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Nepal seeks urgent climate finance after Bhotekoshi flood

Kathmandu, Sept. 1 -- The government has sent an urgent request to the board of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage, a global climate finance mechanism, seeking financial assistance for Nepal f... Read More


More countries join Nepal flood rescue efforts

Kathmandu, Aug. 31 -- In the aftermath of the August 26 Bhotekoshi disaster, Nepal is turning increasingly to foreign governments for specialised expertise and equipment as the scale of the search, re... Read More


China closes Tatopani border point citing landslides risk

Kathmandu, Aug. 31 -- China has closed the Tatopani border point for imports and exports until further notice, citing the risk of landslides on the Nepali side of the border. The closure, which took ... Read More


Nepal working on detailed assessment as Bhotekoshi flood reconstruction could cost up to $5 billion

Kathmandu, Aug. 30 -- As the government prepares to carry out a post-disaster needs assessment (PDNA) of the devastation caused by the Bhotekoshi floods, preliminary estimates suggest that Nepal could... Read More


Relief priority but government assessing damage inflicted by Bhotekoshi floods

Kathmandu, Aug. 30 -- As the government prepares to carry out a post-disaster needs assessment (PDNA) of the devastation caused by the Bhotekoshi floods, preliminary estimates suggest that Nepal could... Read More


Indian, Chinese and Korean teams moved to flood-hit areas to support search and rescue effort

Kathmandu, Aug. 30 -- The government, which was initially reluctant to accept various kinds of support offered by friendly nations, has started allowing them to carry out search and rescue operations ... Read More


Nepal agrees to foreign help for flood rescue

Kathmandu, Aug. 28 -- The Nepal government has reversed its earlier decision to not seek help from international search-and-rescue teams in the Bhotekoshi flash flood-hit areas, following intense dipl... Read More


In a reversal, Nepal agrees to foreign help for flood rescue

Kathmandu, Aug. 28 -- The Nepal government has reversed its earlier decision to not seek help from international search-and-rescue teams in the Bhotekoshi flash flood-hit areas, following intense dipl... Read More


Nepal seeks answers on flash flood as India, China, US and World Bank offer support

Kathmandu, Aug. 26 -- Nepal has yet to determine what triggered the devastating Bhotekoshi flash flood, but officials suspect an earthquake in Tibet may have caused a glacial outburst. This is one of ... Read More


Nepal, US plan high-level visits and other engagements next year

Kathmandu, Aug. 25 -- Nepal and the United States are planning high-level visits and a series of other engagements next year as the two countries mark the 80th anniversary of the establishment of dipl... Read More