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2026 China-Nepal flash floods

2026 China-Nepal flash floods
The latest news, analysis and opinion on 2026 China-Nepal flash floods. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Houses damaged by recent flash floods stand amid thick layers of sludge, mud and debris in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on September 8. Photo: AP
Nepal

‘Glaciers don’t travel with stamps’: Nepal seeks climate deal with India, China

PM Shah’s proposal aims to address gaps in data-sharing that left mountain communities with virtually no early warning before the disaster hit.

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Nepal

Young Nepalis battle climate dread in wake of flood disaster

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Nepal

Opinion | What the China-Nepal floods teach us about crisis communication

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India

Himalayan ‘glacier bankruptcy’ threatens water security for 2 billion in Asia

Glacier mass loss is causing the region to approach ‘peak water’, the point when river flows stop rising and start declining.

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A hydropower project in northern India is damaged after a portion of the Nanda Devi glacier breaks off on February 7, 2021. Photo: AP
Water flows past the remains of a bridge pier in Dhading district, Nepal, on Monday after the structure is washed away by deadly flash floods and a mudslide. Photo: Reuters
People collect water from a glacier at Everest base camp in Nepal on April 13, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Nepal

Nepal flood survivor says rescue efforts must continue

Nepali hydropower worker Sanjay Sah survived in darkness inside a flooded tunnel, drinking muddy water for 10 days while praying for rescue.

Climate change

Opinion | Cop31: Forget climate pledges, countries like Nepal need actual cash

No payout from the loss and damage fund has reached vulnerable nations. Cop31 must focus on delivering the money already promised.

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Singapore

Singapore police question 5 over racist posts on Nepal floods, Air India deal

Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam had denounced the remarks as ‘shameful and totally unacceptable’.

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A flooded home in Nuwakot district, Nepal’s Bagmati province, on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
Nepal

‘Nothing left’: Nepal’s flood survivors face a homeless future

With homes and savings washed away, survivors of last month’s devastating floods in Nepal are seeking work abroad.

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Accidents and disasters in China

In Gyirong Port, small items speak of the human cost of the China-Nepal disaster

In the ruins of a bustling border crossing, the search goes on for signs of the lives that were swept away on that devastating day.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s Nepalis gather for prayers on 13th day of flood mourning

At community hall in Yau Ma Tei, attendees light candles, lay flowers, and leave messages of condolence to honour the dead.

Attendees gather in prayer at the Henry G Leong Community Hall in Yau Ma Tei. Photo: Kit Lai
Nepal

Nepal puts UN climate fund to test after fatal US$2.5 billion flood

Nepal has petitioned the UN Loss and Damage Fund to ‘respond rapidly, directly and effectively’ after its worst natural disaster in decades.

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People stand next to damaged houses following the deadly flash floods and mudslides, in Betrawati, Nuwakot district, Nepal, on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
Natural disasters

Video | Foreign media allowed in China’s Gyirong Port for first time since disaster

993 pieces of personal belongings have been recovered by Chinese authorities following the Nepal-Tibet glacier collapse, which unleashed a flow of ice, water, rocks and mud that travelled 22km (14 miles) in 7 minutes.

Science

World’s most powerful lightning-chasing satellite joins China-Nepal flood relief

The Fengyun-4C’s storm-tracking abilities could provide vital early warnings about extreme weather events during the rescue operation.

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Nepal

Chinese man, Nepali woman found alive 10 days after fatal flood

The man, named only as Luhaitao, was pulled out of a tunnel, while Chandrika Shrestha, 64, was rescued from her buried home.

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A Chinese man (second from right) was rescued from a tunnel in Nepal on Saturday, over a week after fatal flash floods devastated river valleys along the China-Nepal border. Photo: Army handout via EPA
Singapore

Singapore probes ‘nasty’ racism over China-Nepal flood, Air India investment

Minister K Shanmugam has asked police to look at an ‘online mob’ after various comments, including missing Singaporeans being ‘not our own’.

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People in Nepal search for belongings on Saturday in the debris of a collapsed building following last week’s deadly flash floods. Photo: Reuters
Nepal

Asian Angle | After Nepal-Tibet floods, recovery depends on grass-roots solidarity

Rebuilding devastated border villages means backing local support networks long after foreign aid money disappears.

Accidents and disasters in China

How natural disasters are putting China’s neighbourhood diplomacy to the test

Sudden Himalayan mudslides and Southeast Asian flooding potentially trigger diplomatic friction and highlight need to boost warning systems.

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Hong Kong

‘I cannot sleep’: Hong Kong Nepalese man searches for cousin missing in flood

Y.B. Gurung said he last spoke with his cousin shortly before massive glacial collapse and was asking Chinese embassy for help.

Victims of the disaster are mourned at the Non-Resident Nepalese Association office in Yau Ma Tei. Photo: Silvia Siu
Nepal

Nepal’s tourism industry warns of ‘existential crisis’ after flood disaster

As the death toll mounts, travel bosses and guides work round the clock to reassure anxious tourists and salvage the peak autumn season.

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Nepal

Video | Funerals and DNA tests in Nepal a week after disaster

Nepali Prime Minister Balendra Shah has linked the catastrophe to climate change, urging global action.

Accidents and disasters in China

Unstable Tibetan Plateau risks cascading disasters as glacier losses mount

Experts find downstream erosion is critical to scale of destruction as death toll continues to rise from China-Nepal landslide and floods.

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The landslide and flooding sparked by a glacial disaster on August 26 has prompted experts to reassess disaster factors, such as how much debris is downhill. Photo: USGS/Landsat 9/Reuters
Nepal

Letters | China-Nepal floods: engineering fixes are only a band-aid

Readers discuss the best long-term defence against Himalayan disasters, the Iran war, and the Ukraine war.

A torrent of muddy water surges past houses and through the Trishuli River in the aftermath of flash floods, near the Nepal-China border at Syabrubesi village in Nepal’s Rasuwa district on August 31. Photo: AFP
Mainland China

Video | Search and rescue efforts continue after China-Nepal disaster

A British national and 118 Nepalese citizens were rescued in the latest rescue operations.

Nepal

Nepal urges tourists to return, says ‘mountain trails are waiting for you’

The plea comes as the calamity threatens to deter international visitors even from parts of Nepal largely untouched by the disaster.

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Nepal

Opinion | Nepal-China floods highlight a growing front of the climate change crisis

Rising sea levels, extreme weather and drought all remain concerns, but destabilised ice and snow at high altitudes is increasingly a threat.

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Residents sit beside debris as they salvage belongings following flash floods at Devighat in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on August 31. Photo: AFP
Science

China-Nepal floods: first research shows no one could have outrun debris flow

First Chinese study of the disaster shows debris reached speeds of 19 metres per second when it struck a border crossing in Tibet.

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The mudflow was travelling at around 19 metres per second when it struck the Gyirong border crossing. Photo: Handout
Accidents and disasters in China

Glacier risk hangs over China-Nepal border as region remembers mudslide victims

Emergency crews and residents stop to commemorate the more than 1,000 dead in last week’s disaster.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong tycoon empires, foundations vow 30m yuan for China-Nepal flood relief

Li Ka-shing and business empire, along with Henderson Land Development and Lee Shau Kee Foundation provide help after Nepal-Tibet disaster.

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