Tremor felt in Taplejung (kh 29/03/2023)

Migration evacuating villages in Jaimini (rn 29/03/2023)

Fire turns six houses into ashes in Bara (kh 28/03/2023)

Saving children from drowning : Among more than 1,500 drowning deaths in Nepal in 2019, 31.8 percent were children under five, by Puspa Raj Pant (kp 24/03/2023)

Two consecutive earthquakes jolt Baitadi (kh 17/03/2023)

Wildfires causing havoc in Mahottari (kh 15/03/2023)

Experts urge urgent action to tackle lightning risks, by Nitu Ghale (ae 15/03/2023)

Nepal’s cascading hazards : Scientific research can provide new insights into designing effective risk management strategies, by Rocky Talchabhadel and Sanjib Sharma (kp 1403/2023)

Fourteen houses burnt to a cinder by forest fire : Over 35 houses and sheds were burnt to ashes in Tehrathum in the past month, police say, by Chandra Karki (kp 14/03/2023)

Fire guts three shops in Nuwakot : The exact damage caused by the fire is yet to be calculated (kp 14/03/2023)

Earthquake with epicenter in Dailekh (kh 13/03/2023)

Earthquake recorded in Achham and Kavre (kh 05/03/2023)

Forest fires destroying forests in Mahottari (kh 01/03/2023)

Raging problem : After fires, human deaths and loss of property can be quickly calculated. Yet the damage is deeper (kp 28/02/2023)

As season of forest fires starts, authorities alert public to risks : At least 30 persons have died in fire-related incidents since the start of 2023, by Arjun Poudel (kp 26/02/2023)

14 houses gutted in the fire in Tehrathum (kh 25/02/2023)

Fresh earthquake strikes Bajura (kh 22/02/2023)

Government studying permanent solutions for flood-prone Melamchi project : In June 2021, a raging Melamchi River destroyed the headworks, besides submerging much of Melamchi town, by Pawan Pandey (kp 18/02/2023)

Kaligandaki embankment advanced to protect human settlements  (kh 15/02/2023)

River Summit for Watershed Area Conservation (kh 14/02/2023)

Earthquake felt in Taplejung (kh 13/02/2023)

Myagdi reports 25 incidents of forest fire due to lack of winter rainfall (kh 13/02/2023(

Little progress in Nepal’s quake preparedness since 2015 : New building codes have not been implemented and open spaces are in short supply, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 12/02/2023)

Effective Disaster Preparedness: Need of the Nation, by Shrijan Bahadur Malla (rep 11/02/2023)

Earthquake occurs in Rukum Paschim (kh 10/02/2023)

Wildfire raging inside Gaurishankar Conservation Area in Ramechhap : All efforts to contain the inferno, which has been raging for three days, have remained largely unsuccessful, say officials, by Tika Prasad Bhatta (kp 01/02/2023)

Far West of Nepal  at high seismic risk, by Pushpa Raj Joshi (rep 29/01/2023)

Victims of last November’s Doti earthquake spend cold winter months under flimsy tarp : Thirty-four people from eight families have been living under one tarpaulin tent in Uparkada, by Mohan Shahi (kp 26/01/2023)

Are We Prepared? (rep 26/01/2023)

5.9 magnitude earthquake jolts Sudur Paschim : The earthquake with epicenter in Bajura occurred at 2:43 PM (nlt 24/01/2023), Quake measuring 5.9 on Richter scale rattles western Nepal; houses, temple damaged (rep 24/01/2023), One killed, one other injured in earthquake in Bajura, by Krishna Oli and Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 24/01/2023), One killed and 25 houses damaged due to earthquake (kh 24/01/2023), Earthquake destroys 58 houses in Bajura (kh 25/01/2023), Telecom service disrupted in quake epicentre Bichhyan (ht 26/01/2023), 42 families displaced by quake in Bajura, 400 houses damaged (rep 27/01/2023)

Civilians to the rescue : The Yeti crash has once again brought to the fore the need for effective disaster management, by Srijan Bahadur Malla (kp 22/01/2023)

In a disastrous state : 2015 was just a warning, a mega-quake is overdue in western Nepal, and we better start preparing for it, by Sonia Awale (nt 20/01/2023)

Observation of Earthquake Day: Indigenous technique for effective preparedness, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 17/01/2023), Perilous path to quick-fire prosperity : Nepal needs to marshal all its resources to ensure the safety and welfare of its citizens, by CK Lal (kp 18/01/2023)

Earthquakes don't kill people, buildings do: So follow the building code, by Govind Prasad Lamichhane and Uttam Neupane (ht 18/01/2023)

Lack of equipment a big constraint in emergency response : The chaotic scenes at the Yeti Air accident site, say experts, were a sign of Nepal’s poor response mechanism, by Anup Ojha and Nishan Khatiwada (kp 17/01/2023)

In Uttarakhand land sinking, a forewarning : As we build roads and power projects in the fragile mountains, dangerous consequences await us, by Madhukar Upadhya (kp 16/01/2023)

Property worth Rs 4.9 million gutted in Dhankuta fire (kh 14/01/2023)

ed Cross Society initiates constructing makeshift houses for quake victims (kh 11/01/2023)

Embankment to stop flood-induced damage from Doda river (kh 08/01/2023)

Three earthquakes jolt Baglung (kh 28/12/2022)

Banke at high risk of earthquake: Study (kh 23/12/2022)

Two die of cold (kh 20/12/2022)

Fire in Khotang's Baksila guts property worth Rs 50 million, by Maheshwor Chamling Rai (kp 20/12/2022)

Helping people facing disaster, by Robert Vanwey (ae 19/12/2022)

Earthquake vacates villages in Nepal : Last month's disaster in west Nepal forced more people to migrate to afford house repairs, by Anita Bhetwal (nt 16/12/2022)

Youth involvement in disaster prevention and emergency aid (ae 15/12/2022)

High time to make Nepal a disaster-resilient country: Disaster Management experts (kh 13/12/2022)

Maya village in Kalikot at high risk of landslide (kh 10/12/2022)

Nepal’s forests vulnerable to increasingly fierce fires : Scientists say the worse could be yet to come as the winter season in Nepal becomes hotter and drier, by Arpan Shrestha (kp 09/12/2022)

Relief aid extended to fire survivors in Sindhupalchowk (kh 05/12/2022)

Mugu landslide victims exposed to worse suffering in cold (kh 03/12/2022)

Earthquake recorded in Dhankuta (kh 28/11/2022)

Disaster-prone schools put students’ lives at risk : Around 122 schools in Bajhang are at high risk of natural disasters. More than 24,400 children study there, according to the district office, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 23/11/2022) [Neglect of far western Nepal continues thanks to centrist political leaders!]

Nepal and India agree to repair Koshi embankment at 35 locations : The Indian side is expected to complete the repairs before next rainy season, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 14/11/2022)

Increasingly deadlier landslides imperil Nepal’s hydel hopes : The country’s problem, say experts, is its extreme geological diversity and the progressively complicated rainfall patterns, by Arpan Shrestha (kp 13/11/2022)

Earthquake victims of Doti waiting for relief, by Dil Bahadur Singh (rn 13/11/2022)

People being urged to stay outdoors in Bajhang’s Patadewal (kh 13/11/2022), People urged to stay outdoors in Bajhang after another quake on Saturday evening (rep 13/11/2022)

Learn lessons : We cannot predict an earthquake but we can stay well prepared to mitigate the loss of lives and property (ht 11/11/2022)

Earthquake hits Bajura (kh 10/11/2022)

Children, pregnant women and new mothers at risk of infections post quake : At least six people died, 12 were injured, and hundreds displaced in M6.6 earthquake that rocked the Purbichauki Rural Municipality in Doti district on Wednesday, by Arjun Poudel and Mohan Shahi (kp 10/11/2022)

6.6 magnitude earthquake jolts far western Nepal : Officials say casualties were recorded in Doti district where six dead and five others were injured. The quake has also caused massive damage to the houses (nlt 09/11/2022), Earthquake felt in Sudur Paschim Province (kh 09/11/2022), Earthquake injured being treated in Doti: Nepali Army (kh 09/11/2022), Doti earthquake: Six people killed (kh 09/11/2022), 200 aftershocks felt so far in Doti district (rep 09/11/2022), Aftershocks continue to hit quake-hit Doti : Hundreds of aftershocks continue to rattle the area. Authorities ask locals to stay alert. Injured being treated in different health facilities (nlt 09/11/2022)

49 killed, 25 missing due to monsoon-induced disasters in Karnali (kh 07/11/2022)

Embankment to protect Dodhara Chandani is always a poll agenda : The old embankment built in 1994 has lost its original height to siltation in the Mahakali river and provides little protection to the settlements, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 05/11/2022)

Victims of last month’s Pyuthan landslides languish in school buildings : Authorities concerned have offered assurances but haven’t done anything to resettle the displaced victims yet, they say, by Shamsher Bikram GC (kp 03/11/2022)

Between droughts and deluges : Nepal has of late witnessed deluges, unseasonal flash floods and landslides, long droughts and avalanches, by Arpan Shrestha (kp 01/11/2022)

Goods worth more than 10 million destroyed in the fire (kh 30/10/2022)

Shuklaphanta-12 locals demand resolution of flood induced hazards (kh 30/10/2022)

Earthquake felt in Sudurpaschim Province (kh 30/10/2022)

Fire destroys property in Taplejung (kh 28/10/2022)

Property worth Rs 7.5 million gutted in fire (kh 24/10/2022)

Fire guts property worth Rs 22 million (kh 24/10/2022)

Govt begins study to analyze impacts of recent Karnali floods (nlt 21/10/2022)

Rescue Mission : Nepal Army Rescued Large Number Of People From Recent Floods And Landslides (sp 21/10/2022)

5.9 Richter scale earthquake shakes Kathmandu (nlt 19/10/2022), 5.9 magnitude earthquake shakes Kathmandu (kh 19/10/2022)

NDRRMA team arrives in Jumla to study disaster-hit zones (kh 19/10/2022)

Flood and landslide in Karnali renders 10,500 people homeless (kh 16/10/2022)

Province Government distributes relief to flood victims in Jumla (kh 15/10/2022)

Between a rock and a hard place, by Devendra Gautam (ae 13/10/2022)

35 dead, 20 missing in Karnali floods and landslides : The disasters set off by heavy rains over the past week have displaced 2,889 families across the province. Sixty families moved to safety, police say, by Chandani Kathayat and Tularam Pandey (kp 13/10/2022)

41 Dalit families displaced due to risk of landslide (kh 13/10/2022)

One killed, one other missing as incessant rainfall damages over 200 houses in Arghakhanchi, by Laxman Ghimire (rep 13/10/2022)

Nepal’s progress in early warning systems : In parallel with the progress, natural hazards are becoming more devastating and unpredictable, by Mandira Singh Shrestha (kp 12/10/2022)

700 families displaced due to floods in Tikapur (rep 12/10/2022)

Details of damage due to rain in Kalikot being collected, by Lali Bista (rep 12/10/2022), 1,500 houses damaged due to landslide, floods in Kalikot (kh 13/10/2022)

Monsoon mayhem: 16 die, 17 missing in floods, landslides (nlt 12/10/2022)

Floods and landslides claim 10 lives in Jumla (kh 12/10/2022), Local representatives propose to shift eight settlements to safer places in Jumla (nlt 12/10/2022)

Over dozen bridges swept away by flood in Karnali River (ht 12/10/2022)

Flood inundates around 1,400 houses (kh 11/10/2022)

Floods-displaced “spending sleepless nights” by repelling mosquitoes in shelter (kh 11/10/2022)

13 mourners confirmed missing in Kalikot landslide : A search and rescue team from the district headquarters is unable to reach the incident site as the Karnali highway has been blocked due to landslides at multiple locations (nlt 10/10/2022), 12 dead, three injured in separate landslides in Karnali : Landslides triggered by incessant rainfall in Humla and Mugu districts have left over 150 families displaced, by Janak Bahadur Shahi (kp 10/10/2022)

Four buried to death in Humla landslide (nlt 10/10/2022)

Flood displaces over 800 households in Bardiya (rn 10/10/2022)

5 people die in Mugu landslide (kh 10/10/2022)

Incessant rain waterlog several local levels in Banke (kh 10/10/2022), More than 8,000 households affected by flood in Banke (rn 11/10/2022)

Unseasonal rains cause widespread damage (kh 08/10/2022), Floods, landslides turn deadly in several districts : October rains damage houses and crops in places. Life is thrown out of gear as Nepalis engage in their biggest festivities (kp 08/10/2022), Unseasonal rain dampens Dashain, disrupts travel : According to officials, 28 highways have been obstructed and roads blocked at 128 places across the country, by Anup Ojha (kp 08/10/2022), Flood washes away a bridge in Bardia (kh 08/10/2022), Child development center and house buried by landslide (kh 08/10/2022), Floods, inundation displace 4,000 households in Banke (nlt 08/10/2022), Seven members of a family die in Jumla landslide (kh 08/10/2022), 7 dead, 2 injured in Jumla landslide; 2 missing after being swept away by rain-swollen stream : Seven were killed and two got injured in a landslide in Kanakasundari Rural Municipality, while two have gone missing in a flood in Hima Rural Municipality of the district, by LP Devkota (kp 08/10/2022)

140 houses inundated in Nawalparasi (kh 08/10/2022)

Landslide kills five in Jumla (kh 08/10/2022)

Six persons missing in Pyuthan landslide (kh 07/10/2022)

Incessant rain increases risk of flood and inundation (rn 07/10/2022)

Water level in Bheri river crosses danger level, alert issued (rn 07/10/2022)

Three persons of same family killed in landslide at Kathmandu’s Chandragiri (kh 07/10/2022)

Water level in Rapti River surging due to incessant rain, authorities urge for precaution (kh 06/10/2022)

Water level in Narayani River crosses danger mark (nlt 06/10/2022), Water level in Narayani River reaches this year’s highest (kh 06/0/2022), Narayani floods over 100 houses in East Nawalparasi (kh 07/10/2022), 95 houses inundated in Nawalpur : Flood in the Narayani river inundated 75 houses in Binayi Tribeni Rural Municipality and 20 houses in Madhyabindu Municipality (kp 07/10/2022)

Yangpang, Champe locals suffer from flood, landslide amid festival season, by Gokul Bhujel (rn 03/10/2022)

Landslide disrupts water supply project in Surkhet (kh 30/09/2022)

Heavy rain causes damage to properties in Khotang (kh 30/09/2022)

Fire at Dhobighat scraps depot injures three (kh 21/09/2022)

1,500 houses inundated across Kailali (rn 18/09/2022), Kailali flood survivors face hunger, disease risk, mothers worry about children, by Durga Devkota (rn 19/09/2022), ar West disaster victims struggle to survive : Landslides in Achham on Friday killed 22 people. In Kanchanpur and Kailali, floodwaters inundated several settlements and displaced hundreds, by Menuka Dhungana, Bhawani Bhatta and Mohan Budhaair (kp 20/09/2022), Cattle also on verge of death in lack of food (rn 20/09/2022), Displaced flood victims still living under open sky (kh 23/09/2022)

Nine dead, seven missing in Achham landslide (kh 17/09/2022), 12 people killed, 11 others missing due to landslide in Achham (rep 17/09/2022), 17 confirmed dead in Achham (rn 17/09/2022), Eye-watering deaths and destruction out west : 21 dead, two missing in late-monsoon floods and landslides in Sudurpaschim and Lumbini provinces. Continuous rainfall has disrupted rescue efforts, by Menuka Dhungana (kp), Achham landslides: Death toll reaches 22 (kh 18/09/2022),

Flood inundates various settlements in Bardiya (rn 17/09/2022)

More monstrous monsoons : Future flood disasters in Pakistan and Nepal can be prevented if more attention is paid to preparedness and proper planning (nt 16/09/2022)

Three members of single family killed in landslide (kh 15/09/2022)

Baglung’s Talloramtola area at high risk after last week’s landslide : The massive landslide triggered by heavy rains last week has displaced as many as 12 families in the area, by Prakash Baral (kp 15/09/2022)

One dies, nine missing in floods and landslides in Darchula (nlt 10/09/2022), Floods sweep away over one dozen houses in Darchula; 11 people missing (kh 10/09/2022), Darchula floods update: Death toll rises to five (kh 10/09/2022), Darchula floods, landslides leave five dead and 10 missing : The disasters triggered by heavy rainfall have injured at least eight people, police say, by Manoj Badu (kp 11/09/2022)

Landslide blocks mid-hill highway (nlt 07/09/2022)

Flood, landslide disrupt rural roads in Khotang (kh 03/09/2022)

Landslides obstruct major highways, meteorologists warn of torrential rain across country (nlt 02/09/2022)

Lightning kills three women (rep 30/08/2022)

Floods and landslides in Sindhupalchowk (kh 28/08/2022)

Landslide displaced families receive land in Sankhuwasabha (kh 26/08/2022) [They were displaced more than two years ago!], Sankhuwasabha landslide victims being relocated after two years of displacement : Some respite for survivors as 52 families receive land plots for relocation while the process to move 37 families is underway, by Dipendra Shakya (kp 29/08/2022)

Gorkha earthquake: Trauma lingers on seven years after, by Rukamanee Maharjan (ht 26/08/2022)

Nepalgunj sub-metropolis lacks skilled firefighters (kh 23/08/2022)

Lack of disaster management and preparedness raises alarm : Local governments’ complacency in implementing disaster risk management and post-disaster plans might lead to a repeat of last year’s tragedy, locals say, by Biplav Bhattarai (kp 21/08/2022)

Earthquake of 4.8 magnitude hits Banke at midnight : Epicenter in Nuwakot (kh 20/08/2022)

Humla’s Ramdev school at high risk of landslide (rn 14/08/2022)

Succour for Saptakoshi flood victims (ht 14/08/2022)

Swollen Bagmati River waterlogs settlements (photo feature) (nlt 10/08/2022), Kathmandu’s riverside settlements inundated after last night’s rain (rep 10/08/2022), Over 800 houses in Bhaktapur flooded (kh 10/08/2022), Aftermath of the flood in Manohara landless squatters’ settlement in Bhaktapur (photo feature) (rep 10/08/2022), Flooded Manohara river damages property worth Rs 7.5 million (rn 11/08/2022)

Landslide hits Southern Rasuwa (kh 10/08/2022)

Floods damage homes, displace families in Dolakha : Floods triggered by bursting of a recharge pond damaged 10 houses at Bhimeshwar Municipality on Sunday, by Kedar Shiwakoti (kp 09/08/2022)

Understanding Koshi flood impact in Nepal, by Birat Anupam (kh 08/08/2022)

Saptakoshi Municipality-4 inundated due to collapse of Chandra Canal (rn 08/08/2022)

Local people unite to change river course to save settlements in Kanchanpur (kh 08/08/2022)

Landslips affect seven hydropower projects in Myagdi (kh 08/08/2022)

Saptakoshi’s 33 sluice gates opened after water level increases (kh 07/08/2022), Everything need to know about Koshi flood impact, by Birat Anupam (rn 07/08/2022)

Karnali River Erosion: Satti Bridge, Rajapur in Bardiya, Tikapur-8 at risk (kh 07/08/2022)

Water level in Koshi River recedes, situation is now risk free: Sunsari CDO (06/08/2022)

5.3-magnitude earthquake with epicenter in Nuwakot jolts Kathmandu Valley (nlt 06/08/2022)

Melamchi folks urged to remain cautious (kh 06/08/2022)

Without Cooperation, Water-Induced Disasters Will Continue To Wreak Havoc : Before it can exit from the vicious cycle of annual disasters that mire its people in poverty and hopelessness, Nepal must adopt a more collaborative approach, by Dhruba Gautam (sp 05/08/2022)

Landslides displace six families in Myagdi (kh 05/08/2022)

People residing in low-lying areas in Tikapur live in constant risk of floods, by Durga Devkota (rn 05/08/2022)

Deluge and after : The marginalised population should not be left behind while providing flood victims with relief (kp 05/08/2022)

Koshi menace: 2,400 families rescued (kh 04/08/2022), Around 2,500 families in Udayapur affected by Saptakoshi river flooding : The river changed course and turned west through Dumribote and entered several wards of Belaka Municipality, by Dilliram Khatiwada (kp 04/08/2022), Over 20,000 people displaced as Koshi River returns to its old course after three and a half decades (rep 04/08/2022), Koshi wrecks havoc : The flood problem could have been averted had the govt repaired the embankments before monsoon (ht 05/08/2022)

Koshi barrage: 42 out of 56 sluices opened as water level rises (kh 04/08/2022)

Caretakers mobilized to disseminate flood-related early warning information (kh 04/08/2022)

Saptakoshi erodes settlements in Udayapur, govt urges to step up rescue and relief efforts (nlt 03/08/2022), Residents of Udayapur’s Belaka in panic as Saptakoshi breaks embankment (rep 03/08/2022), Around 4,000 families at high risk as Saptakosi embankment bursts (kh 03/08/2022), Swollen Saptakoshi River breaches the embankments, over 1,000 households are at high risk (rep 03/08/2022), ‘Risk of land erosion by swelling Saptakoshi rising, efforts being made to rescue affected people’, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 03/08/2022)

7 killed in floods, landslides in districts : The disasters, prompted by incessant overnight rains, have also displaced scores of households and damaged property, by Ghanshyam Khadka (kp 03/08/2022)

People’s mobility halts after flood sweeps away bridge (kh 03/08/2022)

Two die, three go missing as landslide buries house in Myagdi (nlt 02/08/2022), Bodies of three more persons missing in Myagdi landslide recovered (kh 02/08/2022)

100 houses flooded in Gaindakot (rep 02/08/2022)

Water level rising constantly in Saptakoshi, by Amar Khadka (rep 02/08/2022)

Shock Responsive Social Protection: Leveraging Existing Systems to Deliver Rapid Relief, by Hemanta Dangal and Alina Karki (rep 01/08/2022)

Water level high in Myagdi and Kaligandaki Rivers (kh 01/08/2022)

Landslide buries one to death; one other injured in Pokhara (kh 01/08/2022)

Landslide obstructs Mid-Hill Highway in Khotang (kh 01/08/2022)

5.3 magnitude earthquake hits Bhojpur; tremor felt in Kathmandu (kh 31/07/2022), Tremors of earthquake felt in Kathmandu Valley, parts of eastern and central Nepal (rep 31/07/2022), Khotang earthquake destroys houses, further details of losses are awaited (rep 31/07/2022), Khotang earthquake: 475 houses, two school buildings, one police post suffer damages (kh 02/08/2022), Khotang quake: 475 houses, two school buildings, one police post suffer damages (rep 02/08/2022)

India and Bangladesh seek to sign deal on real-time flood data sharing with Nepal (kp 31/07/2022)

Floods, landslides destroy shops, displace households in Dolakha : Over 30 families have been displaced as a landslide lashes Shailung Rural Municipality’s ward 8, by Kedar Shiwakoti (kp 26/07/2022)

4.7 magnitude earthquake hits Sindhupalchowk, tremor felt in Kathmandu (kh 25/07/2022)

Three of a same family killed in Achham landslide (kh 25/07/2022)

Flood disrupts Melamchi-Helambu road (21/07/2022), Rain starts damaging roads at different places of Melamchi, Helambu (kh 23/07/2022), Rain damages roads in different parts of Melamchi, Helambu (rep 23/07/2022)

Incessant rainfall since Tuesday triggers landslides in Bajhang: Landslides swept away three houses while more than 50 houses are at high risk in several settlements of the district, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 21/07/2022)

Save the Children study shows need for shock-responsive social protection : “Social protection systems do not offer any flexibility to scale up and scale out the interventions in response to disasters amidst rising impacts of climate change or economic shocks.” (nlt 19/07/2022)

Two years after disasters, displaced families are still living in makeshift settlements : In 2020, a provincial ministry paid 26 times more in helicopter fares than what it spent on relief for Sindhupalchok flood and landslide victims, by Arjun Poudel (kp 18/07/2022)

Ensuring Effective Disaster Response, by Pram Awasthi (rn 18/07/2022)

Permanent shelters for disaster-survivors in the offing in Sindhupalchowk (kh 18/07/2022)

High alertness adopted at Mahakali coastal areas (rn 15/07/2022)

Landslides displace more than 40 families : Landslides following heavy rainfall since Wednesday have affected settlements across the country’s hill districts, by Kedar Shiwakoti (kp 15/07/2022)

Fire destroys warehouse of National Federation of Disabled-Nepal : The federation said dozens of new wheelchairs, 400 crutches, and Covid safety equipment were gutted (kp 14/07/2022)

Villages in Tinau at high risk : At least 80 families in three villages—Suketal, Deule and Paskund—are living in fear of landslides and floods caused by soil erosion in the Dobhan Kachal river, by Madhav Aryal (kp 13/07/2022)

Pay Heed To Nature's Rhythm, by Devendra Gautam (rn 13/07/2022)

Dhangadhi has been facing inundation for 39 years, by Pushparaj Joshi (rep 13/07/2022)

Melamchi folks waiting for rehabilitation after a year of massive flooding (kh 12/07/2022)

Flood displaces 24 families in Dunai (kh 12/07/2022)

Disaster Management Needs Priority, by Shrijan Bahadur Malla (rep 11/07/2022)

Tremor felt in Baitadi and Darchula (kh 10/07/2022)

Locals are first responders during disasters but they are ill-equipped and untrained : At least 33 people have died—18 in the disasters and 15 in lightning incidents—since the start of monsoon this year. Plan to strengthen local governments for disaster response in limbo, by Arjun Poudel (kp 10/07/2022)

Multisectoral multiscale disasters : Investment in science is crucial for improving the prediction of cascading hazards and risks, by Sanjib Sharma and Rocky Talchabhadel (kp 10/07/2022)

Landslide disrupts Maldhunga-Beni road (kh 09/07/2022), Jamune-Khaireni road disrupted (kh 09/07/2022)

People of settlements prone to landslides and floods in Sindhupalchok living in abject fear : Sindhupalchok has been battered by a series of natural disasters over the past decade, with over 3,375 households in the district at risk of landslides, by Anish Tiwari (kp 09/07/2022)

The urgency of India-Bangladesh-Nepal-Bhutan-China flood management cooperation, by Samina Akhter (rep 08/07/2022)

Lightning strike injures 14 paddy planters in Chitwan (kh 07/07/2022)

Lightning kills 2, injures 9 in Pyuthan (kh 05/07/2022)

116 settlements in Bajura at risk of landslides, floods (rn 03/07/2022)

Beni-Jomsom road obstructed (kh 02/07/2022), House swept away in Panchthar, three persons missing (kh 02/07/2022), Flood triggered by incessant rainfall causes loss worth millions in Gaighat (rep 02/07/2022), Shops and houses in Gaighat inundated, millions of losses incurred (rn 02/07/2022)

90 settlements in Salyan at risk of landslides, forest department says : Risk aggravated by haphazard road construction, claims Disaster Management Committee chief, by Biplab Maharjan (kp 01/07/2022)

Two dead, three injured as houses collapse (kh 30/06/2022), 72 districts at risk of floods and landslides (rep 30/06/2022), Floods, landslides displace over 6,000 in Province 1, by Binod Subedi (rep 30/06/2022)

Monsoon rains obstruct highways, waterlog settlements : Heavy rainfall is likely to take place in some parts on Wednesday with partial to complete changes in weather conditions across the country due to the effects of monsoon winds (nlt 29/06/2022), Landslides obstruct Mid-Hill Highway and Baglung-Myagdi road (kh 29/06/2022), Traffic in Nawalpur section along East-West Highway disrupted (kh 29/06/2022), Local administration cautions people in Koshi basin area to take safety measures (kh 29/06/2022), Floods inundate over 350 houses in Morang (kh 29/06/2022), Janakpurdham waterlogged (kh 29/06/2022), Landslide blocks Sisneri sector of Hetauda-Kathmandu road (kh 29/06/2022), Roads and bridges in Melamchi area damaged, locals bear the brunt (rep 29/06/2022), Incessant rainfall triggers floods across Tarai region (ht 29/06/2022), Local people asked to stay alert as Rapti river gets swollen (kh 29/06/2022), 24 Out of 56 gates of Saptakoshi barrage opened (kh 29/06/2022)

Wildfires in Bajhang highlands destroy biodiversity : Despite frequent wildfires in the uplands of the district, no scientific studies have been conducted in the region, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 29/06/2022)

Seven sustain burn injuries in an explosion of tanker carrying tar (kh 29/06/2022)

Lightning kills two in Kanchanpur (kh 28/06/2022), Lightning kills six people across country (rn 28/06/2022)

Saptakoshi sees rise in water level (rn 28/06/2022)

Half dozen houses at high risk of flood in Jhapa (kh 28/06/2022)

Incessant rainfall inundates 300 houses in Hemja,15 other houses still at risk of inundation (rep 26/06/2022)

Mets urge people to remain alert amid heavy rains forecast : Temporary bridge washed away by floods in Melamchi (kh 25/06/2022)

Rahuganga rural municipality highly vulnerable to landslides (rn 25/06/2022)

Monsoon means disaster in Madhes Province : Several settlements in Rautahat and Saptari face yearly displacement and loss of lives and properties caused by floods and inundation, by Shiva Puri and Abadhesh Kumar Jha (kp 25/06/2022)

Madhes Province to demand helicopter for disaster rescue (rn 25/06/2022)

4.9 magnitude earthquake jolts Pokhara (nlt 23/06/2022)

13 flood-prone houses shifted to safety in Damak, Jhapa (rn 22/06/2022)

Monsoon brings more misery to Dhading villages : Every year, the rainy season causes loss of lives, displacement of people, and destruction of property in the landslide-prone district, by Sarita Shrestha (kp 22/06/2022)

New rule allows crusher plants even closer to rivers, forests and villages : Experts say such policies will damage environment. Questions arise at whose behest the new standards were brought, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 21/06/2022), Closer to disaster : Unchecked exploitation of nature is certain to open the floodgates of large-scale climate conflicts (kp 22/06/2022)

Seventy-three people killed in disaster-related incidents this year (kh 20/06/2022)

Khado river starts eroding embankment leaving settlements at risk of flooding : Hundreds of people from various settlements in Saptari are affected by floods in the river every monsoon, by Abadhesh Kumar Jha (kp 20/06/2022)

Fire guts property worth over Rs 900,000 in Taplejung (rep 20/06/2022)

Over a dozen families displaced by floods in Damak (kh 20/06/2022)

Status of siren installed in Melamchi area examined (kh 20/06/2022)

Landslide obstructs Khandbari-Kimathanka Road (kh 20/06/2022)

Landslide: Eight houses washed away in Taplejung (kh 19/06/2022)

Swollen Seti River erodes bridge in Pokhara, disrupting transportation (kh 19/06/2022)

Rain-caused disasters displace 75 families (kh 16/06/2022)

Strong winds inflict damage in Kailali (kh 12/06/2022)

Mild tremor felt in Kathmandu (nlt 11/06/2022), 4.7-magnitude quake jolts central Nepal (kh 11/06/2022)

Seven municipalities of Dhanusha at high risk of disaster (rep 11/06/2022)

Landslides displace 400 families in Dolakha annually (ht 11/06/2022)

Around 2 million people estimated to be affected by monsoon-induced disasters (kh 10/06/2022)

Vehicular movement affected as temporary bridge over Melamchi is damaged (rep 10/06/2022)

Landslide obstructs North-South Road in Sankhuwasabha (kh 10/06/2022)

Rain lashes Baglung, dozens of houses at risk (kh 10/06/2022)

As the earth warms and glaciers melt, the risk of glacial lake outburst floods grows, by Marissa Taylor (rec 09/06/2022)

Monsoon disasters in Nepal: Need of innovative preparedness, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 07/06/2022)

No lesson learned from the last year’s monsoon devastations : Displaced people are at risk of many communicable and vector borne diseases in the monsoon season, by Arjun Poudel (kp 02/06/2022)

Two buried to death in Sankhuwasabha landslide (nlt 01/06/2022)

Beni at high risk as embankment yet to be rebuilt : The flooded Kaligandaki river damaged around 50 metres of the embankment during last year’s monsoon, by Ghanshyam Khadka (kp 26/05/2022)

Massive fire breaks out in Teku : An electrical shop caught fire around 3:30pm on Monday. Police and firefighters have been deployed to the incident site to bring the inferno under control (kp 23/05/2022)

Five killed, 11 injured in storm, lightning (rep 22/05/2022)

Increasing concrete cover in Valley causing more urban floods : Experts for building infiltrating ponds to avert flood disasters and recharge groundwater, by Aakriti Ghimire (kp 20/05/2022)

Why aren’t political parties talking about earthquakes?, by Cilla Khatry (ae 12/05/2022)

People displaced by the earthquake in Rasuwa are still awaiting resettlement : As many as 174 quake-displaced families are staying in temporary shelters at Khalte, by Balaram Ghimire (kp 13/05/2022) [They urgently need the right to vote "None of them"!]

Nowhere safe to go, people in disaster-hit areas live in terror as monsoon nears : Hundreds of people still living in places identified as unfit to reside seven years ago, by Arjun Poudel (kp 05/05/2022)

Earthquake reported in Jumla (rep 04/05/2022)

Four-storey house gutted in fire (kh 28/04/2022)

Dry conditions are fuelling wildfires but authorities are ill-equipped to tackle them : 103 wildfires were recorded across the country Sunday. Rain unlikely for next three days, by Arjun Poudel (kp 26/04/2022)

Blast at oxygen plant prompts calls to shift hazardous industries : Among the 10 industrial areas currently operating in the country, three are located in Kathmandu Valley, by Pawan Pandey (kp 26/04/2022)

Seventh Gorkha earthquake memorial day being observed today (kh 25/04/2022)

Massive fire incurs loss of millions of rupees in Bhaktapur (kh 25/04/2022)

Four kids burnt to death as fire guts house in Jumla (nlt 23/04/2022), Four children die in Jumla house fire : Three of the deceased are siblings while the fourth victim is their cousin. They were aged 1 to 14, by DB Budha (kp 24/04/2022)

Wildfires rage in Palpa forests, leaving human settlements at high risk : Wildfires recur in the district every year but the authorities concerned and the local units are not well prepared to mitigate the disaster, by Madhab Aryal (kp 20/04/2022)

4.1-magnitude quake jolts far-west Nepal (kh 19/04/2022)

32 fire incidents take place in 24 hours, one killed, five injured (kh 17/04/2022)

Deurali settlement in Tanahun at risk of being washed away (kh 17/04/2022)

Lightning kills 2, injures 5 in separate places (kh 12/04/2022)

Hail destroys crops in Myagdi (kh 10/04/2022)

Lightning kills minor girl, injures three in Tehrathum (kh 09/04/2022)

Post-disaster lessons for Nepal : Experts analyse why country was not prepared for disastrous unseasonal post-monsoon downpours in October 2021 (nt 08/04/2022)

13 houses gutted in incident of fire (kh 27/03/2022)

Fire Guts Property Worth Over Rs 5 Million (rn 26/03/2022)

4.2 magnitude earthquake shakes Taplejung (kh 23/03/2022)

Fire ravages three houses in Kakani (kh 19/03/2022)

Season of fire : We must work sincerely towards ensuring that fire incidents come down in the days to come (kp 18/03/2022)

Province 1 districts ill-prepared for fire disasters : Every year, properties worth millions are destroyed in fire incidents in Taplejung and Panchthar but authorities have no plans to control them, by Ananda Gautam and Laxmi Gautam (kp 17/03/2022)

Nepal Police Calls For Precautionary Measures To Prevent Fire Incident (rn 16/03/2022)

Fire and wildfire: Hunting in pairs in Nepal, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 15/03/2022)

Fire engulfs Kanchanjungha Conservation Area (kh 14/03/2022)

Landslide-displaced families await relocation : More than a hundred families from two villages in Sankhuwasabha were displaced by a landslide two monsoons ago. The displaced are still living in temporary shelters, by Dipendra Shakya (kp 14/03/2022)

Rs 40 mln allocated for protection of Melamchi flood-ravaged area (kh 09/03/2022)

Five members of a family found dead : The family could have died of carbon monoxide poisoning caused by burning charcoal inside the house, police say. 16 deaths caused by suffocation were reported across the country in the last three months, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 08/03/2022)

Fire breaks out in Solu community forest (kh 07/03/2022), Forest fire in Lukla yet to come under control due to strong winds (kh 07/03/2022)

Govt to release budget for rehabilitation of monsoon-hit survivors (ht 07/03/2022)

Fifteen yaks killed in avalanche (rep 06/03/2022)

Fire breaks out in Damauli (rep 06/03/2022), Two fire trucks from Pokhara reach Damauli (rep 06/03/2022), Damauli fire outbreak under control after five hours (rep 06/03/2022), Political parties ask govt to provide relief to Tanahun fire victims (kh 07/03/2022)

70 Vegetable Stalls Destroyed In Kathmandu Fire (rn 06/03/2022)

Fire guts 5 shops, property worth Rs 15 mln in Mahottari (kh 05/03/2022)

Landslides vulnerability and rural roads, by Yogendra Subedi and Anustha Shrestha (kh 03/03/2022)

Three villages facing displacement by landslides : Fifty families have been displaced by landslides in Katkhet, Talbada and Maitoli villages of Bajhang, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 03/03/2022)

Damage by hail, rainfall in Pokhara estimated at Rs 110 million (rep 22/02/2022)

Kaligandaki puts 13 settlements at risk (ht 21/02/2022)

Government to make disaster information management effective : The Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to establish Disaster Management Database System for effective documentation of various disaster events (ht 20/02/2022)

Five die in Dang inferno (nlt 11/02/2022), Five dead in a fire in Tulsipur : Five people from two families died when a four-storey building caught fire on Friday morning, by Durga Lal KC (kp 12/02/2022)

Home Minister instructs for support to disaster survivors (kh 05/02/2022)

Fire guts property worth Rs 85 million in Jhapa (rep 04/02/2022)

Two killed in lightning strikes (rep 04/02/2022)

Delay in embankment repair worries Tikapur residents : Floods triggered by heavy rains in the third week of October last year b reached the embankment along Karnali River and inundated several settlements, by Ganesh Chaudhary (kp 01/02/2022)

Continuous snowfall since December disrupts supply chains in Saipal : First the November floods affected food supply, then came snowfall. Now villagers face a looming shortage of essentials, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 30/01/2022)

A Ramechhap settlement at risk of landslides : The residents of Keurini Birta in Likhu Tamakoshi Rural Municipality complain that the authorities concerned are indifferent to their problem, by Tika Prasad Bhatta (kp 24/01/2022)

Property worth Rs 3.5 million gutted in fire (kh 23/01/2022)

Victims of negligence : Most of the relief work usually falls on the shoulders of ordinary citizens rather than the state (kp 21/01/2022)

Two buried to death after mound of earth collapses in Butwal (kh 20/01/2022)

Relief Assistance To Hailstorm-Affected Farmers, by Dhyan Kulung (rn 16/01/2022)

Lessons still not learnt : On National Earthquake Safety Day on 15 January, let us remember that the 2015 quake taught us to be better prepared (nt 14/01/2022)

Three missing in Dhading landslide (nlt 13/01/2022)

Fire guts three houses in Paanchthar (kh 06/01/2022)

128 Landslide Survivors In Nawalparasi Continue To Spend Night In Open (rn 05/01/2022)

Sudurpaschim flood victims yet to receive relief materials (ht 03/01/2022)

Chure degradation continues amid catastrophic projections : Even when there is visible environmental degradation, the local government has focused on promoting the Chure area as a tourism spot, putting the ecology of the region at risk, by Dilliram Khatiwada (kp 31/12/2021)

Nepali Army reaches out to Gurja avalanche survivors (kh 31/12/2021)

4.6-magnitude quake jolts Far-west Nepal (kh 30/12/2021)

Fire Destroys Property Worth Rs 10.9 Billion In Five Years, by Mahima Devkota (rn 21/12/2021)

Last year’s flood victims from Dhorpatan still await relief : Several government officials had reached the flood- and landslide-hit areas and announced relief packages but none of the promised funds has come through, by Prakash Baral (kp 10/12/2021)

Govt declares six districts in Sudurpaschim Province as crisis-hit zones (rep 08/12/2021)

Massive Sindhuli fire damages over Rs 50 million (kh 30/11/2021)

Study to find causes and prevention measures of large-scale landslide in Manang begins, by Santosh Pokharel (rep 29/11/2021)

PM Deuba Responds Positively To Announce Bajhang A Disaster-Hit Area (rn 23/11/2021)

Three minors die as cowshed catches fire in Helambu (kh 23/11/2021)

Nepal likely to see rise in rain-induced landslides during monsoon (ht 20/11/2021)

Multipronged response to Nepal’s multi-hazards : The country needs to plan a multi-hazard approach to reduce disaster risk like the avalanche in Mustang on Monday, by Jack Rusk (nt 19/11/2021)

ire in furnace oil industry causes loss of Rs 5 million (rep 18/11/2021)

Massive fire guts 20 houses in Gamgadhi (kh 16/11/2021)

Landslides increase after earthquake: Study (ht 15/11/2021)

alanche in Kowang, Mustang leaves six injured (rep 14/11/2021), Over 120 Yak go missing in Mustang avalanche (kh 15/11/2021)

Dry landslide at Dudh Kosi puts 12 houses at risk (kh 11/11/2021)

Salleri residents demand relocation from flood-ravaged village : More than a dozen houses in Salleri of Gorkha are at risk of displacement by landslides and floods, officials say, by Hariram Upreti (kp 11/11/2021)

Landslide-hit Miklajung village faces food shortage : Despite promises from the federal and the provincial governments, no help has reached the disaster-hit areas in the last three weeks, by Laxmi Gautam (kp 11/11/2021)

More than 1,600 houses in Bajura at high risk of water-induced disasters : Residents of the affected settlements have urged authorities to move them to safer locations, by Arjun Shah (kp 09/11/2021)

Panchthar residents affected without repair of facilities damaged in landslides, flooding (kh 07/11/2021)

Disaster claims 121 lives, 28 missing in Nepal (kh 31/10/2021) [related to after-monsoon disaster], 121 killed, 28 missing in disaster so far: MoHA (ht 01/11/2021)

Panchthar floods: Death toll climbs to 31 as one more missing found dead (kh 26/10/2021)

Unseasonal rain damages over 3,000 metric tonnes of paddy crop in Gandaki (kh 26/10/2021)

26 districts affected; 117 die in post-monsoon disaster (kh 25/10/2021)

Earthquake jolts Lamjung (kh 25/10/2021)

Paddy damage by freak rains estimated at Rs8.26 billion : According to preliminary estimates by the Agriculture Ministry, 325,258 tonnes of ready-to-harvest paddy in 85,580 hectares were either submerged or swept away in seven provinces, by Sangam Prasain (kp 25/10/2021)

353 killed in natural disasters in last 7 months (kh 24/10/2021)

Flood death toll rises to 35 in Far West, 23 still missing (rep 24/10/2021)

Rain-induced disasters damage physical infrastructure worth Rs 1.30 billion (rep 24/10/2021)

Demand for compensation to rain-affected farmers (kh 23/10/2021)

Rain-induced disaster claims 111 lives; 37 go missing (kh 22/10/2021)

Unseasonal October rains to shave up to 0.6 percentage points off GDP : Losses could be in billions of rupees as heavy rains  damage paddy crops across the country, by Sangam Prasain (kp 22/10/2021),
Death toll from post-monsoon disaster reaches 101 : Sudden and extreme rainfall in the third week of October has left experts worried about the impact of climate change on economy and livelihoods. Forty-one people were still missing  as of  late Thursday afternoon, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 22/10/2021), Flood Disrupts Road Transport In Bajura, by Sher Bahadur Sarki (rn 22/10/2021), NHRC starts monitoring disaster-hit areas (ht 22/10/2021)

Media Matters In Early Warning, by Kundan Aryal (rn 22/10/2021)

Death toll in floods, landslips climbs to 77 : Province 1 is hit hardest as unseasonal rainfall  continues to claim lives, destroy crop, by Laxmi Gautam, Biplav Bhattarai and Ramesh Chandra Adhikari (kp 21/10/2021), Nepal floods: Death toll climbs to 88; 30 still missing (kh 21/10/2021), Rains inflict 30 percent loss to paddy crops output in Chitwan (kh 21/10/2021), Until something happens : No matter how effective it is, disaster response and rehabilitation is just not enough (kp 21/10/2021), Traffic resumes along Siddhartha, Pahalmansingh Swar highways (kh 21/10/2021), Incessant rain wreaks havoc in Mahottari, damages 11 houses (kh 21/10/2021), Death Toll Of Rain-Induced Disasters Reach 99, 35 Injured, 40 Missing (rn 21/10/2021), Nepal floods update: Death toll climbs to 101; 41 missing (kh 21/10/2021), When it rains, it pours (rec 21/10/2021)

Fire breaks out in Fusre of Dharan (rep 21/10/2021)

Flood sweeps away Karnali bridge construction materials (kh 20/10/2021), Six members of a family missing after landslide buries their house in Humla (kh 20/10/2021), Death toll from floods and landslides across Nepal climbs to 17 (kh 20/10/2021), Unseasonal rain claims 10 in Sudurpashchim alone, 23 missing (kh 20/10/2021), Six killed as landslide buries house in Dhankuta (kh 20/10/2021), Six killed, Six injured in landslide in Dhankuta (rep 20/10/2021), At least 18 killed as floods, landslides cause devastation in several districts : As many as 24 people reported missing in Bajhang and around 2,600 people displaced in Kanchanpur. Dozens trapped as a Baitadi settlement  is surrounded by  the floodwaters from the Seti river (kp 20/10/2021), Snowfall leaves 10 tourists, including two foreigners, trapped at Mera Peak area (kh 20/10/2021), Water level crosses danger mark in Saptakoshi; 42 out 56 sluices opened (kh 20/10/2021), Red light turned on as water level in Koshi crosses danger level (rep 20/10/2021), Death toll from floods and ndslides across Nepal climbs to 31 : 43 go missing following unseasonal rainfall (lh 20/10/2021), Nepal floods: 24 killed in Pradesh 1 alone, 8 missing (kh 20/10/2021), Climate change to blame for extreme weather (rep 20/10/2021), Tourists stranded in Kanchenjunga area due to continuous rain (rep 20/10/2021), Flood, Landslide update: 48 killed, 31 missing (rep 20/10/2021), Two children buried to death in rain-triggered mudslide in Dharan (rep 20/10/2021), 8 killed, 7 missing in natural disasters in Ilam (rep 20/10/2021), One-way traffic resumes on Koshi Highway, by Rohit Rai (rep 20/10/2021), Incessant-rain triggered floods disrupt eight roads (kh 20/10/2021), Nepali Army intensifies rescue, relief efforts (kh 20/10/2021)

Incessant rain causes floods in Mahakali river, inundates 200 houses (kh 19/10/2021), Man swept away by river (kh 19/10/2021), Incessant rain inundates different areas in Dhangadhi (kh 19/10/2021), Doti, Dadeldhura report three landslide-related deaths (kh 19/10/2021), Two dead, as many missing in separate landslides in Sudurpaschim : Various settlements are at high risk of flooding with the increase in the flow of Mahakali and Karnali rivers, by Chitranga Thapa (kp 19/10/2021), Karnali River enters village creating chaos (rep 19/10/2021), Mahakali River records highest water level in eight years (rep 19/10/2021), Two killed in house collapse in Doti (rep 19/10/2021), One buried to death in landslide, by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 19/10/2021), Six dead, 23 missing in floods and landslides (kh 19/10/2021), Four highways in Gandaki and Sudurpaschim provinces blocked due to floods, landslips (kh 19/10/2021), Floods from Seti River enter Dhungad settlement in Baitadi : At least 60 people are waiting to be rescued from the flood-affected area (kp 19/10/2021), NA chopper rescues five persons stuck in Mahakali floods (kh 19/10/2021), People worried as flow of water in Seti River rises (rep 19/10/2021), Active monsoon brings heavy rain; Sudurpaschim mostly affected : Incessant rain in Sudurpaschim; three dead, normal life badly affected (kh 19/10/2021), 40-year-old man dies in flood in Udayapur (kh 19/10/2021)

Jayprithvi Highway obstructed (kh 19/10/2021)

Sindhupalchowk reports two aftershocks of Gorkha quake (kh 18/10/2021)

Earthquake felt in Gorkha (kh 17/10/2021)

Heavy rainfall on Saturday damages temporary connectivity infrastructure in Melamchi area (rep 17/10/2021)

Landslide Blocks Karnali River In Bajura, Water Level Decreases By 50%, by Prem Raj Sinkhada (rn 12/10/2021), Water Level Returns To Normal, One Kilometer Long Lake Formed (rn 12/10/2021)

Almost two dozen landslide-displaced families living in forest, by Arjun Shah (kp 08/10/2021)

Province 2 sees rise in drowning incidents : As many as 285 cases of death by drowning were reported in the province in the last 27 months, by Ajit Tiwari (kp 05/10/2021)

Technology has not Defeated Geography : The case of atmospheric aerosol loading and repeated casualties from lightning in the Siwalik/Churia range also proves this, by Hari KC and Keshav Bhattarai (rep 03/10/2021)

Relief distributed to Melamchi-Helambu flood survivors (kh 03/10/2021)

Landslide-displaced families in Dolakha village await reliefBagmati provincial government had assured relief amount and relocation three months ago but the displaced families are yet to get the promised help, by Kedar Shiwakoti (kp 03/10/2021)

Earthquake jolts Jethal, Sindhupalchowk (kh 01/10/2021)

NSET makes public its 10-year strategic plan (kh 01/10/2021)

Give them succour : A rehabilitation programme, similar to the one carried out after the 2015 quake, is needed to bring normalcy to the area (ht 28/09/2021)

Six Persons Killed Due To Drowning In Saptari In Five Days (rn 26/09/2021)

Transport entrepreneurs call for opening obstructed highways (kh 23/09/2021)

Nepal sees 1,478 new COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths in last 24 hours : Kathmandu Valley witnesses 564 fresh coronavirus cases (kh 22/09/2021)

Three members of a family killed after landslide buries house in Gulmi (kh 22/09/2021)

Landslide-damaged Baglung road yet to be repairedAt least Rs 2.4 million is needed to repair the road but the authority concerned  says it does not have the required budget, by Prakash Baral (kp 22/09/2021

Landslide disrupts Prithvi Highway (kh 21/09/2021)

Landslide blocks Dumre-Bensisahar roadway (kh 21/09/2021)

Lightning kills 1, injures 3 in Baglung (kh 21/09/2021)

Earthquake jolts Darchula (kh 20/09/2021)

Community-operated warnings: Way to minimise flood damage, by Atul Bhattarai (ht 17/09/2021)

An urban horror story : Nepal’s cities are a disaster waiting to happen. What can we do about it?, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 17/09/2021)

Darchula school running its classes from tents after last year’s floods and landslides : Around 124 students of Samaiji Basic School have been affected as they do not have proper classrooms, by Manoj Badu (kp 17/09/2021)

Drowning in the deluge : Seasonal flooding in Kathmandu is getting worse due to various human-made factors, including climate change, haphazard development, poor urban planning, and improper drainage, by Shuvam Rizal (rec 15/09/2021)

Monsoon-induced disasters: 33 people die in Gandaki State this year : Flood survivors in Gandaki receive over Rs 12 million in relief support (kh 15/09/2021)

41 houses in Bhimad bazaar at risk of landslide (ht 14/09/2021)

Preparedness saves lives in disasters : Local solutions should be encouraged in all development plans and budgets of municipalities, by Azmat Ulla (kp 13/09/2021)

Cash and medical supplies handed over to flood-hit families (kh 12/09/2021)

Landslide incurs loss of Rs 50 mln on Mid-Hill Highway (kh 12/09/2021)

Tremor felt in hilly districts of Sudurpashchim (kh 11/09/2021)

Flood Victims Of Banke Living In Forests For 30 Years, by Siraj Khan (rn 11/09/2021)

Disruption of Mid Hill Highway affects hill districts of GandakiThe highway has been blocked by at least 20 major landslides, cutting off supply lines, by Agandhar Tiwari, Prakash Baral and Ghanshyam Khadka (kp 09/09/2021)

Landslides threaten to sweep away Sindhupalchok school : Most of the students have stopped attending their classes which resumed only a few days ago, by Anish Tiwari (kp 08/09/2021)

Rain and havoc : For the people living besides the Bagmati in Teku, every year the monsoon brings much devastation. And as local authorities do little to help, residents have no one to turn to but themselves, by Deewash Shrestha (rec 07/09/2021) [photo essay]

Not just rains, poor urban planning causing flash floods in Kathmandu : Rampant river encroachment, unmanaged constructions and bad drainage to blame, experts say, by Anup Ojha and Shuvam Dhungana (kp 07/09/2021), Midnight flash flood wreak havoc in valley : 400 houses inundated Kathmandu records highest rainfall in last 13 years, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 07/09/2021), Valley sees heavy inundation as the land could not absorb water (rep 07/09/2021), Settlements of squatters in Bhaktapur inundated due to heavy rainfall, by Krishna Kisi (rep 07/09/2021)

Flood-displaced families in Darchula local unit see no hope for resettlementFive individuals were killed, two others injured and several families displaced in the August 29 floods, by Manoj Badu (kp 07/09/2021)

Landslide disrupts Muglin-Naubise road section (kh 07/09/2021)

Valley receives heavy rainfall; 385 houses inundated (kh 06/09/2021), Torrential Rain Inundates Several Places In Kathmandu  (rn 06/09/2021), Roads of Kathmandu Valley inundated by a single nightlong rainfall (rep 06/09/2021), Nearly 400 houses in Kathmandu inundated after overnight rainfall : Water levels in various rivers have risen unprecedentedly (kp 06/09/2021), Flood washes away powerhouse for Darkhola II micro hydropower project in Myagdi (kh 06/09/2021), Six dead in sudden heavy rainfall in different districts (kh 06/09/2021), Two killed in landslide in Rolpa (kh 06/09/2021)

Seven Injured In Lightning Strike, A Dozen Of Properties Damaged (rn 06/09/2021)

Pouring destruction Floods will be recurring tragedies if we do not act on them immediately (kp 06/09/2021)

Landslide disrupts Helambu Highway (kh 06/09/2021)

Landslide causes damage to school (kh 06/09/2021)

Dhobi Khola swells up due to heavy rain in Valley (kh 06/09/2021)

The hill of Helambu continues to slide down (kh 05/09/2021), The Hill Of Helambu Continues To Slide Down, Koshi And Kamala Directing Towards Settlements, by Narayan Dhungana (rn 05/09/2021)

Landslides obstruct vehicular movement on Pokhara-Baglung road section : Patients with serious illnesses or injuries needing  immediate care have been hit hard, by Deepak Pariyar (kp 05/09/2021)

Death toll from Parbat landslides climbs to 11 (kh 04/09/2021), Parbat landslides kill at least 11 people, power outage throughout district : Multiple landslides have obstructed road connectivity in the district, by Lal Prasad Sharma and Agandhar Tiwari (kp 04/09/2021)

Swollen Koshi waters erode spurs in Saptari : Spur number 9.79 at Banarjhula in Tilathi Koiladi has been seeing continuous erosion over the last few days, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 04/09/2021)

Sindhupalchok flood victims migrate out of the district to seek livelihood : Around 700 flood-displaced families of Helambu and Melamchi have moved to other cities since the disaster, by Anish Tiwari (kp 03/09/2021)

Palpa-Butwal road to be closed (kh 03/09/2021), Landslide obstructs Narayanghat-Muglin road section (kh 03/09/2021), Five killed, three missing in Parbat landslides (kh 03/09/2021), At least nine people dead in separate incidents of floods and landslides : Road sections in Pokhara of Gandaki Province have started to cave in after  continuous rainfalls for the last few days, by Durgalal KC abd Deepak Pariyar (kp 03/09/2021)

Two killed, two others go missing after Scorpio car swept away in Dang (kh 02/09/2021), Four women die when Sisne rivulet sweeps away a car in Dang (kh 02/09/2021), Three killed, one go missing in Kaski landslides (kh 02/09/2021), Five dead, one missing in Pokhara landslide, by Santosh Pokharel (rep 02/09/2021)

Monsoon-induced calamity claims 15 lives in five days (kh 01/09/2021)

Landslide leaves one dead, three injured (kh 01/09/2021)

Bajura cut off from national road network for two monthsFloods and landslides since mid-June have damaged the Sanfe-Martadi road section at several places, by Arjun Shah (kp 01/09/2021)

Landslides obstruct most rural roads in Rasuwa (kh 01/09/2021)

Floods, landslides continue to wreak havoc Three persons died, two others have gone missing in Duhun Rural Municipality of Darchula district in the past 24 hours, by Manoj Badu (kp 31/08/2021)

Koshi River’s Water Discharge Fluctuating (rn 31/08/2021)

Melamchi’s misfortune is far from over : Two months ago, unprecedented floods brought about much destruction to Melamchi but residents have largely been left to fend for themselves, by Marissa Taylor (rec 30/08/2021)

Irate locals padlock Gaindakot municipality after recurring inundation (kh 30/08/2021)

Hundreds of Valley-bound vehicles stranded as landslide blocks road at Nagdhunga (kh 30/08/2021), Floods and landslides induced by ‘Bhadaure Jhari’ claim 12 in last four days (kh 30/08/2021), 1 killed, three missing in Darchula landslide (kh 30/08/2021), Floods, landslides obstruct foot trails in northern Gorkha : Chhekampar and Chumchet have been cut off from rest of the district, disrupting supply of food and daily essentials, by Hariram Upreti (kp 30/08/2021), Nine dead, 90,000 affected as heavy rains over past three days trigger floods, landslide : sMeteorological office predicts heavy rainfall in Province 1, Bagmati, Gandaki and parts of Sudurpaschim until Tuesday, by Anup Ojha (kp 30/08/2021), Three killed due to flood, landslide (kh 30/08/2021), Loss of life, property : As the monsoon is still active, we can expect more loss of life and damage to property and physical infrastructures (ht 30/08/2021)

Nearly 120 people feared dead this monsoon (ht 29/08/2021), 94 people killed, 44 others missing in monsoon-induced disasters (kh 29/08/2021)

Monsoon-induced disaster: 3,000 houses inundated, 900 damaged (kh 29/08/2021)

Dozens of houses waterlogged in Siraha (kh 28/08/2021), Helambu Highway blocked again (kh 29/08/2021), Incessant rainfall hits life in Jhapa (ht 29/08/2021), At Least Three People Killed, Three Injured, by Aashish Mishra (rn 29/08/2021), Hetauda- Kathmandu Road Blocked Again (rn 29/08/2021), Landslide destroys houses in Butwal (rep 29/08/2021), Landslip blocks Palpa-Butwal road since 24 hours (kh 30/08/2021)

Red light turns on as water flow increases in Saptakoshi River (kh 28/08/2021), Saptakoshi River records highest water-level of this year (rep 29/08/2021)

Floods and inundations induced by ‘Bhadaure Jhari’ kill five people across country : Weather to gradually improve from today (kh 28/08/2021), Scores of houses inundated in Siraha after flood in Kamala River, administration issues alert (ht 28/08/2021), Five Die, Four Go Missing In Fresh Rain Disasters (rn 28/08/2021), Continuous rainfall inundates settlements in Tarai districts : More than a thousand people have been displaced and several have gone missing with a few reported deaths, by Bhawani Bhatta, Ganesh Chaudhary and Sunita Baral (kp 28/08/2021)

Woman killed, girl missing in Lalitpur (kh 28/08/2021)

Upper Marsyangdi ‘A’ to remain inoperative for three more months (rep 28/08/2021)

Landslide-blocked Rahughat stream finds outlet but danger not over yet, by Ghanshyam Khadka (kp 27/08/2021)

High risk of Karnali River entering village (rep 27/08/2021)

Ratu River has inundated around 900 houses in Tilgadh since Thursday night : The settlement in Balwa Municipality-4 is one of the most affected areas by floods every year (kp 27/08/2021)

Landslide blocks Narayangadh-Muglin road (kh 27/08/2021), East-West Highway disrupted in Nawalparasi East (kh 27/08/2021), Traffic disruptions in Helambu Highway, Narayanghat-Muglin section (kh 27/08/2021), Incessant rain inundates most parts of West Nawalparasi including district HQ  (kh 27/08/2021), Three missing in landslide in Nawalparasi (East) : In Nawalparasi (West), at least 200 houses have been inundated after floodwaters from Jharahi, Turiya and Panbhar rivers entered settlements (kp 27/08/2021)

Disaster preparedness sorely lacking in Karnali Province : Floods and landslides take lives and ravage properties in the province every year. Many people say the severity can be mitigated by prioritising preparedness, by Chandan Kathayat (kp 26/08/2021)

Melamchi floods leave Helambu residents in hardship, by Anish Tiwari (kp 26/08/2021)

663 houses in Tanahun at risk of flooding (kh 25/08/2021)

Multiple landslides leave Pyuthan’s Damri at high riskAround 70 households are at risk and need immediate relocation, officials say, by Shamsher Bikram GC (kp 24/08/2021)

Why does the earth surface in Pokhara cave in from time to time?, by Santosh Pokhrel (rep 24/08/2021)

Mahakali Highway Obstructed For A Week (rn 24/08/2021)

Saptari flood victims crying for relief (kh 23/08/2021)

Flood Sweeps Away One House, Leaves 45 More At Risk (rn 23/08/2021)

Myagdidslides Sweep Away Water Pipelines Leading To Water Shortage In Bagarphant Village (rn 23/08/2021)

Health supplies for flood survivors in Melamchi (kh 22/08/2021)

34 houses at risk of landslides in Melamchi (rep 22/08/2021)

Landslide debris blocks river in Bajhang, triggers flood threats : Continuous landslide at Githine cliff in Bungal Municipality has hindered work to safely channelise the blocked river, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 21/08/2021)

As monsoon rain damages rural roads, normal life badly affected in Rolpa (kh 20/08/2021)

Six houses at high risk of landslides (rep 20/08/2021)

Landslides obstruct Jaya Prithvi Highway (kh 20/08/2021)

35 houses inundated as Saptakoshi flood enters Gobargadha : Two washed away (kh 20/08/2021), Koshi River inundates Gobargadha settlement (ht 21/08/2021)

Flood sweeps away three more houses in Melamchi (kh 18/08/2021)

Flood in Saptari's Jita River inundates 150 houses (ht 18/08/2021)

Disaster victims still awaiting grant to build houses in Dhankuta (ht 18/08/2021)

Melamchi disaster : Lesson for municipal governments, by Mahesh KC (ht 17/08/2021)

Each flood-affected family in Manang to get Rs 2,00,000 (kh 17/08/2021)

Over 150 houses in Bajura at risk of dry landslide (kh 16/08/2021)

Geological study finds 13 settlements of Bahrabise at high risk of landslides, floods : The study team has recommended the relocation of 5,000 households in several settlements that are at risk, by Anish Tiwari (kp 16/8/2021)

150 families abandon village in Dolakha due to landslides (rep 15/08/2021)

Human settlements inundated in Dhangadi (ht 14/08/2021)

Continuous erosion of Shreelanka Tappu leaves locals worried (ht 14/08/2021)

IOM plans to train all 753 local level officials in Nepal on disaster risk reduction, management (rep 14/08/2021)

Incessant Rains-Triggered Landslide, River Erosion Result In Massive Loss In Melamchi (rn 13/08/2021), 'Multiple natural calamities caused Melamchi havoc' (ht 16/08/2021)

Landslide displaces scores of families in Dolakha (kh 13/08/2021)

Four houses affected by landslides in Rasuwa (rep 13/08/2021)

Lightning strikes kill two in Gulmi (kh 12/08/2021)

Earthquake jolts Udayapur (kh 12/08/2021)

Eight villages at high risk of Seti River erosion (kh 10/08/2021)

Heavy rain forecast; floods likely in Karnali, Kankai, Bagmati and Rapti (kh 09/08/2021)

Two drinking water projects damaged (kh 08/08/2021)

Seven Years On, Jure Landslide Victims Awaiting Relief Amount, by Bidur Acharya (rn 08/08/2021)

Fire breaks out at Balaju Industrial Area : Helicopter being used to douse fire (kh 07/08/2021)

Kodari Highway section near Tatopani border collapses, disrupting vehicular movement : With the highway section rendered impassable, dozens of container trucks have been stranded in the Miteripul area, by Anish Tiwari (kp 06/08/2021)

What experts could be missing about causes of Helambu-Melamchi floods and landslides, by Kunga Hyolmo (rep 06/08/2021)

Kathmandu’s ‘flash floods’ are 4 decades in the making : There is nothing sudden about the floods in Kathmandu Valley, and they will get worse, by Tom Robertson (nt 06/08/2021)

Helambu Highway disrupted (kh 06/08/2021)

Taal folks waiting to be resettled (kh 05/08/2021)

Flood sweeps away Surma road section (kh 04/08/2021)

Chhangru, Tinkar cut off from district headquarters, by Manoj Badu (kp 04/08/2021)

Multiple reasons triggered devastating floods and landslides in Melamchi: Report (rep 04/08/2021)

Landslide destroys suspension bridge in Gorkha (rep 04/08/2021)

Landslide victims in Lamjung hopeful of receiving housing reconstruction aid : Landslides triggered by heavy rains swept away 21 houses in Marsyangdi Rural Municipality on July 20 and 22 last year, by Aash Gurung (kp 04/08/2021)

Misery repeats : A thorough study of the mountains is needed to ascertain the cause of landslides and floods in different parts of Nepal (ht 03/08/2021)

Govt to send team to Melamchi to conduct geological survey (rep 03/08/2021)

Deluge in Nepal and India: Need of micro initiatives, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 02/08/2021)

Water level in Melamchi River rises to an alarming level : People move to safe places (kh 01/08/2021), Radio Melamchi office building swept away (kh 01/08/2021), 13 houses swept away by Melamchi floods (kh 01/08/2021), Melamchi flood sweeps away 17 more houses (rep 01/08/2021), Flood sweeps away 60 houses and sheds, Bahunepati bridge at risk (kh 02/08/2021), Flooding again ravages Melamchi; millions of rupees worth of property damage (kh 02/08/2021), Melamchi River sweeps away seven more houses : Washes away 67 houses so far (kh 03/08/2021), Melamchi municipality appeals not to reside at high risk homes (kh 04/08/2021)

Landslides threaten dozens of settlements (ht 29/07/2021)

Encroachment of Kathmandu Valley’s rivers and poor drainage worsen inundation : Experts say improving the drainage system is the only way to address the problem of annual floodings, by Anup Ojha (kp 28/07/2021)

‘Nature is more cruel to poor people’ (kh 27/07/2021)

Embankment work halted due to shortage of stones : Several settlements along the Karnali river are at risk of inundation in the absence of an embankment, by Ganesh Chaudhary (kp 27/07/2021)

Lessons for poor nations as extreme weather events afflict rich countries : Experts say the developed world, whose affluence is enabled by what has caused global warming, must pay attention to help others to deal with the climate crisis, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 26/07/2021)

Melamchi flood survivors meet PM Deuba, requesting for relief (kh 26/07/2021)

Eight households displaced by landslides (kh 25/07/2021)

Settlements across Kathmandu Valley at risk of floods (rep 25/07/2021)

Nepal among countries most vulnerable to drowning: WHO (ht 23/7/2021)

2,000 houses inundated in Udayapur (ht 23/07/2021)

Floods damage arable land in Pyuthan every monsoon : Farmers in Pyuthan Municipality are seeking government help to protect their fields that the Jhimruk river has been turning into dry desolate land, by Shamdher Bikram GC (kp 23/07/2021)

Tremor felt in Valley (kh 23/07/2021)

Inundation a perennial issue in Dhangadhi : Encroachment of riverside areas and absence of canals obstruct the flow of water, causing inundation, officials say, by Mohan Budhaair (kp 22/07/2021)

Kamala river breaches embankment in DhanushaThe breach has put several settlements in the district at risk, according to officials, by Santosh Singh (kp 22/07/2021)

61 people were killed in the first month of monsoon this year, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 22/07/2021)

Public transportation resumes; roads still blocked (kh 20/07/2021)

Incessant rainfall damages country’s oldest canal (kh 20/07/2021)

Erosion puts human settlement at risk in Bajura (ht 19/07/2021)

Flood Victims Provided With Food Stuffs, Sanitary Materials, Dignity Kits (rn 19/07/2021)

Dreams washed away by floods and landslide, by Subhadra Dhital (rep 19/07/2021)

Silgadhi-Bajhang road obstructed (kh 18/07/2021)

Security personnel fail to channelise Darchula river damAt least 18 homes in Naugad Rural Municipality are at risk of inundation, by Manoj Badu (kp 17/07/2021)

Salyan unprepared to tackle monsoon disastersAround 500 families in the district are vulnerable to monsoon-related disasters this year, authorities say, by Biplab Maharjan (kp 17/07/2021)

Continuous rainfall affects normal life in several districts, by Mohan Bushaair (kp 16/07/2021)

Govt aids disaster victims for house construction (ht 16/07/2021)

Municipal areas in Kailali district inundated with monsoon-fed river entering human settlement (ht 16/07/2021)

Landslides are at the heart of Nepal’s climate vulnerability, by Shuvam Rizal (rec 15/07/2021)

Flood and landslide dam river threatening Darchula villages : Fifteen families in Naugad Rural Municipality are at risk of inundation, local residents say, by Manoj Badu (kp 15/07/2021)

Disaster and climate risks and sectoral development planning, by Bimal Gadal (rep 15/07/2021)

How to reduce disaster risks : Nepal’s disaster management models should be proactive, but it is still reactive, by Roshan Kumar Chhetri (kp 14/07/2021)

Four Tikapur wards in peril (ht 14/07/2021)

As many as 42 houses at high risk of landslide in Thulogaun, Rolpa : Several settlements in Rolpa Municipality are prone  to landslides every monsoon but nothing has been done  to prevent this yearly crisis, local people say, by Kashiram Dangi (kp 13/07/2021)

‘No govt relief so far for disaster-hit Manang’ (rep 13/07/2021)

Four wards at high risk as Karnali River continues erosion (kh 13/07/2021)

Flood survivors receive support from Nepalis abroad (kh 12/07/2021)

Flood-damaged Lower Modi-1 hydel project begins power production (kh 12/07/2021)

7 houses face risk of landslides, agricultural field of 30 families destroyed (rep 11/07/2021)

Five years on, Phopli landslide victims yet to receive any helpThe landslide of July 25, 2016 killed 27 individuals and displaced around 200 families, by Shamsher Bikram GC (kp 11/07/2021)

Flood survivors to be provided Rs 50,000 assistance each household (kh 11/07/2021)

Nepal must pursue inundation issues with India year round, observers say : It is only during flooding in monsoon that authorities take up this perennial problem and even then the southern neighbour continues to ignore concerns, by Binod Ghimire and Anil Giri (kp 11/07/2021)

Huge fire in a glass house in Bhairahawa, property worth Rs 50 million gutted (rep 11/07/2021)

Monsoon mayhem: Nepal continues to record loss of lives and properties (kh 10/07/2021)

Monsoon mayhem: Flood, landslide and inundation kill 51 across country (kh 09/07/2021), Monsoon rains continue to take lives and destroy property across country : At least seven people were killed and several others injured in monsoon-related incidents in the last 24 hours, by Manoj Badu (kp 09/07/2021)

The Kosi’s sorrow, and scope : Exploring Nepal’s largest river during a destructive monsoon, by Kanak Mani Dixit (nt 09/07/2021)

Drones to the rescue in Melamchi : UAV surveillance in immediate aftermath of the flood was a test case for future disaster response (nt 09/07/2021)

Valley slums face torrential problems : Abandoned by the government and harassed by the monsoon rains, slum dwellers lack shelter when they need it most, by Aishwarya Baidar (rec 09/07/2021)

One killed, other missing after landslide buries five houses in Palpa (kh 08/07/2021), 84 houses inundated as swollen Kankai enters Milan Basti in Jhapa (kh 08/07/2021), Landslide kills three, sweeps away hydropower in Darchula (kh 08/07/2021), Two persons including infant killed in rain-triggered incidents (kh 08/07/2021)

Landslide-displaced families left in the lurch (ht 08/07/2021)

4.2 magnitude earthquake shakes Lamjung (kh 07/07/2021)

Three missing as swollen rivulet sweeps away vehicle in Parbat (kh 07/07/2021), Two dead, three missing in floods, landslides in Gandaki : Vehicular movement along several road sections has been obstructed due to landslides, by Agandhar Tiwari (kp 08/07/2021)

Rain-induced disasters damage infrastructure worth millions (ht 07/07/2021)

Flood leaves one dead, other disappeared (kh 07/07/2021)

33 houses in Parbat village at high risk of landslide (kh 06/07/2021)

Melamchi disaster aftermath: Challenges and sustainable solutions, by Ramesh Kumasr Chaudhary and Ishwar Joshi (ht 06/07/2021)

Over a dozen villages flooded in Mahottari as local rivers swell after downpour (rep 05/07/2021)

Tremor felt in Valley (kh 05/07/2021)

38 people killed in monsoon-induced disasters in 20 days (kh 04/07/2021)

Six die in rain-related incidents in three districts : Around 500 houses have been inundated at several settlements of Saptari district in the past few days, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 04/07/2021), Flood damages houses, inundates settlements in Mahottari (rep 04/0/2021), Narayangarh-Mugling road section blocked by landslides again (rep 04/07/2021)

Janakpur Sub-Metropolitan City inundated (kh 04/07/2021)

Landslide disrupts Narayangadh-Muglin road section (kh 04/04/2021)

More than 300 homes inundated in Province 1 (kh 04/07/2021)

Seven houses displaced after landslide risk (kh 04/07/2021)

Nepal received above normal rainfall inJune causing disasters : Officials warn of more extreme weather events with  nearly three months of monsoon remaining, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 03/07/2021)

Landslides at 7 places along Prithvi Highway; 5 trucks buried, 2 killed (kh 03/07/2021)

30 sluices opened as water flow crosses 200,000 cusec in Saptakoshi (kh 03/07/2021), Water level rising in Koshi river, 500 houses inundated in Saptari (kh 03/07/2021)

4.1-magnitude quake jolts far-western region (kh 03/07/2021)

Flood in Marsyangdi river collapses a suspension bridge (kh 02/07/2021)

Floods and landslides in Nepal: Causes, consequences, and ways forward, by Anil Aryal and Bijay Man Shakya (rep 02/07/2021)

34 people die in monsoon-caused disasters since June 13 (rep 02/07/2021)

Dozens of settlements inundated in Parsa district (kh 02/07/2021, Six dead, three missing as floods, landslides hit several districts : Rain-swollen rivers enter settlements and wreak havoc in various parts of the country, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel and Samjhana Rasaili (kp 02/07/2021), Monsoon triggered flood and landslide disrupt transport in Makwanpur (kh 02/07/2021), Floods, landslides throw life out of gear (ht 02/07/2021)

Vehicular movement along Narayanghat-Muglin road disrupted (kh 02/07/2021)

Two buried to death, three injured in Tanahun landslides : Concrete bridge swept away (kh 01/07/2021)

Melamchi sees rise in water level yet again; safety alerts issued (kh 01/07/2021)

Prithvi Highway obstructed in several places (kh 01/07/2021)

Lumbini turns to bamboo to tame rivers : Bamboo plantation campaign underway in all 12 districts of the province to form  biological embankments in order to prevent erosion and flood, by Madhab Aryal (kp 01/07/2021)

Floods sweep away Chhabdi Khola bridge in Tanahun (kh 01/07/2021), Landslides in Tanahun claims two lives as heavy rainfall continues, highways blocked as well (rep 01/07/2021)

Landslides disrupt Narayangadh-Muglin road section (kh 01/07/2021)

Landslides obstruct Prithvi Highway (kh 30/06/2021)

Forecasts for smaller areas could minimise damage and save lives, experts sayForecasts for larger areas don’t help communities prepare much. With more resources for technology and research, predictions can be more specific, meteorologists suggest, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 30/06/2021)

Water level reaches danger mark in Kamala River (kh 30/06/2021)

Lightning kills three in Saptari (kh 29/06/2021)

Several settlements in hill districts of Lumbini at high risk of landslides : Haphazard construction of roads using heavy machinery is also one of the leading  causes behind landslides, officials say, by Shamsher Bikram GC (kp 29/06/2021)

Efforts on to bring flooded Marsyangdi River to natural course (kh 29/06/2021)

Landslide displaces 94 families in Bajura (kh 28/06/2021)

Biggest Killer After Earthquake, But Neglected, by Shreeram Sharma and Prem Raj Dhungel (rn 28/06/2021)

Monsoon mayhem: Swollen Indrawati sweeps away 3-story house in Melamchi Bazaar (kh 26/06/2021)

Riverbank settlements in Bardiya at high risk of floods : Lack of permanent embankments on river is giving sleepless nights to residents, by Kamal Panthi (kp 26/06/2021)

Flood, landslide havoc in Nepal: Caused by abandoning tradition, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 25/06/2021)

After the deluge in Nepal : Danger still lurks, as Melamchi picks up the pieces after last week’s great flood, by Amit Machamasi (nt 25/06/2021), The last bridge connecting Helambu to rest of the world in bad shape (rep 25/06/2021)

Floods likely in Kankai, Koshi, Kamala and Bagmati rivers (kh 25/06/2021)

Floods continue to wreak havoc in Manang, by Aash Gurung (kp 25/06/2021)

Eight years on, Mahakali flood victims still to be compensated : People from all over the country had raised money for the flood-victims in 2013. But with no proper audit, there has been no accounting of around Rs 400 million raised for the victims, by Shivraj Bhatta and Sundar Singh Dhami (ae 24/06/2021)

Nepal Floods: Same story, different year, by Cilla Khatry (ae 24/06/2021), Floods in Nepal: A recurring nightmare, by Cilla Khatry (ae 24/06/2021)

Survivors of Melamchi floods wait to see missing family members, by Anish Tiwari (kp 24/06/2021)

Melamchi suffers damage worth Rs 1bn : Repairing structures of the project could take a long time (ht 24/06/2021)

Floods reoccur in Indrawati and Melamchi rivers (kh 23/06/2021)

Melamchi tries to rise from flood residue (photo feature), by Monika Malla (rep 23/06/2021)

28 local level wards at high risk of landslide in Baglung (kh 23/06/2021)

Three killed as landslide damages a house, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 23/06/2021)

River basin management: Balance development and environment, by Sanjay Giri and Nagendra Kayastha (ht 23/06/2021

Manang’s Naso Rural Municipality setting up temporary office at Besisahar after flood : Dharapani, the administrative headquarters of the rural municipality, was badly damaged by the flooded Marsyangdi river in the second week of June, by Aash Gurung  (kp 23/6/2021)

Mock flood practice conducted along Karnali river corridor (kh 23/06/2021)

Settlements in Chure foothills at high risk of flood, landslide : Conservationists blame exploitation of forest and riverbed materials in the Chure region for the incidents of floods and landslides occurring frequently in recent years, by Bhawani Bhatta and Mohan Budhaair (kp 23/06/2021) [This demonstrates once again the irresponsible politics and plans of the Oli government!]

Monsoon-induced disaster claims 20 lives; 806 rescued (kh 22/06/2021), More than 40 people feared dead in monsoon related disasters in one week (ht 22/06/2021)

Bhote Koshi floods pose threat to several hydropower projects (kh 22/06/2021)

Flood survivors in Kanchanpur face hand-to-mouth problem (rep 21/06/2021)

24 houses damaged in Humla due to landslides (kh 21/06/2021)

Haphazard construction of roads increases risk (ht 21/06/2021)

Swollen Mahakali inundates settlements in Kanchanpur : Floods have displaced more than 35 families in the district and damaged a 100-metre  road section and an under-construction bridge, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 21/06/2021), Landslides obstruct  rural roads in Achham, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 21/06/2021)

Tamakoshi riverside settlements at risk of inundation as tributary is dammed up : Ramechhap and Sindhuli district administrations also alert people living close to the river against possible floods, by Kedar Shiwakoti (kp 20/06/2021)

Massive landslide in Himalayas of Helambu caused devastating flash flood downstream (rep 20/06/2021)

Families displaced  by Melamchi floods refuse Covid-19 tests fearing separation : Around 600 people in Melamchi and 400 in Helambu  are living in makeshift camps for flood displaced, by Arjun Poudel (kp 20/06/2021)

17 killed in natural disasters in a week (kh 20/06/2021)

Water flow in Mahakali expected to reach a ‘danger line’ (kh 20/06/2021). Swollen Mahakali: Eight houses inundated; dam of an under-construction bridge washed away (kh 20/06/2021)

People living along river banks cautioned as landslide blocks Tamakoshi (kh 19/06/2021), Fear of flash flood downstream as massive landslide blocks Tamakoshi River on the Chinese side of the border, by Ramesh Khatiwada (rep 19/0/2021), Chinese team clearing landslip at Tibet’s Rongsi River that joins Tamakoshi in Dolakha (kh 19/06/2021), Reservoir being emptied to mitigate risk of floods in Tamakoshi : The district administration of Dolakha released a notice on Friday night citing Chinese authorities’ warning of floods (kp 19/06/2021)

Mountain districts are receiving more rainfall this monsoon : Manang sets a new record for daily rain, witnessing  heavy flooding. Meteorologists say the phenomenon is unprecedented for an otherwise dry region, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 19/06/2021)

Mahakali crosses danger level; police alert people of disaster risk (kh 19/06/2021), Rise in water level of Mahakali river puts several settlements at risk of flooding : Rural roads in Darchula district have been disrupted due to floods and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall, by Manoj Badu (kp 19/06/2021)

Floods break down police post, wash away ward office in Helambu (kh 19/06/2021), Fresh flash flood in Melamchi River sweeps away school and police station in Helambu, by Kunga Hyolmo (rep 19/06/2021)

Decade of disasters : Our challenges have grown due to climate change, geological conditions and misguided policies (kp 18/06/2021)

Death and devastation with the arrival of the monsoon, by Marissa Taylor (rec 18/06/2021)

Monsoon fury : By building houses on the banks of rivers that flood during heavy rains, the residents were waiting for disaster to happen (ht 18/06/2021)

Floods and landslides block 31 road sections, by Himal Lamsal (rep 18/06/2021)

Govt directs to distribute relief thru one door system (kh 18/06/2021)

Monsoon mayhem: Two perish in Doti landslide, one in Kalikot (kh 18/06/2021)

Nepal floods: 15 dead, 25 missing, 11 injured in past four days (kh 18/06/2021)

Seven persons still missing after rainstorm in Jaljala highlands (kh 18/06/2021)

More than 100 villages in Bajura at flood and landslide risk (kh 18/06/2021)

Floods, landslides inflict damage and disruptions in various districts : Power and communication outages snag relief and rescue work in Melamchi and Helambu areas, by Anish Tiwari (kp 18/06/2021)

Flood devastation in Melamchi not only because of rains : Experts say the mayhem in the first week of monsoon is quite concerning and with ‘above normal’ rainfall predicted this time, the situation could go worse, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 17/06/2021)

Floods and landslides damages 26 hydropower projects, multiple road sections, by Himal Lamsal (rep 17/06/2021)

Flood-fed Kaligandaki put Beni Bazaar at high risk of erosion (kh 17/06/2021)

Flood takes away under construction bridge (rep 17/06/2021)

250-member rescue team flies to flood-hit Melamchi (kh 16/06/2021), Massive floods and landslides in Melamchi; scores feared missing (in pics) (kh 16/06/2021), More than 50 people missing in Melamchi and Indrawati floods: Minister Tamang (kh 16/06/2021), Melamchi flood: Seven found dead; search and rescue operations continue (kh 16/06/2021), Melamchi flood: Two people stranded on roof-top of a hotel rescued (kh 16/06/2021), Govt to mobilize all state machineries for relief and rescue operations (kh 16/06/2021), IN PICS: Flood wreaks havoc in Melamchi (rep 16/06/2021), Destruction caused by floodwaters in Melamchi bazaar : Seven people have died, scores of houses, two concrete motorable bridges and around half a dozen suspension bridges were swept away (kp 16/06/2021), Bodies of seven people missing in Sindhupalchok flood recovered : Floodwaters from the Melamchi River entered settlements causing damage to houses and bridges in the Melamchi bazaar area (kp 16/06/2021), Eight staffers of Melamchi project missing in Melamchi floods (kh 17/06/2021), 20 including six foreigners missing in Melamchi and Helambu floods (kh 17/06/2021), Four among 20 missing in Melamchi floods come into contact; one found dead (kh 17/06/2021)

Monsoon-triggered floods wash away 15 houses in Lamjung (kh 16/06/2021), 14 houses swept away, 50 at risk in Lamjung (rep 16/06/2021)

Four cattle herders stranded in Rapti river rescued after 12 hrs (kh 16/06/2021)

Manang flood sweeps away many offices including police post and banks (kh 16/06/2021)

Floods and landslides wreak havoc across the country : Rivers swollen by incessant rainfall in last two days have displaced hundreds of people, by Aash Gurung (kp 16/06/2021)

Woman dies when a rivulet sweeps her away (kh 16/06/2021)

Government says it has plan to tackle monsoon disasters, but local units are not assured : With rainfall expected to be above normal this year, authorities say they are better prepared than last year. But experts say rather than anticipatory plans, focus is on post disaster response, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 15/06/2021), River management project announces inability to control floods as monsoon arrives (kh 15/06/2021) [This is the reality, Mr Oli!], Rain-triggered floods inundate 30 houses in Manang (kh 15/06/2021), Landslide obstructs Pokhara-Baglung section of Madhya Pahadi Lokmarg (kh 15/06/2021), Landslides obstruct Bajura roads (ht 15/06/2021), Landslide blocks Karnali Highway (kh 15/06/2021), Flood causes cracks in East-West Highway in Rupandehi : Transportation blocked in the highway (kh 15/06/2021)

Repair works of damaged embankments at final stage : Floods in Bagmati and Lalbakaiya rivers had breached embankments and inundated settlements in Rautahat last year, by Shiva Puri (kp 14/06/2021) [Great, right before possible renewed damage! I guess that's what you call timing.]

Landslide obstructs Siddhartha Highway (kh 13/06/2021)

Every year scores die by drowning, a silent catastrophe in the countryDrowning of five girls in Dhanusha is a reminder. Monsoon increases the risk. Ponds  need to be fenced and awareness raised to avoid such tragedies, authorities say, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 13/06/2021)

Displaced people in Rautahat relocated after years (ht 12/06/2021)

No more helicopter toursHundreds of Nepalis die in floods every year, and we need to do things differently this year (kp 11/06/2021)

Early warning preparedness put in place for disaster management (kh 10/06/2021)

Storm damages houses, crops in Shuklagandaki (kh 08/06/2021)

Living with a flood: Plight of squatter settlements, by Yogendra Subedi and Kanchan Mani Dixit (kh 05/06/2021)

Rain damages roads, school in Doti (kh 03/06/2021)

Rains brought by cyclone Yaas send flood displaced scrambling for shelter : Families displaced by last year’s flood in Dhorpatan Municipality of Baglung yet to receive government-announced relief, by Prakash Baral (kp 30/05/2021)

Tilkechaur village in Udayapur at high risk as land starts caving in : Frightened villagers have urged the local government to move them to safety before the start of monsoon, by Dilliram Khatiwada (kp 30/05/2021)

Earthquake in Lamjung damages houses, animal sheds leaving several injured : A 5.8 magnitude quake with epicentre at Marshyangdi Rural Municipality hit the district early Wednesday morning, by Aash Gurung (kp 19/05/2021), 5.8-magnitude quake jolts west Nepal (kh 19/05/2021), 5.3-magnitude quake strikes again with Lamjung’s Bhulbhule epicenter : Third one occurs in an interval of 164 minutes (kh 19/05/2021), Four injured, dozen houses collapse as three powerful quakes jolt west Nepal : Tremors epicentered at Bhulbhule in Lamjung (kh 19/05/2021), Lamjung earthquake:  88 tremors occur in past 24 hours (kh 20/05/2021)

Ending the science-policy gap : There should be a science-based policymaking process in disaster risk reduction, by Shrijan Bahadur Malla (kp 16/05/2021)

Wildfire in Rolpa destroys 25 houses : At least 100 households in Hyang, Kareti, Gunam, Sakhi and Sarpal are at risk of getting caught in the fire, by kashi Ram Dangi (kp 28/04/2021)

Wildfire rages in Sindhuli threatening nearby settlements : Locals have begun evacuating from their homes as efforts to douse the inferno have remained largely unsuccessful (kp26/04/2021)

Government to launch 10-year Disaster Resilient Nepal campaign (ht 25/04/2021)

Sixth Gorkha Earthquake Memorial Day being observed today (rep 25/04/2021)

Property worth Rs 60 lakh destroyed in blaze (ht 25/04/2021)

Windstorm destroys crops worth over Rs 20 million in Jhapa (kh 23/04/2021)

Need of Disaster Preparedness for Responding to Possible Eventualities, by Jagadish Paudel (rep 21/04/2021)

Gandaki Province ill-prepared for fire incidents Delayed response, insufficient fire engines, shortage of workers and lack of water refilling stations make disaster mitigation difficult,  by Prakash Baral (kp 20/04/2021)

Thunderbolts getting deadlier each year as country remains unprepared : The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology admits it has not been able to fully  utilise the only weather radar to its potential, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 19/04/2021), When lightning strikes : Technology and research is crucial to enabling an early warning system that can save lives (kp 20/04/2021)

Hailstorm damages crops worth millions (ht 17/04/2021)

25 hectares forest affected by fire in Langtang National park (kh 16/04/2021)

Multiple wildfires destroy 293 hectares of forest in Bajura; local authorities mum, by Prakash Singh (ht 13/04/2021)

Wildfires reported in 60 forest areas in Kalikot (rep 12/04/2021)

Three days on, wildfires rage in Palpa forests : The Division Forest Office says fires have affected more than 1,500 hectares of forestland in the district since mid-March, by Madhab Aryal (kp 10/04/2021)

Wildfire spreads to human settlement, guts five houses (kh 10/04/2021)

Nepal battles worst forest fires in years as air quality drops, by Gopal Sharma (rep 10/04/2021)

Rs700 million secured to rebuild homes ravaged by monsoon last year, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 10/04/2021)

Better prepared next time : Five lessons we can  learn from the Gorkha Earthquake to build  safer communities, by Jitendra Bothara (kp 09/04/2021)

Kathmandu Valley witnesses around 500 instances of fire every year, by Sabina arki (kh 09/04/2021)

Fire Incidents Increase In Kanchanpur Forests (rn 09/04/2021)

Two killed in Lumbini forest fire : Jungle fire in 368 places across the Province (kh 06/04/2021)

Highest Number Of Wildfire Incidents Recorded This Year, by Mukunda Ghaire (rn 06/04/2021)

Massive fire destroys 120 houses in Narainapur : More than 68 families have been displaced by the fire that spread throughout the settlement of thatched-roof houses, by Rupa Gahatraj (kp 05/04/2021)

35 houses destroyed in Jumla fire (ht 04/04/2021)

Fire victims in Tehrathum await rehabilitation : Thirty-five people have been staying in makeshift tents since their houses were destroyed in March 26 fire, by Chandra Karki (kp 04/04/2021)

Students at this Humla school take classes outdoors : The building of Dharmodaya Secondary School has not been rebuilt after it was destroyed by a landslide in 2019, by Janak Bahadur Shahi (kp 03/04/2021)

Scaling Up Social Protection Systems for Effective Disaster Response (sp 02/04/2021)

Worsening wildfires a reminder that the country lacks clear policies : Despite their frequency, in which lives, wildlife and hundreds of thousands of hectares of green cover are lost, forest fire disasters have been largely ignored by authorities, experts say, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 31/03/2021)

Six injured in cooking gas explosion in Bhaktapur, by Krishna Kisi (rep 22/03/2021)

Fire Breaks Out In Cow Farm, Kills 20 Cows (rn 19/03/2021)

Non-climate cause of Nanda Devi flood : Although Himalayan disasters pre-date climate change, it is smart to be prepared for both, by Medha Gelli (nt 19/03/2021)

Budget delay hampers reconstruction of houses destroyed last monsoon : Displaced families wonder how long they will have  to live without proper roof above their heads, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 18/03/2021)

Forest fire continues unabated in Okhaldhunga (kh 18/0372021)

Badabaika residents initiate construction of embankment, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 17/03/2021)

Fire safety planning : Give it due consideration, by Rajib Dhakal and Keshab Sharma (ht 15/03/2021)

Massive fire breaks out near NOC’s Dhangadhi oil depot (kh 06/03/2021)

Floods, landslides plague people living on banks of Budhiganga, by Arjun Shah and Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 05/03/2021)

Authorities struggling to contain fire inside Rara National Park, by Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp 04/03/2021)

Fire at Dovan Bazaar in Taplejung destroys around three dozen houses : The fire that started on Tuesday morning has come under control to a certain extent but is yet to be completely doused, by Ananda Gautam (kp 02/03/2021), Fire is almost under control, so far 49 houses gutted, by Khagendra Adhikari (rep 02/03/2021), Dovan Bazaar fire victims worried about resettlementThe (NCP) party’s overA total of 324 people of 63 families have been rendered homeless after a fire  destroyed 50 houses at Dovan Bazaar in Taplejung last week, by Ananda Gautam (kp 08/03/2021)

How much do we really understand the Himalayas : Emerging circumstances and risks require a thorough revisit of our core problems, by Madhukar Upadhya (kp 26/02/2021)

Wildfire raging in the forests of Manang districtSecurity personnel along with local villagers have been working tirelessly to douse the  flames that started in a forest on Thursday, by Aash Gurung (kp 14/02/2021)

Close to bursting : We must prioritise monitoring of glacial lakes and set up early warning systems (kp 10/02/2021)

India glacier avalanche comes as a warning for Nepal : Several glacial lakes are like ticking time bombs but the country has failed to learn from its past experiences, experts say, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 09/02/2021), At least 11 Nepalis still missing in Sunday’s Uttarakhand glacial avalanche : The number of Nepali nationals missing could rise as Indian authorities are yet to find out further details of the missing persons, by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 09/02/2021)

5.4 magnitude earthquake hits Taplejung (rep 09/02/2021)

Landslide blocks Mahakali River, locals urged to remain vigilant (kh 02/02/2021)

Forest fire still out of control in Manang (rep 30/01/2021)

Lessons not learned from 2015 : The clock is ticking on the next Big One, but most schools are not prepared for disasters, by Sonia Awale (nt 15/01/2021)

Landslide victims await relocationAlmost 700 houses were destroyed and 1,771 partially damaged by landslides triggered  by heavy rainfall in Kalikot last year, by Tularam Pandey (kp 14/01/2021)

4-magnitude earthquake with Dolakha epicenter recorded (kh 14/01/2021)

4.2-magnitude quake jolts far-western Nepal (kh 12/01/2021)

Families of flood victims still living in tents (ht 06/01/2021)

Learning From Pathivara Fire, by Bini Dahal (rn 01/01/2021)

Fire rages on in Pathibhara forest area, by Ananda Gautam (kp 31/12/2020)

As winter bites, hardship of Lidi landslide survivors in Sindhupalchok worsens, by Anish Tiwari (kp 24/12/2020)

Kailali landslide survivors say government left them high and dry : Around 100 families have moved to the Tarai plains  and set up a camp inside a community forest, by Mohan Budhaair (kp 21/12/2020)

Massive landslide in Someshwor hill dams Parui stream : There is no immediate threat of dam outburst, police say, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 20/12/2020)

With their thatched roofs, houses in remote settlements of Karnali at risk of fire hazard : There is a campaign underway to replace thatched roofs with galvanised zinc sheets but with lack of sufficient budget the effort is moving at snail’s pace, local representatives say, by Tularam Pandey and Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp 08/12/2020)

Disasters in waiting : Nepal’s disaster preparedness and response mechanism is pretty disastrous (kp 07/12/2020)

Baglung has only one fire engine and that too is defunctThe residents of Baglung bazaar, the district headquarters, have been demanding  authorities bring in more fire trucks but their requests have not been heard, by Prakash Baral (kp 06/12/2020)

‘Completed’ houses for landslide victims still incomplete, by Bhimkumar Banskota (ae 04/12/2020)

Fire guts property worth over Rs 7.6 million in Kalikot (rep 29/11/2020)

Geological study begins in Sindhupalchowk (kh 27/11/2020), Geologists initiate study of landslide-prone settlements in Sindhupalchok : As many as 3,375 houses in several settlements of Sindhupalchok are at high risk of landslides, according to study, by Anish Tiwari (kp 29/11/2020)

Committees told to prepare annual disaster report (ht 25/11/2020), Plan for disasters : In the absence of scientific database, the government has been unable to formulate disaster mitigation plans at all levels (ht 26/11/2020)

Local Govt’s Role In Disaster Management, by Krishna Devkota and Ghanashyam Khanal (rn 24/11/2020)

Seven-year-old girl killed in fire that broke out from candlelight in Jhapa (rep 16/11/2020)

Fire guts eight houses in Kalaiya sub-metropolis (ht 10/11/2020)

Is Gorkha’s Barpak not the epicenter of the 2015 earthquake?, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 09/11/2020)

Disaster management committee in Myagdi recommends relocation of 1,086 familiesThe committee has prepared a report after analysing data collected by the local units, the district  police office and based on field reports of various individuals and organisations, by Ghanshyam Khadka (kp 05/11/2020)

Two months into Dhorpatan landslide, whereabouts of 15 missing still unknown (kh 03/11/2020)

From disaster response to sustainable rehabilitation, by Kai Weise (ht 01/11/2020)

Himalayas poised for a series of big earthquakes: Study (kh 29/10/2020)

463 die in disasters across Nepal since April (kh 28/10/2020)

20 settlements in Myagdi at risk of landslide; recommended relocation (ht 25/10/2020)

Twenty-five landslide-displaced families to get new homes : Landslides at Limgha and Thulolumpek in Gulmi district had  claimed 13 lives and displaced around 100 families last year; Twenty-seven houses are still under construction and they are likely to be completed within a month, by Ghanshyam Gautam (23/10/2020)

Human face of a Himalayan climate crisis : Fatalism and denial among mountain communities living downstream from a dangerous glacial lake, by Rastraraj Bhandari (nt 16/10/2020)

Why more women die in Nepal’s natural disasters: Disproportionately more women died in the 2015 earthquake, and in landslides this monsoon, by Tufan Neupane (nt 16/10/2020)

Natural disasters claimed 415 lives this monsoon (ht 10/10/2020)

11,100 Sindhupalchowk Households At Risk Of Landslides: Report, by Purushottam P. Khatri (rn 05/10/2020)

Whereabouts Of 16 Missing In Monsoon-Induced Disasters In Baglung Still Unknown (rn 29/09/2020)

More than 50 families displaced by landslide in Arghakhanchi : Flooded rivers have driven people of our their homes in Rupandehi, by Birendra KC (28/09/2020)

People rendered homeless await resettlement in MusikotFollowing the July 2 landslide, residents of Musikot in Gulmi have been demanding that the municipal office move them to a safer location, by Birendra KC (29/09/2020)

Floods wreak havoc in Rupandehi : Four died in monsoon-induced disasters in Rupandehi and Makwanpur in last two days, by Sanju Paudel and Amrita Anpol (kp 27/09/2020)

Flood victims in Surkhet await resettlement for past six years : Only a few families have received half the grant announced by the provincial government while the rest have received none, by Chandani Kathayat (kp 26/09/2020)

Hundreds of houses inundated in Saptari (ht 26/09/2020)

Sindhupalchowk devastated by landslides and floods : 73 killed, 39 missing, 40 injured, 127 houses destroyed and hundreds displaced in the past three months, by Dhurba Dangal (rep 26/09/2020)

Before disaster strikes Nepal : The country is prone to disasters, which will not change. But better preparedness and response, in- sync at all three levels of governments, can help to contain the damage and save lives, by Sanju Koirala and Shristi Shakya (ae 25/09/2020)

All 36 doors of Gandak Barrage opened as water level in Narayani river reaches danger level : District Administration Office has alerted local residents against possible floods and inundation, by Nabin Paudel (kp 25/09/2020)

4,000 Ropanis Of Private Land Under Water In Pokhara (rn 25/09/2020)

Floods and landslides kill 17 in past 3 days (kh 25/09/2020)

14 Die, Seven Missing In Landslides, Floods (rn 25/09/2020)

Landslides kill 11 people in Syangja and Palpa districts as five others go missing : Security personnel say rescue efforts have been affected due to adverse  weather conditions and active landslides in the affected areas, by Pratiksha Kafle, Lal Prasad Sharma and Madhab Aryal (kp 25/09/2020), Palpa landslide: Five bodies retrieved (kh 26/09/2020)

Nepal has the highest fatality rate due to landslide in the world: Report (South Asia Time 24/09/2020)

Death toll from landslides in Syangja reaches 10 (kh 24/09/2020)

972 places in Gandaki at risk of monsoon-induced disastersThe study included the areas that the administration offices of  the respective districts identified as flood/landslide-prone, by Pratiksha Kafle (kp 23/09/2020)

307 killed, 100 missing due to floods and landslides in past 3 months (kh 23/09/2020)

126 lost lives in Gandaki landslides, floods this monsoon (ht 23/09/2020)

Large strip of land in Bhateri at risk of being swept away (ht 22/09/2020)

Reducing Nepal’s landslide risks : Communities can build disaster resilience by implementing geohazard risk management measures, by Faris Hadad-Zervos and John A. Roome (kp 20/09/2020)

Around 750 quake displaced families live in landslide-prone settlements in Rasuwa : While some families have taken grants from the government to buy a plot of land, most are awaiting relocation to integrated settlements built by the government, by Balaram Ghimire (kp 19/09/2020)

Unnecessary road projects in rural areas of Baglung arecausing floods and landslides : The Infrastructure Development Office opened two new tracks in the last month  of the last fiscal year to avoid budget freeze, say local residents, by Prakash Baral (kp 19/09/2020)

Resettlement plans still to be readied, landslide survivors live in leaking tents : Not only immediate relief, survivors also need means to start their lives anew, experts say, by Anish Tiwari and Timothy Aryal (kp 18/09/2020)

Nepal-India transboundary flood management (ae 18/09/2020)

Seven settlements at high risk of landslides in Parbat (rep 17/09/2020)

Powerful earthquake rattles Kathmandu Valley, most parts of central and eastern Nepal (rep 16/09/2020), Wednesday earthquake claims a life in Kathmandu Valley (rep 16/09/2020), High security alert in Sindhupalchowk as 6-magnitude quake poses further risk to landslides (kh 16/09/2020), It was the aftershock of Gorkha earthquake: Lok Bijaya Adhikari (kh 16/09/2020)

75 killed, 40 missing in Sindhupalchowk floods, landslides (ht 16/09/2020)

Landslide damages eight houses, takes away four vehicles (kh 15/09/2020)

Why are landslides so deadly in Nepal? Despite having the highest fatality rate in the world relative to population, Nepal’s authorities have failed to face up to landslide risks, with haphazard road building and climate change making things worse, by Ramesh Bhushal (The Third Pole 14/09/2020) [See also Nepal: why are landslides so deadly?, by Ramesh Bhushal (PreventionWeb 14/09/2020)]

Nine dead, at least 22 missing in Sindhupalchok landslide : The landslide buried at least 17 houses in Bhirkharka and Nagpuje, by Anish Tiwari (kp 13/09/2020), Death toll in Sindhupalchowk landslide climbs to nine, 22 still missing, by Dhruba Dangal (rep 13/09/2020), Massive landslide in Sindhupalchok kills 11 people : Twenty villagers have gone missing in Sunday morning’s tragedy, said police, by Anish Tiwari (kp 14/09/2020), Death Toll In Sindhupalchowk Landslide Reaches 13 (rn 14/09/2020)

One killed after three houses buried in Parbat landslide (kh 13/09/2020)

Killer landslides : Our forefathers tackled landslides for centuries by building simple diversion channels, by Madhukar Upadhya (kp 11/09/2020)

Nepal’s glacial lakes in danger of bursting : 47 glacial lakes in Nepal and Tibet are at high risk from global heating, by Mukesh Pokhrel (nt 11/09/2020)

Forests replace glaciers in the Himalaya : New evidence in Nepal of accelerated glacial retreat, with trees where there used to be ice, by Tufan Neupane (nt 11/09/2020)

Floods killed Narayan BK. He was buried as Prem Pun, by Dil Shirish (ae 11/09/2020)

Humla’s Tajakot flood, landslide victims in lurch (ht 11/09/2020)

5-magnitude quake jolts eastern Nepal (kh 11/09/2020)

Simple and inexpensive technology could warn of possible landslides to prevent loss of lives and property : Encouraged by the results of the system with sensors for soil moisture content, land movement and rainfall, the government plans to install it next year after risk assessments, by Timothy Aryal (kp 09/09/2020)

Relief efforts delayed in disaster-hit areas : Last week’s flood and landslide have damaged the Burtibang-Dhorpatan road in several areas, cutting off affected  villages in Dhorpatan Municipality from the district headquarters, by Prakash Baral (kp 09/09/2020)

47 potentially dangerous glacial lakes ticking in China, Nepal and India : Of total 3,624 glacial lakes identified by an inventory, 1,410 are considered large enough to cause serious damage, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 08/09/2020), Monitor glacial lakes The government must prepare a national plan of action to mitigate the risks the lakes pose.(kp 09/09/2020)

No Road, No Power, No Communication And No Relief, by Nabin Sishir BK (rn 06/09/2020)

Bhujikhola flood damages 171 physical structures (rep 05/09/2020)

Dhorpatan Update: Disappeared 13 Identified; Four Bodies Recovered (rn 03/09/2020), At least 14 dead, 41 missing in flood and landslide in BaglungThe disaster occurred in Dhorpatan Municipality on Wednesday midnight when Bhuji River, blocked by landslide debris, flooded the settlements along the river banks, by Prakash Baral (kp 04/09/2020), 53 feared dead in Baglung floods, landslides (ht 04/09/2020)

Baglung Flood Update: Eight Bodies Recovered, Yet To Be Identified (rn 03/09/2020), Baglung Flood: Death toll climbs to 12; 41 still missing (rep 03/09/2020)

Forest fires down across  country this year, says study, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 02/09/2020)

Urban sprawls risk life and property in Valley : With city’s residents unaware about proper use of land, settlements have grown even in areas unfit for construction of houses and roads, by Srizu Bajracharya (kp 30/08/2020)

12 Persons Feared Buried As Landslides Hit Five Houses In Kalikot, by Prem Raj Simkhada (rn 30/08/2020), Ten people killed while two others gone missing in Kalikot landslideLocals say there were more casualties, as the victims were indoors due to the  coronavirus prohibitory order issued by the local authorities, by Tularam Pandey (kp 31/08/2020)

Four killed in Jajarkot landslide (kh 30/08/2020)

Despite technology in place, lightning continues to be a major killer in NepalEven though the country has nine lightning detection centres and a weather radar station, they have not been sufficiently utilised for lack of manpower and maintenance issues, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 28/08/2020)

Settlements in Karnali at grave risk as relocation plans shelved (ae 28/08/2020)

Lightning kills over 500 sheep in Patarasi of Jumla (rn 25/08/2020)

Landslide-displaced people worry about their future : Many families who were driven by the landslide in Lidi are not assured by the government’s plan to resettle them, by Anish Tiwari (kp 24/08/2020)

Flood-displaced families from Bhajani seek refuge in forest: More than 550 families who were displaced by the July flood have moved to  a community forest after living on the Postal Highway for eight days, by Mohan Budhaair (kp 21/08/2020)

Search, rescue for flood victims on (ht 21/08/2020)

Integrated settlement plan in Karnali fails to move beyond paper, by Kalendra Sejuwal (kp 21/08/2020)

14 dead, 16 missing in floods and landslides in Sudurpaschim, Karnali: Achham district hit hardest after floodwaters entered settlements, killing six people and sweeping away 11, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 20/08/2020), Floods, landslides claim 19 lives in Sudurpaschim, Karnali provinces: Nepali Army choppers helping search five missing persons (ht 20/08/2020), Achham flood: Six out of 23 missing retrieved, 3 identified (kh 20/08/2020), Two more bodies recovered from flood-hit area in Achham, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 21/08/2020), Lidi landslide: death toll reaches 32, seven still missing (rn 22/08/2020)

Landslide risk high in Dhading villages (ht 19/08/2020)

NRA identifies 71 areas more vulnerable to disaster in Sindhupalchowk (kh 18/08/2020)

Collateral damage  The Sindhupalchok landslides have exposed the government’s failure in disaster risk reduction (kp 17/08/2020)

4.2 magnitude earthquake shakes Sankhuwasabha (kh 15/08/2020)

Sindhupalchok Landslide Update: Over 30 houses buried, 37 people missing,10 rescued, by Raj Kumar Parajuli (ht 14/08/2020), 13 Houses Buried In Landslides In Sindhupalchowk, Members Of Five Families Still Missing, by Chitra Mijar (rn 14/08/2020), Lidi Landslide: Four Injured Rescued To Kathmandu On Helicopter (rn 14/08/2020), 13 dead bodies retrieved from Lidi landslide: Search continues for 26 gone missing (kh 15/08/2010), ‘We had long been asking the authorities to move us to safer locations’: Lidi villagers say they knew a disaster was coming as the area weakened by the 2015 earthquakes was experiencing landslides since the start of the monsoon season, by Anish Tiwari (kp 15/08/2020), 8 bodies recovered from Lidi landslide; 21 are still missing: One hundred and thirty-five displaced families are staying in Lapsedanda, by Anish Tiwari (kp 16/08/2020), 22 dead bodies retrieved from Lidi landslide (kh 17/08/2020), With two more dead bodies recovered today, death toll in Lidi landslide hits 24 (rep 18/08/2020), Lidi landslide: Additional three dead bodies recovered (rn 20/08/2020), Lidi landslide: 28 bodies retrieved, 11 still missing (kh 20/08/2020)

Village Loses Physical Connectivity After River Sweeps Suspension Bridge (rn 12/08/2020)

Follow the laws: Nepal and India should implement international disaster laws to reduce vulnerability and foster sustainable development, by Jivesh Jha (rep 12/08/2020)

Floods, landslides affect life in several districts of Sudurpaschim: The disaster has added to the distress of Bhajani residents who were already reeling under the devastation caused by July’s floodings, by Mohan Budhaair and Arjun Shah (kp 11/08/2020)

Down to the water: Hailing from Madhubani, I have seen how floods have made farming and forestry unviable livelihood options, by Atul K. Thakur (kp 10/08/2020)

365 houses in Kailali inundated; Karnali River crosses limit (ht 10/08/2020)

Stuck at home after losing job to pandemic, Nepali migrants from districts where monsoon has wreaked havoc face a difficult road to recovery: Remittance money has always played a crucial role in disaster recovery. But Covid-19, which has left many migrant workers without work, has now made it much more challenging to recover from disasters, by Tsering Ngodup Lama (kp 06/08/2020)

Flood damages hydropower projects, bridge (ht 05/08/2020)

Landslides, floods caused damages worth over Rs2 billion on national highways: Unplanned construction of rural roads and earthquake-hit geology blamed for the damages, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 04/08/2020)

Flood victims deprived of relief in Kailali (ht 04/08/2020)

Over 116 villages at risk of being swept away by landslides in Bajura, by Prakash Singh (ht 04/08/2020)

Lower Barun glacial lake at risk of outburst: People living in downstream settlements urge authorities to mitigate the risk, by Dipendra Shakya (kp 04/08/2020)

Continuous Flood Damages Bridge; Road And Hydropower Projects (rn 04/08/2020)

Ten people killed in Sindhupalchok landslides; At least 24 incidents of landslides have been reported in the district since Sunday night, in which 300 families have been displaced, according to the District Disaster Management Committee, by Anish Tiwari (kp 04/08/2020)

New mothers who survived landslides in Myagdi deprived of nutritious food: While the authorities have paid heed to waste management and controlling infectious disease, nutritious food for nursing mothers has to be managed locally, say authorities, by Ghanashyam Khadka (kp 04/08/2020)

Flood-displaced families in Kailali living by the roadside: Almost a week into the disaster, more than 200 families from Bhajani have pitched tents along the Postal Highway awaiting relief and safe return to their homes, by Mohan Budhaair (kp 03/07/2020)

Bodies Of Eight People Missing In Melamchi Landslide Found (rn 03/08/2020)

Flood displaced people start returning home (ht 02/08/2020)

Four Glacial Lakes In Sankhuwasabha At Risk Of Outburst, People Urged To Remain Alert, by Bhawin Karki (rn 01/08/2020)

Four Of A Family Buried To Death (rn 01/08/2020)

Over 40 houses inundated in Bara )ht 01/08/2020)

Tracing past glacial floods in Kangchenjunga: Satellite imagery is useful, but involving local people in research can often help fill gaps in research of glacial floods, by Alton C. Byers (nt 31/07/2020) [see scientific article by Byers et al. in Sustainability 12, 2020)

Barekot landslide survivors demand to be relocated permanently: Locals from areas at risk of landslides are currently taking shelter in nearby schools and playgrounds in makeshift tents, by Chandani Kathayat (kp 31/07/2020)

Landslide At Hydel Project, Human Settlements At Risk (rn 31/07/2020)

Local levels detecting disaster-prone areas (ht 31/07/2020)

People living on Bhotekoshi riverfront alerted (ht 31/07/2020)

Hundreds of families displaced as floodwaters enter settlements in eastern Kailali: Floods triggered by incessant rains have entered various settlements, prompting authorities to relocate affected families to safer places (kp 30/07/2020), Over 6,000 Houses Inundated In Kailali, by Abhinash Chaudhary (rn 30/07/2020)

Flood Obstructs Contact Between Villages In Kalikot, by Prem Raj Simkhada (rn 30/07/2020)

Locusts move towards northern part of country (ht 30/07/2020)

Three dead, seven missing in separate landslides in Kalikot and Rukum (West) district: Authorities say continuous rainfall has hampered the search and rescue operation, by Tularam Pandey & Hari Gautam (kp 29/07/2020), Nine Including Six Of Same Family Go Missing In Flood, Landslide In Kalikot (rn 29/07/2020), Seven Of A Family Killed As Landslide Buries Their House In Kalikot , by Pramraj Simkhada (kp 29/07/2020), Eight Die, One Goes Missing In Landslides, Floods (rn 29/07/2020), Flood Update: Over 150 Houses Inundated In Kailali (rn 29/07/2020), Mother, Daughter Buried By Landslide In Dang (rn 29/07/2020), Bagmati erodes embankment, hundreds of houses at high risk in Rautahat (ht 29/07/2020), Tumlingtar inundated, three houses destroyed (ht 29/07/2020)

Landslide victims in Myagdi and Jajarkot faced with uncertain future await better response from authorities: While some survivors are worried about resettlement, others are grappling with a dwindling stock of foodstuff, by Ghanashyam Khadka and Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 28/07/2020)

Four die in rain-caused disaster (kh 28/07/2020)

Landslide Claims Two In Rukum West (rn 28/07/2020)

Survivors face food crisis (ht 27/07/2020)

Sindhupalchok continues to get battered by natural disasters: Since the Jure landslide six years ago, Sindhupalchok has been getting back on its feet from one calamity—only to be brought to its knees by another, by Anish Tiwari and Timothy Aryal (kp 26/07/2020)

Five-step solution to disaster risk management: Following the steps of preventing and mitigating risk, addressing residual risk, preparing, responding, and recovering can play a vital role to reduce the risk of disaster and build a resilient community, by Krishna Devkota and Ghanshyam Khanal (rep 26/07/2020)

‘Monsoon disasters affect millions of children in countries including Nepal’ (ht 26(/07/2020)

Rain damages crops, vegetable prices surge in Chitwan (ht 26/07/2020)

Vehicular movement along Prithvi Highway disrupted: The road has caved in at Nahala following Tuesday night’s incessant rainfall, by Samjhana Rasaili (kp 26/07/2020)

181 die in monsoon-induced disasters so far (kh 25/07/2020)

Monsoon is changing, but we have not, by Rocky Talchabhadel and Bhesh Raj Thapa (rep 25/07/2020)

Double whammy: COVID-19 and natural disasters: We will be mere statistics for the state if we die from coronavirus. So, even when there's no lockdown, stay safe, stay alert and stay healthy, by Devendra Gautam (rep 25/07/2020)

Kankai River breaches its embankment in various places of Jhapa: The floodwaters of the river have put around 2,000 households at risk of inundation, by Arjun Rajbanshi (kp 25/07/2020)

Over 88,000 hectares of land inundated (ht 25/07/2020)

Govt amends Disaster Victims Rescue and Relief Standards (ht 24/07/2020)

Landslide sweeps away 19 houses in Lamjung local unit: No human casualties were reported in the disaster, as the villagers were moved to a safer location the previous night, by Aashh Gurung (kp 23/07/2020)

Energy minister directs officials to initiate talks with India over flood and inundation in Tarai (rep 23/07/2020)

Mobilise disaster management panels, MoFAGA tells local levels (ht 23/07/2020)

Sindhupalchowk, Kavre, Ramechhap on high alert over possible glacial lake burst (ht 22/07/2020), Geologists visit Kerung Tso lake in China after a surge in water level
On Tuesday, a team of Chinese geologists visited the lake site to study the effect of rains on the lake and the possibility of it overflowing and causing flood in the Bhotekoshi River, by Anish Tiwari (kp 23/07/2020)

Ongoing spell of rain could stay at least until Friday, predicts weather office: Rains that started in western Nepal are moving towards the east and the low-lying areas of provinces 1, 2, and 5 and Bagmati are most vulnerable to possible loss of life and property, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (22/07/2020), Hanumante river floods Bhaktapur settlements; town planners say it’s human made catastrophe: Over three dozen riverside houses and large areas of farmland were waterlogged, by Anup Ojha (kp 22/07/2020), Floods and landslides continue to claim lives and displace people across country: Seven people died while two have gone missing in monsoon-induced disasters in the last 24 hours, by Ajit Tiwari (kp 22/07/2020), Landslide Buries 14 Houses In Marsyangdi Rural Municipality, Lamjung (rn 22/07/2020), 10 houses buried in Lamjung landslide (kh), Most parts of Rautahat submerged (ht 22/07/2020), Floods, landslides cause heavy damage to infrastructure (ht 22/07/2020)

With more rains predicted, there are fears of loss of more lives and properties across the country: Rising water levels in the rivers with widespread rainfall ring alarm bells as authorities warn this year’s monsoon could be among the deadliest in years, by Chandan Kumar Mandal ((kp 21/07/2020), Rain-swollen Bagmati threatens squatter settlement in Thapathali: First it was the coronavirus lockdown and now it is the fear of flood and water-borne diseases that haunt these poor families, by Anup Ojha (kp 21/07/2020), At least 105 houses inundated in Jhapa after Kankai river breached its embankment on Monday: The floodwaters have affected about 1,000 bighas of paddy fields as well, by Arjun Rajbanshi (kp 21/07/2020), Two killed, two others injured in a landslide in Darchula: The landslide triggered by heavy rainfall swept away 10 houses and a school building in Naugad Rural Municipality, by Manoj Badu (kp 21/07/2020), Section of Prithvi Highway swept away by flood on Monday: Road section at Mauwa Bridge washed away bringing movement of vehicles and people to a halt (kp 21/07/2020), Narayani River Crosses Danger Line With Highest Water Level In 44 Years (rn 21/07/2020), Water Level Rising In Rivers: Narayani And Koshi Cross Danger Level (rn 21/07/2020), Coordinated Efforts Needed To Manage Disasters, by Ganesh Paudel and Hari P. Pandey (rn 21/07/2020) [Sorry, but people must understand that the responsible politicians do not have time for such unimportant things. They are fully engaged in their power struggles!], Hanumante River inundates Bhaktapur settlements (ht 21/07/2020), Fear of flood looms large in Rautahat, Saptari houses inundated (ht 21/07/2020), Houses destroyed, families displaced (ht 21/07/2020), High alert in Bhotekoshi basin (ht 21/07/2020), Landslides hit Khurkot-Ghurmi road, Mid-Hill Highway disrupted (rep 21/07/2020), Landslide kills three of a family in Dhading (rep 21/07/2020), 46 out of 56 sluices opened in Saptakoshi River as water level rises (kh 21/07/2020), Incessant downpour hits normal life, to continue until Thursday (ht 21/07/2020)

Mountain people’s lives: Caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, by Dipendra Gautam, Vishnu Prasad Pandey, Suraj Lamichhane and Rabindra Adhikari (ht 20/07/2020)

Haphazard construction of rural roads causing landslides: The construction of roads without proper surveys has been the leading cause of landslides in several places of the hill districts, by Pratiksha Kafle (kp 20/07/2020). Over 200 Houses Inundated Due To Floods In Saptakoshi, Khando Rivers, 50 Families Evacuated, by Dhirendra Prasad Sah (rn 20/07/2020)

Monsoon minimises immediate risk of locusts (ht 20/07/2020)

55 killed, 7 missing in 21 landslide incidents in Gandaki Province (ht 19/07/2020)

Floods in India, Nepal displace nearly 4 million people, at least 189 dead (rep 19/07/2020)

Despite tackling disasters every monsoon, Nepal fails to learn from experience: Local governments should be empowered to prepare in advance and respond effectively when disasters strike, they say, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 17/07/2020)

The invisible pandemic: From 2015-18, a total of 27,000 families were affected by floods and landslides and 721 lives were lost, by Madhukar Upadhya (kp 17/07/2020)

155 killed, 52 missing in disasters in three months (kh 17/07/2020)

Floods and landslides displace around 400 households in Sindhupalchok in past week: The survivors’ misery is exacerbated by the looming threat of coronavirus spread at temporary shelters they have been moved to, by Anish Tiwari (kp 17/07/2020)

97 people killed in landslides in past one month (kh 16/07/2020)

Seismologists found fault in Himalayan mountain range of southeastern Nepal which might result earthquake in future (South Asia Time 15/07/2020)

Syangja witnessed multiple landslides in the last few days displacing people and disrupting highways: Three persons were buried and one went missing in a landslide at Kaligandaki on Tuesday morning, by Pratiksha Kafle (kp 15/07/2020)

Melamchi tunnel bursts, two swept away (ht 15/07/2020), Body of person missing in Melamchi tunnel recovered: Security personnel recovered engineer Satish Goit’s body on Wednesday while search for the other missing person is still underway (kp 16/07/2020)

Five days on, Barekot landslide victims still waiting for relief (ht 15/07/2020)

Locusts that recently entered the country split up (ht 15/07/2020), Incessant rainfall minimized effects of locust swarms in Nepal: Govt officials (rep 15/07/2020)

Second wave of locust invasion imminent; government mulls raising pest bounty to Rs 500 per kg: The government task force has suggested that the government raise the reward sum to encourage people to join the locust control drive, as use of pesticides could harm the environment and public health, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 14/07/2020)

Monsoon-triggered floods displace 7,000 in past five days (kh 14/07/2020)

Monday morning landslides in Tanahun kills 10; two missing: Three injured from Rishing and Byas landslide sites are receiving treatment at Gandaki Hospital in Pokhara, by Samjhana Rasaili (kp 14/07/2020)

Buried roads and bad weather affect relief efforts for Myagdi landslide survivors: The first instalments of relief materials have been used up in the temporary shelters while bad weather restricts flight, by Ghanshyam Khadka (kp 14/07/2020)

73 families shifted to safer places in Sankhuwasabha (ht 14/07/2020)

Swollen rivers erode embankments in Rautahat (ht 14/07/2020)

Indian intervention causing floods in Nepal: Home Minister Thapa; External intervention remains to be addressed (ht 14/07/2020)

Flooded rivers put Tarai settlements at high risk of inundation: The Saptakoshi is gaining strength as it gushes through provinces 1 and 2, eroding embankments, flooding settlements and displacing people, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha and Dilliram Khatiwada (kp 13/07/2020)

Monsoon Claims 77 Lives, 42 Missing, by Purushottam P. Khatri (rn 13/07/2020), Incessant rainfall-triggered landslides, floods kill 85 persons (kh 13/07/2020)

Monsoon-triggered landslide kills six in Tanahun; five missing (kh 13/07/2020)

Govt urged for effective handling of natural disaster (ht 13/07/2020) [Monsoon came completely unexpected this year, just as every year...], NA chairman asks govt to take care of flood victims (ht 13/07/2020)

Two killed and 10 missing in various landslides in Tanahun: Landslides occurred in Myagde, Rishing and Byas following heavy rains on Sunday night, by Samjhana Rasaili (kp 13/07/2020)

Another swarm of locust from India enters Nepal again (rep 12/07/2020)

Landslides continue to wreak havoc in different parts of the country: More than 40 people have died and several are missing in monsoon-related disasters over the past three days, by Bhim Bahadur Singh, Ghanashyam Khadka and Aash Gurung (kp 12/07/2020), Eleven missing after landslide sweeps away eight houses in Sankhuwasabha: Rescue teams are on their way to the incident site which is a day’s walk from the district headquarters, Khandbari (kp 12/07/2020), 11 Missing In Sankhuwasabha Landslide Identified, Four Rescued Alive (rn 12/07/2020), Bad weather hampers rescue for victims of Sankhuwasabha landslide: Eleven people are missing while four have been rescued alive. The landslide has washed away nine houses, by Dipendra Shakya (kp 13/07/2020)

Flood displaces scores in Saptari (ht 12/07/2020)

600 Houses Inundated In Nawalparasi East, by Homraj Ranabhat (rn 12/07/2020)

Monsoon-induced disasters occur every year but authorities ill-prepared to handle them: Hundreds of people are displaced by the monsoon disasters in Sudurpaschim Province year after year but the authorities rarely make disaster preparedness plan (kp 11/07/2020)

Thirteen dead and dozens missing as heavy rains trigger landslides across Gandaki Province: Rescue teams have yet to reach the disaster site in Myagdi as roads have been blocked by both landslide debris and flash floods, by Lala Prasad Sharma (kp 11/07/2020), Province 2 braces for floods as incessant rainfall sends rivers gushing: Following continuous rainfall since Wednesday, Koshi, Kamala, Bagmati, Bakaiya, Ratu, Khando and Lakhandehi rivers have witnessed surges, by Ajit Tiwari (kp 11/07/2020)

Bodies of seven missing in Barekot landslide in Jajarkot recovered: Five others still missing; rescue works hampered by adverse weather conditions, said police, by Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 11/07/2020)

Locust swarms may enter Nepal again, officials predict: Wind conditions favouring their movement from Rajasthan to Nepal in the next few days, officials warn the threat of locust invasion is not over at least for two months, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 11/07/2020)

Incessant rainfall-triggered landslides, floods kill 31 persons (kh 10/07/2020)

Death Toll In Sarangkot Landslide Reaches Seven (rn 10/07/2020), Seven killed in landslides at various places in Pokhara, by Bharat Koirala (ht 10/07/2020)

Three Fear Dead, Three Injured In Landslide (rn 10/07/2020)

30 missing as monsoon-disasters strike Myagdi (ht 10/07/2020)

Overnight landslides in Gandaki districts claim 10 lives: Seven people were killed in three different landslides in Kaski, while three of the same family were killed in a landslide in Lamjung. More than 15 people missing in landslides in Myagdi, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 10/07/2020), Amid risks of landslides, local units in Gandaki relocate settlements: Locals say while it’s better to move to a safer space than live in the risky villages, relocating won’t be sustainable unless there’s concrete effort from the local units (kp 10/07/2020)

Monsoon Activities To Intensify For Four Days (rn 09/07/2020)

People living in constant fear of floods for years (ht 09/07/2020)

When floods strike, it’s the poor who suffer, by Dipendra Gautam (ht 09/07/2020)

Floods inundate settlements in Kanchanpur and Banke districts: Lack of proper drainage and encroachment of public land cause inundation in Kanchanpur every monsoon, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 09/07/2020)

Sindhupalchok Flood: Number Of People Gone Missing Reaches 20 (rn 09/07/2020), 16 houses swept away by flood in Sindhupalchowk; two die, 23 missing: 33 houses swept away by rain-triggered floods, by Dhurba Dangal (rep 09/07/2020), Thirty-six homes washed away in Bhotekoshi flood, 20 individuals still missing: The swollen Bhotekoshi also swept away bridges and road sections on the Araniko Highway, complicating relief efforts, by Anish Tiwari (kp 10/07/2020)

Weather comes to farmers’ rescue as locust swarms disappear inside Nepal: Experts say rainfall and low temperature halted their march and minimised damages, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 07/07/2020)

Landslide hotspots: The government must prioritise science-guided policies and actions to mitigate risks (kp 07/07/2020)

Risk of locusts declining in country: Wind direction keeping pests away (ht 06/07/2020)

After Covid-19 and locust invasion, country braces for monsoon mayhem: Water-induced disasters this year are expected to collide with the peak of Covid-19 cases, compounding the impacts of the disasters for the country, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 06/07/2020)

Two people killed, three missing in Gulmi landslide: Rescue efforts were made difficult because of roads blocked by the landslide and bad weather, by Ghanashyam Gautam (kp 04/07/2020)

Three people killed and four missing in a landslide in Bajhang: Locals, along with rescuers from the Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and Nepal Army, are searching for the missing ones, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 04/07/2020), Six people killed, one goes missing in Bajhang landslide: The landslide, which has displaced 400 people in Mallesi village of the district, puts 45 other households at the risk of being swept away, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 05/07/2020), Bajhang Landslides Victims Face Food, Shelter Problems, Relief Yet To Reach As Road Is Obstructed, by Sailendra Rokaya (rn 05/07/2020)

Locusts Invasion Causes Huge Damage In Arghakhanchi (rn 04/07/2020), Locusts devour crops on 1,100 hectares (04/07/2020)

Locusts are threatening our livelihood. What's the preparation?, by Sabitri Rai (rep 03/07/2020)

Eight million locusts have entered Nepal, consuming hundreds of hectares of crops: Changing wind directions are likely to bring in even more locusts in the days to come, officials warn, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 02/07/2020), Nepal could witness yet another huge locust invasion (ht 02/07/2020)

38 die in monsoon related natural disasters (ht 01/07/2020)

Swarms Of Locusts Enter Kathmandu, by Sampada Anuranjanee Khatiwada (rn 01/07/2020)

After fall armyworm havoc and Covid-19, locust invasion is new threat to food security: Massive invasions like those in Pakistan and African countries could spell catastrophe for Nepal where food production is already low, experts say, by Chandan Kumar Mandal and Sangam Prasain (kp 28/06/2020), Govt caught flat-footed as locusts enter country: Prediction of experts failed because the wind changed direction with onset of monsoon, by Arpana Ale Magar (ht 28/06/2020), Locusts may remain in Nepal for more than a month: Experts, by Kunga Hyolmo (rep 28/06/2020), No reports of significant damage caused by locusts in Nepal, but threat of bigger invasion looms: Experts suggest Nepal also focus on other impacts of climate change that do not involve the Himalayas and the melting of its snow, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 29/06/2020), The pests have arrived: Despite early warnings, we’re ill-prepared to fight the locust invasion (kp 29/06/2020)

Rains trigger fear of water-induced disasters (ht 26/06/2020)

Monsoon madness: Inundation ravages lives and livelihood each year.: The government can’t remain clueless anymore (kp 26/06/2020) [They can! Politicians only live for power struggles and their access to funds. This was the situation under the absolutist royal system and it has not changed after the democratisation in 1990!]

Lightning strikes claim six lives in Saptari and Makwanpur in the last 24 hours: Five others sustained serious injuries in the incidents, by Pratap Bista and Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 26/06/2020)

After Covid-19, Narainapur locals have another fear to grapple with: flood: Narainapur might have dodged the worst effects of Covid-19 but as the rainy season sets in, the fear of a flood haunts villagers, by Madhu Shahi and Rupa Gahatraj (kp 25/06/2020)

Landslides and floods threaten many settlements in mid-hill region: Haphazard construction of rural roads have raised the risk of landslides and erosions, road engineers say, by Madhab Aryal (kp 25/06/2020)

Lightning kills four in Saptari and two in Makwanpur, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 25/06/2020)

Landslide buries four vehicles in Palpa, three killed: Continuous rainfall in the past few days has triggered landslides at multiple places in the district, by Madhav Aryal (kp 23/06/2020), Fourth body recovered from landslide debris in Palpa: The landslide had swept away four vehicles at Sammobari on the Tansen-Ridi road section in Palpa on Monday, by Madhab Aryal (kp24/06/2020)

Flood alert issued inside Kathmandu valley (ht 23/06/2020)

Death toll in Palpa landslides climbs to three (rep 22/06/2020)

Arun River in Sankhuwasabha partially dammed by landslide: Although immediate threat has been averted, the local administration has issued high alert notice in settlements near the riverbanks, by Dipendra Shakya (kp 22/06/2020)

Seven years since the Mahakali floods, victims await compensation: Residents of Khalanga fear possible floods every monsoon, as the embankments that were damaged seven years ago are yet to be reconstructed, by Manoj Badu (kp 21/06/2020)

Settlement at high risk of flood (ht 21/06/2020)

Death toll in Parbat landslide climbs to eight, one still missing, by Santosh Pokharel (rep 14/06/2020), One more body recovered from Parbat landslide site: The landslide that occurred on Saturday night has killed nine people (kp 18/06/2020)

Managing monsoon floods amid COVID-19: Ways of coping with monsoon floods and landslides in the middle of the COVID-19 response will have to be entirely different in approach, action and delivery, by Suman Kumar Karna (rep 11/06/2020)

Kathmandu’s Flood Hazards In Corona Crisis, by Rachana Upadhyaya (rn 04/06/2020)

Strong winds wreak havoc in Rautahat (ht 26/05/2020)

Lightning strikes continue to kill people this pre-monsoon season too: Authorities rely on raising awareness programmes to bring down damages caused by thunderbolts, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 11/05/2020)

Unseasonal Rain Damages Crops In Darchula, Fear Of Hunger Looms Large (rn 08/05/2020)

Nepal at high risk of lightning; more than 100 die in a year: Precautions can mitigate the toll, by Gajendra Basnet (kh 08/05/2020)

Rescuers recover bodies of two South Korean tourists buried in an avalanche in January: The bodies of two Korean tourists and a Nepali worker are yet to be retrieved, by Deepak Pariyar (kp 27/04/2020), Dead bodies of all seven missing in Annapurna avalanche found (kh 01/05/2020)

River blockage puts villages at high risk (ht 27/04/2020)

Hailstorm destroys crops (ht 19/04/2020)

Forest fire rages on in Lamjung community forest: The fire that started on Monday has so far consumed 15 hectares of forest land in Lamjung, by Aash Gurung (kp 09/04/2020)

Quake-displaced people reeling under food crisis (ht 05/04/2020)) [All governments since 2015 share responsibility for this continued situation!]

Relief materials donated during 2015 earthquake rotting away in godown: The district natural disaster management committee three years ago had doled out around 200 quintals of rice sacks from the godown, suspecting that they could rot away, by Tika Perasad Bhatta (kp 18/03/2020)

Surkhet administration starts eviction of flood victims from public land: Five and a half years since the tragedy struck, victims are still looking for help from the government, by Chandan Kathayat (kp 14/03/2020)

Gandaki province municipalities ill-prepared to deal with blazes: Most of them don’t have a single fire engine or a firefighter, by Prakash Baral (kp 14/03/2020)

Ignoring risks of flood, locals are constructing houses at the banks of Mahakali in Darchula: A construction guideline was issued after the 2015 earthquakes, but it hasn’t been fully implemented yet, by Manoj Badu (kp 05/03/2020)

Flood fear looms over villages close to vulnerable embankments in Rautahat: Government has not released funds to repair the embankments damaged in last year’s monsoon, officials say, by Shiva Puri (kp 28/02/2020)

Disaster, loss, damage and poverty: Improperly planned infrastructure and unplanned urbanisation are giving an open invitation to disasters, by Kribina Pathak (kp 16/02/2020)

Phewa watershed area residents fear flooding (ht 16/02/2020)

Chemical Safety And Challenges In Nepal, by Niranjan Parajuli (rn 15/02/2020)

Climate change to cause frequent landslides in the Himalayan region, including Nepal, says NASA: According to its study, there will be a 30-70 percent rise in the frequency of landslides in the border regions of China and Nepal that would pose threats to the region’s infrastructure and communities living downstream, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 13/02/2020)

Despite Oli’s assurances, two dozen died of cold in Humla this winter: A combination of heavy snowfall and malnourishment spells disaster for the district, by Arjun Poudel (kp 11/02/2020)

Victims of natural disasters to get relief from local units: Disaster victims in Makwanpur will no longer have to travel to the district headquarters to receive the relief amount, by Pratap Bista (kp 11/02/2020)

With no effort to contain it, the landslide in Ghyapche continues even during the winter: When the flood from Ranajor River cut through the village, the locals were further exposed to danger (kp 28/01/2020)

Structures destroyed by floods in the Mahakali river in 2013 are yet to be reconstructed: Only the damaged embankment and two government office buildings have been reconstructed in the last seven years, by Manoj Badu (kp 24/01/2020)

Fear of floods looms large for locals of Saptari. by Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 24/01/2020)

Eight Indians found unconscious in a Daman resort declared dead: Police suspect asphyxiation to be the cause of death, which was caused by the use of gas heaters used to keep the rooms warm, by Pratap Bista (kp 22/01/2020)

Teenagers still missing in Langtang forest (ht 20/01/2020)

11 people, including three Nepalis, have gone out of contact in Annapurna Base Camp area and Manang: Around 100 stranded tourists with their guides and porters have been rescued using helicopters, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 19/01/2020), Avalanche-hit trekkers still missing, by Rujp Narayan Dhakal (ht 19/01/2020), Avalanche-hit trekkers yet to be rescued , by Rup Narayan Dhakal (ht 20/01/2020), New team flying to avalanche area today to search for 7 trekkers: South Korean prez prays for speedy rescue, by Muna Sunuwar (rep 20/01/2020), Rescue chopper fails to land in avalanche-hit area (rep 21/01/2020)

Kathmandu installs dry risers to suppress fires in congested spaces: Local residents say they feel the alleys are now safe from fire-related incidents, by Anup Ojha (kp 13/01/2020)

Kathmandu’s rivers are becoming violent—and are gradually vanishing: Buildings and roads have encroached on the floodplains and banks of the Valley’s rivers and every monsoon, the rivers rise to take revenge, by Srizu Bajracharya (kp 11/01/2020)

Catch the momentum (rep 29/12/2019)

Over 200 flood-displaced families under flimsy huts in biting cold in Inarwa: To keep themselves warm, the locals make fire from hay and sit beside it all night, by Shahiman Rai (kp 27/12/2019)

37 homes in a rural unit in Chitwan living at high risk of landslides: Out of fear of landslides, the locals have moved from their homes and are currently living in temporary shelters on encroached land near a forest, by Pratima Dhakal (kp 27/12/2019)

Before disaster strikes: Forecast-based anticipatory action in Nepal, by Indu Ghimire and Moctar Aboubacar (ht 27/12/2019)

Earthquake reconstruction: Challenge to save social aura, by Bishnu Hadkhale (ht 24/12/2019)

Tarai cold wave hits Dalits hard, by Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 24/12/2019)

42 districts get Rs1 million each to prevent cold-related deaths: The Home Ministry has allocated the grant to 22 districts in the Tarai and 20 in the mountains and hills, by Arjun Poudel (kp 22/12/2019)

Disaster management information system launched (ht 18/12/2019)

22 households in Udayapur at risk of landslides because of haphazard limestone extraction: Lime extraction has also endangered aquatic life in the Sunkoshi river since the residue pollutants from the excavation site finds its way into the river, by Dilliram Khatiwada (kp 11/12/2019)

Landslide in a construction site kills five in Pokhara, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 02/12/2019)

Doyal and Payau villages of Gorkha at high risk of landslides, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 02/12/2019)

Khanigaun settlement in Gorkha at risk of landslide, erosion: Continuous soil erosion along the Dongsyang stream has put the settlement at great risk of being swept away, by Hariram Uprety (kp 30/11/2019)

Construction of embankments along Narayani, Rapti rivers at snail’s pace: Locals living near Narayani and Rapti rivers are worried about possible floods and soil erosions every year, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 04/11/2019)

Impact of monsoon rains: Lessons to be learned, by Sramika Rijal (ht 01/11/2019)

Flood control works in Bakraha river hit a snag due to budget shortage: Rs 490 million is required for the project, but the government released only Rs 53.5 million this fiscal year, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp 24/10/2019)

42 students injured after school balcony caves in, by Sabitri Dhakal (ht 24/10/2019)

In the far-west, dozens of women lose their lives while fetching fodder every year: In the last three years, 41 people have died while fetching fodder in hills—of them, six were men and 35 women, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 20/10/2019)

Valley woefully unprepared for big fire incidents, by Aditi Baral (rep 19/10/2019)

Sera Jyula area in Bajura eroded by Budhi Ganga River: At least 2,000 ropanis of arable land in Sera Jyula have been swept away by the river, according to the Agriculture Knowledge Centre, by Arjun Shah (kp 18/10/2019)

Another fire in Kathmandu exposes its limited firefighting resources: The Capital city needs more fire engines and fire stations at the local level, says Kathmandu’s fire chief, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 15/10/2019)

Parbat landslide victims receive homes within a year of the disaster: 19 families move into newly built houses after a year of struggle, by Aagandahr Tiwari (kp 15/10/2019)

Hailstorm damages paddy in Myagdi’s Beni Municipality (ht 10/10/2019)

Women face unequal vulnerabilities during disasters: The phenomenon of male out-migration alters how women are affected during natural catastrophes, by Shristi Shakya (kp 03/10/2019)

Water, disasters and people: The Koshi basin provides an opportunity for transboundary cooperation to address and manage shared disasters, and help save lives and livelihoods, by Nishikant Gupta (rep 28/09/2019)

Lessons learnt from the Bara-Parsa rainstorm reconstruction programme: The Army-led programme showed how Nepal has the capacity and capability to satisfactorily complete reconstruction, by Shrijan Bahadur Malla (kp 27/09/2019)

Floods triggered by heavy rains swept away two children and properties: Bagarphant settlement in Beni was hit hardest by the Saturday night's floods, by Ghanshyam Khadka (kp 23/09/2019)

Indian contractor slow to start construction of embankment on Narayani river: Several villages in Baniyi Tribedi Rural Municipality are at risk of inundation in the absence of a concrete embankment, by Narayan Sharma (kp 23/09/2019)

Disaster management sections set up in all seven provinces (ht 21/09/2019)

Three noteworthy, interconnected but unusual events shaped the 2019 monsoon: The concerned response agencies must revisit their usual response strategies and think of innovative ways to address disaster, by Madhukar Upadhya (kp 20/09/2019)

Incessant rainfall destroys houses, infrastructure (ht 20/09/2019)

Heavy rainfall inundates Nepalgunj (ht 19/09/2019)

Landslides, floods destroy several houses (ht 18/09/2019)

Rajbiraj inundated (ht 18/09/2019)

Six killed in a landslide in Chherlobang, Rolpa: The incident site is around 60 kilometres from Libang, the district headquarters of Rolpa, by Kashiram Dangi (kp 14/09/2019)

Jungu settlement in Dolakha at high risk of landslides: A team of geologists has advised the federal and provincial governments to evacuate the landslide-prone settlement, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 11/09/2019)

869 houses handed over to windstorm victims of Bara: The government allocated a budget to construct 1,453 houses initially but later verified that only 881 houses needed reconstruction, by Laxmi Sah (kp 05/09/2019)

Thunderbolt kills 250 sheep, 300 more go missing in Jajarkot: The locals collectively incurred a loss of around Rs 40 million in the incident, by Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 04/09/2019)

Four die in separate incidents (ht 04/09/2019)

Aathbiskot residents at high risk of floods: On August 14, the flooded Thuli Bheri river swept away 12 houses in Mankabagar settlement, by Hari Gautam (kp 02/09/2019)

Mother, two daughters killed in Jajarkot landslide, by Dinesh Kumar Shrestha ()ht 02/09/2019)

Five years on Surkhet flood victims still deprived of relief, by Ganesh Bishu (rep 01/09/2019)

Baitadi villagers reel under effects of landslides: Water sources have already dried up and 100 hectares of fertile land have been buried under landslide debris, by Tripti Shahi (kp 30/08/2019)

Koshi victims’ sit-in continues (ht 28/08/2019)

Flood victims still not compensated (ht 28/08/209)

Province 2 government launches ‘green drive’ to prevent natural disasters: The drive formally commenced with plantation programmes from Sagarnath Forest Development Project in Sarlahi, by Ajit Tiwari (kp 27/08/2019)

Landslides displace dozens of families in Dolakha villages, by Ramesh Khatiwada (rep 27/08/2019)

260 households flee after flood in Bhotekoshi, by Himnath Devkota (rep 20/08/2019)

Celebrating #Womenhumanitarians: In the aftermath of disasters, women’s specific humanitarian needs are often not adequately identified nor responded to. Women and other minorities face further marginalization during disasters, by Indu Ghimire and Valerie Julliand (rep 19/08/2019)

Koshi Barrage victims still await compensation, start relay sit-in, by Amar Khadka (rep 18/08/2019)

MoEWRI seeks Rs 382.60m to reconstruct flood-hit infrastructure (ht 16/08/2019)

Relief sought for drought, rain victims (ht 15/08/2019)

Embankments destroyed in floods in Province 2 are being filled with sandbags that are not strong enough to contain water: Flood wary districts in the province face the same ordeal every year but the authorities are yet to find a permanent solution to this perennial problem, by Om Prakash Thakur (kp 14/08/2019)

Flood-threatened Sarlahi villagers say temporary embankment will not stave off bank erosion: Rain-swollen Bagmati river has already eroded hundreds of bighas of farmlands, locals say, by Om Prakash Thakur (kp 09/08/2019)

Nineteen squatter families take shelter under bridge after windstorm blew their huts: The municipality has washed its hands off of the problem, citing lack of budget to move the squatters from the riverbank, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 06/08/2019)

Three killed, seven injured in Baglung landslide: Three critically injured people were airlifted to Kathmandu, by Prakash Baral (kp 06/08/2019)

Landslide in Chwaseghari buries a village, by Ramesh Khatiwada (rep 04/08/2019)

Hit by drought and then heavy rains, municipality asks central govt for help (rep 04/08/2019)

Two killed, one injured in Bajura's Gaumul landslide (ht 03/08/2019)

Flood inundates over 3,000 hectares in Saptari, by Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 03/08/2019)

Locals start repairing embankments, by Prabhat Kumar Jha (ht 01/08/2019) [Assuming basic tasks of incompetent government and administration!]

Flood and landslide victims await relief materials: Relief materials provided by provincial government stuck in godowns, by Dilliram Khatiwada (kp 31/07/2019)

Dozens of human settlements in Bara district at high risk of flood (ht 31/07/2019)

10 houses in Sisneri at high landslide risk, by Sher Bahadur Jero (rep 31/07/2019)

Province 2 CM accuses Kathmandu of ignoring flood victims' plight (rep 31/07/2019)

Koshi victims demonstrate, send memorandum to PM (ht 30/07/2019), Rautahat flood victims receive relief (ht 30/07/2019)

Gulmi landslide victims receive relief, by Shiva Lal Subedi (rep 30/07/2019)

Govt told to adopt measures to prevent disasters (ht 29/07/2019)

Province 2 suffers agro loss worth Rs 3.59b due to floods, landslides (rep 29/07/2019)

38 still missing in natural disaster: MoHA (rep 29/07/2019)

Whither disaster preparedness? Enforcing disaster preparedness is still a far cry in Nepal. Our efforts have been mostly focused on response. And response mechanism is activated only in time of emergency, by Som Nath Ghimire (rep 28/07/2019)

Parliamentary team inspects flood affected areas in Rautahat (ht 28/07/2019) [Immediate help would be better than endess inspections by politicians!], Relief distributed to 143 flood victim families (ht 28/07/2019)

Damages to agro, livestock in Province 2 at Rs 3.59bn till date (ht 28/07/2019)

Access to power decides where embankments get built: Report (rep 28/07/2019)

Flood victims picket municipality office in Rautahat district (ht 27/07/2019)

Lowlands in the mountains prone to unusual flood without rainfall, by Santosh Pokharel and Harikrishna Gautam (rep 27/07/2019)

Nepalis are dying from floods—and they repeat every year: Between 1900-2005, 3.2 million Nepalis died in floods; 2.8 million of them were from the Tarai, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 26/07/2019)

Disaster governance: Regional framework needed, by Pradip Khatiwada (ht 26/07/2019)

Susta locals break Gandak canal’s wall to drain floodwaters: Heavy monsoon rains inundated around 4,000 hectares of paddy fields at Susta Rural Municipality in the past few days, by Narayan Sharma (kp26/07/2019)

Landslides disrupt road access to two rural municipalities in Udayapur, by Maheshwar Chamling Rai (rep 26/07/2019)

Residents of Bahrabise Municipality living at high landslide risk: The landslide that occurred on Wednesday night was aggravated not just by rain but by the haphazard construction of roads, locals say, by Anish Tiwari (kp 26/07/2019)

Rautahat denizens fear more floods (ht 26/07/2019)

Monsoon arrived over a month ago, but windstorm victims are still waiting for homes: Government had announced that families affected by windstorm in Bara and Parsa would be resettled before the onset of monsoon, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 25/07/2019)

Bagmati in spate, erosion puts settlements in peril, by Prabhat Kumar Jha (ht 25/07/2019)

Gulmi landslides leave eight people dead, four others missing 75 families have been displaced in Satyawati region, by Madhav Aryal (kp 24/07/2019), 9 killed, 4 missing in Gulmi landslides, by Shiva Lal Subedi (rep), Twelve feared dead in Gulmi landslides: Eight of a single family among the victims. Bodies of six recovered, two children missing, by Krishna Prasad Dhakal (ht 24/07/2019)

25 children killed by floods—and careless construction—in Province 2 over nine days: Provincial officials say they are determined to penalise contractors even as more children continue to die, by Ajit Tiwari and Santosh Singh (kp 23/07/2019)

Limchungbung Rural Municipality in Udayapur declared a crisis zone: The provincial government has agreed to airlift food to floods- and landslides-affected areas, by Dilliram Khatiwada (kp 23/07/2019)

Recovery of roads and bridges damaged by floods and landslides to cost Rs220 million: Experts say haphazard construction without proper study lead aggravates damage to infrastructure, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 22/07/2019)

Three hours of rainfall inundates northern Sarlahi, by Tanka Chhetri (rep 22/07/2019)

Farm produce rot as landslides disrupt highway (ht 21/07/2019), 3 districts in eastern Nepal isolated due to landslides, by Giriraj Banskota (rep 21/07/2019), Obstruction of Budhiganga River likely to cause outburst, by Krishna Oli (rep 21/07/2019), Medicines worth million of rupees damaged in Tarai floods: Health authorities report a rise in cases of diarrheal disease and snakebite, by Arjun Poudel (kp 21/07/2019)

Highway obstruction affects examinees, food supply (ht 20/07/2019)

Risk preparedness at all three levels of govt, by Binod Pariyar (rep 20/07/2019)

Volunteering during disaster: During the disaster, Nepal can rely on a professional corps of volunteers, the first response teams composed by citizens from all the walks of life, by Simone Galimberti (rep 20/07/2019), Lack of workers and equipment hampers landslide debris clearance work: Officials say it will take at least three months to clear landslide debris from the Dharan-Dhankuta road section, by Ramesh Chandra Adhikari (kp 20/07/2019)

Rehab plan a must: It is high time  a separate ministry or a powerful  authority to look  into natural disasters was formed in  the country (ht 19/07/2019), People in Khotang are forced to charter helicopters in times of sickness as roadways are blocked by landslides: District chief Bishnu Hari Upadhayay tells journalists ‘to not report on unnecessary matters’ when he was asked about the delay in road repair, by Dambar Singh Rai (kp 19/07/2019), Taming Floods And Landslides, by Ramesh Dahal (rn 19/07/2019)

Ministers visit flood-hit areas in Saptari (ht 18/07/2019) [Such political visitors in great number are not of any help for the people; the politicians only waste money to massage their faces!], Leaders return without assessing situation (ht 18/07/2019), Deuba inspects disaster-hit areas in Rautahat (ht 19/07/2019), 60 percent schools in Mahottari inundated, by Mahesh Kumar Das (rep 18/07/2019), Poor disaster preparedness of local units piles misery on flood victims, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 18/07/2019), Lessons to learn (rep 18/07/2019), 90 thousand families affected due to flood, landslide and inundation: NRCS (rn 18/07/2019), Home Ministry's landslide, flood update: 90 killed, 20 still missing (rn 18/07/2019)

Flood victims spend nights in makeshift shelters in Rautahat: There’s a scarcity of drinking water and food, and a lack of basic sanitation in a camp  built for the flood-displaced families on the banks of Bagmati River, by Shiva Puri (kp 17/07/2019), Flood victims left in a lurch, by Prabhat Kumar Jha (ht 17/07/2019), 40 per cent fisheries destroyed in Bara district (ht 17/07/2019), 'Early warning system could have minimized flood damage', by Sonam Lama (rep 17/07/2019), Floods leave families in desperation: 'Only the poor have been hit' (rep 17/07/2019), Flood damages in hydro sector yet to be estimated (rep 17/07/2019)

Are we prepared for the monsoon disaster? Local governments, being the first responders, do not yet have the training, financial support and technical know-how to manage such crises, by Raju Chauhan (kp 16/07/2019), 26 houses at high risk of landslide in Panchthar (ht 16/07/2019), Flood victims concerned about future, by Prabhat Kumar Jha (kp 16/07/2019), Flood death toll hits 79 (rep 16/07/2019), Snakebite cases up in flood-hit areas (ht 16/07/2019), Lawmakers indifferent toward plights of flood victims (rep 16/07/2019)

Both Nepal and India have done little to address flooding along the border, officials say: Inundation becomes a hot button issue every monsoon, only to fizzle out in a few months, by Anil Giri and Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 15/07/2019), Chure degradation over the years has  worsened floods in Tarai districts Human activities are to blame for massive flooding down the Chure hills, environmentalists say, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 15/07/2019) [Total disinterest by govt and administration!], Riverside squatters in Thapathali spend sleepless nights: When water level rises, members of squatter households  keep vigil with torch lights, by Anup Ojha (kp 15/07/2019), Health Ministry urges international agencies to extend help in flood- and landslide-hit areas: Officials say three teams of doctors are being deployed to flood-affected areas in Pathlaiya of Bara district,  Lahan of Siraha district and Bardibas of Mahottari district, by Arjun Poudel (kp 15/07/2019) [One day earlier, the govt claimed that it does not need any international help!], Faparbazaar residents fear Chaurakhola entering their homes: Crossing the swollen river to attend school is full of risks for students in Faparbazaar (kp 15/07/2019), In the way of the rivers: The recent floods are actually man-made, or at least made worse by poorly-planned infrastructure (kp 15/07/2019), Fresh vegetables are becoming scarcer in Kathmandu Valley: Deliveries of farm products shrink as floods wipe out crops, causing prices to jump, by Krishana Prasain (kp 15/07/2019), Flood, landslides toll 60: Ministry of Home Affairs says 25 missing, more than 33,000 affected, by Sabitri Dhakal (ht), Relief efforts insufficient, say victims: Floods, landslide death toll climbs to 63 (rep), Govt directed to search for people missing in floods, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 15/07/2019), 70,000 households affected in Rautahat (ht 15/07/2019), Rescue and relief work starts in Siraha (ht 15/07/2019), Flood risk looms large in Dhading (kp 15/07/2019), Hundreds of families displaced, many villages inundated in Saptari (ht 15/07/2019), Stay alert: While it is easy to blame nature’s wrath for causing death and destruction, one cannot dismiss man’s folly for compounding the devastation (ht 15/07/2019), Most roads still blocked, BP Highway reopens, by Jyoti Shrestha and DB Budha (rep 15/07/2019), Rain washes away hastily-blacktopped roads, by Narhari Sapkota (rep 15/07/2019)

Extreme rain pattern is unleashing more floods and landslides: Country is faced with new weather adversity as death toll from water-induced disasters continues to rise, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 14/07/2019), Why are floods in Kathmandu getting severe each year? Urban planners say a combination of reckless land use and haphazard urbanisation  is making Kathmandu prone to more deadly floods, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 14/07/2019), Three bridges, several roads damaged by floods, landslides: Officials at the Road Department express fear that water-induced disaster this monsoon might inflict more damage on infrastructure than last year, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 14/07/2019), Floods, landslides claim 43 lives: Meteorological department warns people to stay alert for possible natural disasters, by Sabitri Dhakal (ht 14/07/2019), Floods displace thousands in Tarai districts (ht 14/07/2019), Power supply obstructed in flood-hit Tarai region (ht 14/07/2019), Government to expedite rescue, relief operation (ht 14/07/2019), Death toll reaches 15 in Province 1, six still missing (ht 14/07/2019), Province 2, 3 to provide relief to disaster victims (14/07/2019), Roads obstructed in Panchthar, Bhojpur (ht 14/07/2019), Saptakoshi records highest water level (ht 14/07/2019), 95 settlements at high risk of landslides in Bajura district (ht 14/07/2019), 60 people killed, 26 missing in monsoon havoc, by Nribesh Nepal (rep 14/07/2019), Govt not to seek foreign help in present disaster: Local units to be asked to lead rescue and relief effort (rep 14/07/2019), Embankment built by India causes flooding in Nepal, by Madan Thakur (rep 14/07/2019), Over 1,000 houses inundated in Morang, 3 persons missing (rep 14/07/2019), Loss worth millions of rupees feared as Birgunj remains waterlogged (rep 14/07/2019), One dead, three missing as Kamala River sweeps away whole family, by Anil Bhandari (rep 14/07/2019), Floods cripple Mahottari (rep 14/07/2019), Flooding Of 2019 In Nepal, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km 14/07/2019)

Heavy rains leave people at risk of floods and landslides: Landslides obstruct road in several places; various parts of Biratnagar inundated (kp 12/07/2019), Heavy rainfall leads to flooding and landslides across country, with 17 dead: Adverse weather to continue until Sunday, with the possibility of heavy rainfall  in mid-hill and Tarai districts, predicts weather office, by Chandan Kumar Mandal and Anup Ojha (kp 13/07/2019), Rain-induced disasters claim 17 lives, by Sabitri Dhakal (ht 13/07/2019), Floods wreak havoc in Tarai, thousands displaced (ht 13/07/2019), Early warning system minimises casualties (ht 13/07/2019), At least 21 killed, 8 missing, thousands displaced in rain-related incidents (rep 13/07/2019), Highways linking Kathmandu Valley blocked (rep 13/07/2019), Four killed in Valley (rep 13/07/2019)

How a three-decade old landslide is displacing a village: The landslide has swept 2,200 hectares of land, damaging arable land and community forest, according to the District Project Implementation Unit, by Aash Gurung (kp 10/07/2019)

Mitigating multi-hazards: Futurism is going local, by Dipendra Gautam (ht 09/07/2019)

People worry in disaster-prone Tarai villages as monsoon kicks in: Prepare in advance, meteorologists advise, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 08/07/2019)

Risk of Budhiganga blockage looms (ht 08/07/2019)

2 missing, hydropower projects damaged in Sidhuopalchwok due to incessant rain, by Dhruba Dangal(rep 08/07/2019)

Flood obstructs road to Rasuwagadhi, by Himnath Devkota (rep 08/07/2019)

Two men feared dead in Sindhupalchok flood: Government has issued flood alerts for several rivers across the country, by Anosh Tiwari (kp 08/07/2019)

Flood alert issued for Kathmandu (ht 08/07/2019)

Lightning strike claims 85 sheep and goats, by Suman Malla (rep 06/07/2019)

First installment of housing grant after five years, by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 03/07/2019)

Beni Bazaar at high risk of floods, landslides: Myagdi and Kaligandaki rivers sweep away embankments in Beni Bazaar every monsoon, by Ghanashyam Khadka (kp 29/06/2019)

Manang locals hit hard as flood sweeps away Bailey bridge (ht 29/06/2019)

Only half prepared for floods in Nepal: Federalism was supposed to decentralise disaster relief, but it hasn’t, by Sewa Bhattarai (nt 28/06/2019) [Federalism ist still not implemented thanks to incompetend and anti-federal central leaders!!]

Nepal Tarai learns from past floods: Small steps prepare the plains for future floods as rampant construction sets the stage for more tragedies, by Sewa Bhattarai (nt 28/06/2019)

6 killed in lightning strikes in Dang and Rupandehi (rep 26/06/2019)

Floods wreak havoc in Gandaki (kp 24/06/2019)

17 days on Kailali windstorm victims yet to receive aid, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 24/06/2019)

Heavy downpour inundates Nepalgunj, by Arjun Oli (rep 24/06/2019)

Indian causeway on border inundates settlements in Banke: Hundreds displaced, by Arjun Oli (rep 24/06/2019)

Settlements in Makalu disconnected from several parts of Sankhuwasabha: Landslides occur in about 90 places, obstructing road, foot trails, by Dipendra Shakya (kp 23/06/2019)

Disability-inclusive disaster responseThe country should promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in disaster management, by Sudarshan Neupane (kp 23/06/2019)

Windstorm survivors say they haven’t received aidWith help not forthcoming, many families are taking loans to repair their homes and buy food, but authorities claim they are distributing relief in affected areas, by Mohan Budhair (kp 23/06/2019)

Two injured in storm in Sarlahi (rep 20/06/2019)

Windstorm victims protest after their names went missing from the beneficiary list: Protesters claim people’s representatives removed their names for political reasons as they supported a different political party, by Pawan Yadav (kp 16/06/2019)

Children in storm-affected districts unable to go to school, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal and Pushpa Raj Joshi (rep 16/06/2019)

Fire started by lightning destroys entire village in Banke (rep 14/06/2019)

Windstorm victims await relief under the scorching sun: Tarpaulins distributed in windstorm-affected settlements fall short of providing shelter, by Chitranga Thapa and Nirmala Khadayat (kp 13/06/2019)

Yet another storm hits Kailali within a week (ht 13/06/2019)

Locals living along the Mahakali worry of possible floods and landslidesThey blame the Mahakali River Control Project for not paying attention to the construction of permanent embankments, by Manoj Badu (kp 13/06/2019)

70 schools damaged in Kailali windstorm (ht 12/06/2019)

Fear of landslides, floods, snakes gives sleepless nights to Pulu police, by Suman Malla (rep 12/06/2019)

Threat of landslides looms large in Taplejung district: Unsustainable development works being carried out in hill districts spell  disaster for those living in these areas, by Ananda Gautam (kp 11/06/2019)

Women join hands to construct embankment in Mahakali RiverThe construction work has been commissioned mostly to women, giving them a chance at earning daily wages, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 11/06/2019)

Himalayan ecology at risk: Global warming heightens it, by Amar B. Shrestha (ht 10/06/2019)

Authority starts assessing Koshi flood damageAn estimated 25,000 people have been affected by the river in the past 54 years, by Pradeep Menyangbo (kp 10/06/2019)

Another windstorm hits western Nepal: Meteorologists say  windstorms are common  in pre-monsoon season, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 08/06/2019), Dust storm leaves trail of destruction, by Tekendra Deuba (ht 08/06/2019), Strong low-pressure system the cause (ht 08/06/2019), Dust storm victims hungry, roofless, by Tekendra Deuba (ht 09/06/2019), Windstorm victims in Kailali district deprived of reliefOf the 7,000 houses damaged, 2,116 were destroyed in the disaster, by Arjun Shah and Nirmala Khadayat (kp 10/06/2019), Relief for Kailali dust storm victims still not worked out (ht 10/06/2019), Provide instant relief: The homeless families will not be able to plant paddy if they do not have a roof over their heads before the onset of the monsoon (ht 10/06/2019)

Number of tornado victims drops after partially-damaged houses removed from list of beneficiaries, by Upendra Yadav (rep 05/06/2019), Tornado victims forced to study under open sky (rep 05/06/2019)

isaster resilience after Bara’s rainstorm: The government needs to understand the importance of socio-cultural identity when planning reconstruction, by Susumlata Tiwari (kp 04/06/2019)

Disaster risk management mechanism in the offing (ht 02/06/2019)

NGOs filling gaps left by govt in post-tornado reconstruction (rep 01/06/2019)

Bagmati flood menace in Rautahat ends, by Prabhat Kumar Jha (rep 29/05/2019)

Activists express concerns over meagre financial support to wildfire victims: Stakeholders call for revising the relief amount for victims of wildfires that claim 10 lives annually, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 27/05/2019)

Gobargadha disconnected after India releases water into channel, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 26/05/2019), 90 families trapped as India diverts Koshi flow, by Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 26/05/2019) [India once again proves its reckless behaviour towards Nepal!]

Four days on, wildfire continues to spread in Pyuthan forests, by Shamsher Bikram GC (rep 26/05/2019)

'Fake flood victims' get relief grants in Surkhet, real ones ignored, by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 26/05/2019)

Save the open space: As open spaces continue to shrink and big houses are blossoming around, there is less chance of surviving if an earthquake of a big magnitude hits Kathmandu again, by Sandip Neupane (rep 26/05/2019)

Windstorm blows away roofs of 200 houses in Nawalparasi district: Crops and vegetables were also damaged in the area, by Narayan Sharma (kp 23/05/2019)

Country is going through worst wildfire season on record: Over 14,000 wildfire outbreaks reported in May alone, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 22/05/2019)

Hailstorm destroys crops in Tanahun (ht 18/05/2019)

Wildfire kills two, 13 houses damaged, by Lokendra Khanal (rep 14/05/2019)

Woman dies, two others hurt while trying to control forest fire in Salyan: Fire at a community forest enters settlement and destroys six houses, four sheds, by Biplab Maharjan (kp 12/05/2019), Raging forest fire that claimed a life and destroyed 10 houses in Salyan is yet to be contained, by Biplab Maharjan (kp 13/05/2019)

Kutiyakabar residents at riverbank erosion risk, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 09/05/2019)

Rainstorm victims living under tents suffer from summer heat, by Pawan Yadav (kp 07/05/2019)

Rainstorm affects life in northern part of Mahottari, by Rabindra Uprety (kp 30/04/2019)

Windstorm destroys 148 houses in Janakpur, by Shyam Sundar Shashi (kp 29/04/2019)

Disaster incidentsare on the rise in the country: Emergency Operation Centre data shows over 50 percent increase in calamities in a year that claimed 455 lives, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 28/04/2019)

Confronting quake trauma: Are we better prepared for an earthquake in 2019?, by Ojaswi Shah (kp 27/04/2019)

Crowded Kathmandu’s few remaining open spaces are steadily encroached upon: Khula Manch housed thousands after 2015 earthquake. Now, there is space barely for half a dozen families, by Anup Ojha (kp 26/04/2019), After public outcry, authorities demolish illegal structures: But people who had rented the sheds built at Khula Manch paying  hefty amounts of money say they have been left in the lurch, by Anup Ojha (kp 28/04/2019), Khula Manch shopkeepers decry ‘injustice’, by Biken K Dawadi (rep 29/04/2019)

Each tornado-hit household to get Rs 5.82 lakh (ht 26/04/2019)

Disaster management in disarray in local units (kp 23/04/2019)

Families of windstorm victims denied relief due to lack of documents, by Laxmi Sah (kp 22/04/2019), Fear among storm victims yet to subside (ht 22/04/2019)

National Disaster Response Framework amended (ht 22/04/2019)

Disaster Preparedness, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 20/04/2019)

Tools for better seismic detection, by Sumesh Shiwakoty (kp 19/04/2019)

Disaster’s plight: To truly mitigate the effects of disasters, efforts have to be made to deal with a major underlying issue—poverty, by Madhukar Upadhya (kp 17/04/2019)

Rainstorm victims find it difficult to stay in tents in the summer heat, by Pawan Yadav (kp 16/04/2019)

Triyuga River’s flood renders many landless every year: Government prepares a strategy to control river havoc at a cost of Rs 6 billion in 10 years, by Dilliram Khatiwada (kp 15/04/2019)

Disaster management bill for Kathmandu metropolis endorsed (ht 13/04/2019)

Ministry says rainstorm destroyed crops and cattle valued at Rs507m, by Sangam Prasain (kp 12/04/2019)

Lightning kills more people than floods in Nepal: Topography is one reason, but lack of public awareness poses a much bigger threat, by Sonia Awale (nt 12/04/2019)

Victims start clearing debris and repairing homes, by Upendra Yadav (rep 12/04/2019)

Flood victims set to get relief finally (ht 11/04/2019)

Hailstorm adds to woes of storm victims (ht 10/04/2019)

Storm victims rendered jobless, homeless (ht 09/04/2019), Rainstorm-affected Dalit settlement in Bara reels under water scarcity, by Shankar Acharya (kp 09/04/2019), Ensure fair distribution of relief, aids (rep 09/04/2019)

Local levels ill-equipped to respond to calamities, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 09/04/2019)

Bodies of disaster victims to be preserved for a minimum of 12 years: New guidelines ask hospitals to have morgue and cooling room, and authorities should give buried bodies a unique tag for future identification, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 09/04/2019)

Lightning claims 82 lives every year: NEOC (ht 08/04/2019)

Focus on recovery: While the government is quick to respond to a natural disaster, its rehabilitation process is often slow, at times forgotten altogether (ht 08/04/2019)

Villagers in Bara still terrified: People in Bara are terrified whenever they see clouds, by Madan Thakur (rep 08/04/2019), Most Bara ‘tornado’ victims were poor, with weaker homes, by Upendra Yadav (rep 08/04/2019)

What hit Bara, Parsa last week? Preliminary findings of a govt probe team point to tornado, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 07/04/2019)

Another storm adds to victims’ woes, by Prabhat Kumar Jha (ht 07/04/2019), Rains coupled with gale and hailstone affect life in Province 2, one dead in Sarlahi (kp 07/04/2019)

Army to build houses for storm-hit, by Roshan S Nepal (ht 06/04/2019), After mega projects, government assigns Army to construct homes: Security experts say the government decision could give  a message that the country’s civil administration has failed, by Binod Ghimire (kp 06/04/2019)

Government says it will rebuild homes for windstorm victims before monsoon: Survivors have enough food, but not enough mosquito nets and tarpaulin sheets, aid workers say, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 06/04/2019)

Fire claims one, leaves four injured in Lazimpat (ht 06/04/2019)

Doctors say VIP visits to hospitals are hampering treatment: Following Sunday’s natural disaster, high-profile leaders have flown to Bara and Parsa districts, but that is doing more harm than good, by Arjun Poudel (kp 05/04/2019), Rainstorm victims demand authorities to start reconstruction, by Pawan Yadav (kp 05/04/2019), Gone with the wind: Crops worth millions destroyed in rainstorm, by Pawan Yadav (kp 05/04/2019), Who should deliver tents, food to storm-hit?, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 05/04/2019), Post-partum mothers seek nutritious diet (ht 05/04/2019), Kids in storm-hit areas experience trauma (ht 06/04/2019)

Disastrous management in Nepal: As the Bara tornado showed, vulnerability to calamities increases with the lack of preparedness, by Sewa Bhattarai (nt 05/04/2019), Ground zero in Pheta: Unprecedented, but not unforeseen, by Kiran Nepal (nt 05/04/2019)

Lesson On Disaster Response, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn 05/04/2019)

Bagmati, Lalbakaiya rivers raise flood alarm in Rautahat, by Shiva Puri (kp 05/04/2019)

Storm-hit Dalits living under open sky, by Prabhat Kumar Jha (ht 04/04/2019), Shortage of toilets, water hit storm victims hard (ht 04/04/2019), After rainstorm disaster, villages face risks of disease outbreak, by Arjun Poudel (kp 04/04/2019)

Authorities should learn from Sunday’s disaster that laid bare poor preparedness: Experts; National Emergency Operation Centre vows to tackle food, hygiene and security, among other post-disaster challenges, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 04/04/2019), The night of the big wind: Incidents such as the recent rainstorm cast doubt on the authority’s preparedness to deal with disasters, by Amar Singh Pradhan (kp 04/04/2019)

NASA to aid in controlling wildfire (kp 04/04/2019)

Bara freak storm victims left in a lurch, by Prabhat Kumar Jha (ht 03/04/2019)

MoHA develops monsoon response plan (ht 03/04/2019)

Jugbudha flood victims returning to their land after 11 years, by Pushkar Bhandari (rep 02/04/2019)

No lessons learned: When it comes to disaster preparedness, it is high time the government learned from its past mistakes (kp 02/04/2019), Poor preparedness: The govt must create a dedicated body to deal with natural disasters and rehabilitate the displaced families (ht 03/04/2019)

27 killed  in Bara storm (ht 01/04/2019), Death toll from storm in Bara, Parsa rises to 29 (ht 01/04/2019), Bara, Parsa was probably hit by the first wind storm of the country: DHM (rep 01/04/2019), Bara, Parsa yet to come to terms with tragedy; Pheta Rural Municipality in Bara district the worst hit; Three villages completely damaged, by Pushpa Raj Khatiwada (ht 02/04/2019), Huge industrial loss suspected, damage likely to run into billions, by Arpana Ale Magar (ht 02/04/2019), Type of disaster lost even on met dept, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 02/04/2019), Storm leaves trail of destruction in Bara, Parsa: 28 confirmed dead, 343 injured under treatment in Bara, Parsa hospitals; 300 return home after primary medication, seven critically injured airlifted to capital, by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 02/04/2019) [see pictures], Rainstorm leaves trail of devastation in its wake: Hundreds of homes destroyed as a powerful wind travelling at a velocity of 90kmph rips through Bara and Parsa districts on Sunday evening, by Shankar Acharya and Bhusan Yadav (kp 02/04/2019), Hospitals overwhelmed by patients and their relatives, by Arjun Poudel (kp 02/04/2019), Losses from killer rainstorm expected to run into millions, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 02/04/2019), Storm affects electricity supply (ht 02/04/2019), Electricity supply restored in urban areas: Supply infrastructure completely damaged in rural areas: Nepal Electricity Authority (rep 02/04/2019), Deadly windstorm in Tarai districts exposes poor warning system and zero preparedness: The authority concerned blames its failure to forecast the windstorm on lack of technology, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 02/04/2019), More radars could have helped avert storm havoc: Officials (rep 02/04/2019), Relief for storm victims, help pledges pour in (rep 02/04/2019), Pheta completely ravaged, by Prabhat Kumar Jha and Ram Sarraf (ht 02/04/2019), Government to decide on aid after assessing damage (ht 02/04/2019), , Let’s join hands: Given the gravity  of the situation,  it would be in  everyone’s interest to engage in the  rescue and relief  operation and not bring politics in it (ht 02/04/2019), Tragedy in Tarai: Reach out to the victims, alleviate the suffering (rep 02/04/2019), Disaster-hit students in dilemma as Class X board examinations approach, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 03/04/2019), Storm affects 1,502 households in Bara, Parsa (ht 03/04/2019), Storm survivors struggle under open sky on empty stomachs, by Madan Thakur and Upendra Yadav (rep 03/04/2019), No money for storm from PM Relief Fund (rep 03/04/2019), Province 2 govt to construct houses in storm-hit areas (ht 03/04/2019), Crops, fruits across 3,736 bighas damaged in Bara (ht 03/04/2019), Village turned into rubble within two minute, by Tanka Chhetri (rep 03/04/2019), Birgunj factories suffer huge losses in storm, by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 03/04/2019), ‘We need shelter, we don’t need more food’: As politicians promise money, survivors say they’ve heard it all before; 'IIt looks like a game for political  leaders; they are competing with each other to make announcements', by Anup Ojha and Laxmi Shah (kp 03/04/2019), With no roofs over their heads, villagers forced to sleep under the open skyIn one Bara village, pregnant women and elderly are facing the brunt of the disaster, by Shankar Acharya and Laxmi Shah (kp 03/04/2019)

Early-warning system helps minimize damage during floods, by Ram Saran Tamang (rep 28/03/2019)

Wildfire spreading at several community forests in Chure region, by Dilliram Khatiwada (kp 22/03/2019)

Towering infernos: Fires are a disaster waiting to happen in jam-packed Kathmandu (kp 06/03/2019)

Heavy snowfall affects Jumla schools, by DB Budha (rep 23/02/2019), Heavy snowfall obstructs road in Jumla district (ht 24/02/2019)

‘Panic’ is not a plan: Schools must have clear earthquake response plans, by Dronashish Neupane (kp 20/02/2019)

95 settlements in Bajura at high risk of natural disasters (ht 16/02/2019)

Two years after flood, displaced await delivery of government’s promises, by Abadhesh Kumar Jha (kp 13/02/2019) [Government failure to provide assistance!]

Properties worth Rs 50m gutted, by Anup Ojha (kp 12/02/2019)

Cold wave hits life in Kailali (ht 11/02/2019)

Frozen snow makes life difficult in Manang and Mustang, by Santosh Pokharel and Sushil Thakali (rep 11/02/2019)

Snowfall affects life in Karnali (ht 10/02/2019)

Environmentalists urge government to study climate change impact on Taplejung glacial lakes, by Ananda Gautam (kp 02/02/2019)

Rising deaths from lightning worry NEOC (ht 31/01/2019), Lightning safety, a neglected issue, by Biken K Dawadi (rep 31/01/2019)

2 shepherds, 200 cattle trapped in Dhading cave, by Harihar Singh Rathour (kp 28/01/2019), Search for those missing in landslip begins (ht 29/01/2019), Hindung at risk of being swept away by landslips: Cops, locals continue search for persons missing after landslide (ht 30/01/2019), Trapped herders found dead after six days, by Harihar Singh Rathour (kp 02/02/2019)