (23:47 local time) on Friday, November 3, 2023. The agency is reporting a depth of 17.9 km (11 miles). GSRAS is reporting M5.6 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).

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