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A man sits on the balcony of a sludge-ridden house in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on September 8. The August 26 glacial and mountain collapse on the China-Nepal border killed at least 1,398 people, with more than 5,500 missing, including around 800 foreigners. Photo: AFP
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Opinion | What the China-Nepal floods teach us about crisis communication

In an unfolding disaster, families need quick, practical updates and journalists need access the moment safety allows.

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India

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

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Japan

Japan’s Chubu Electric bosses resign over quake data-tampering scandal

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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.

Sanjay Sah, a survivor pulled out alive after spending nine days trapped in a hydropower station tunnel following flash floods and a mudslide, embraces his mother, Kapur Devi Sah, upon his arrival at their house in Tilathi Koiladi village in Saptari District, Nepal, on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
Asean

Up in smoke: why Southeast Asia failed to halt the haze

Asean was going to eliminate transboundary haze by 2020. What happened?

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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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Japan

Japan’s Nagoya reels from record rain, stranding commuters and flooding city

The weather chaos injured 41 people, damaged 200 vehicles and forced 1,600 residents to take shelter at evacuation centres.

People cross the flooded streets following heavy rain in Nagoya, Japan, on Tuesday. Photo: Kyodo News via AP
Indonesia

Indonesia knew a volcano was erupting. Could it have prepared better?

An expert advises Jakarta to take steps such as announcing evacuation routes and releasing maps following a pre-eruption alert.

Indonesia

Flights restart in Indonesia as airports reopen after volcanic eruption

Hundreds of thousands of travellers have been stranded since late Friday’s eruption of Mount Anak Krakatoa.

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Indonesia

Video | Indonesia’s Anak Krakatoa covers cities in volcanic ash

On Sunday, the volcano spewed lava and ash that travelled more than 150km (93 miles) away.

This handout aerial picture taken on September 6, 2026 and released on September 7, 2026 by the Indonesia’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation shows the Mount Krakatau (Krakatoa) in the Sunda Strait, in South Lampung, Lampung province, spewing smoke and volcanic ash during an eruption. (Photo by Handout / Indonesia’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / Indonesia’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation” - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
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Japan

Woman found dead in submerged car in Japan amid record rainfall

Authorities warn of landslides after more than 480mm of rain fell on Niijima Island, the largest amount since local records began.

Commuters exit a train station during a heavy rainstorm in Tokyo on Sunday. Photo: AFP
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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.

Indonesia

Travellers in Indonesia scramble for new flights after volcano eruption

The suspension of operations at the airports affected 209 flights and more than 22,000 passengers.

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Video | Two rescued in Nepal 10 days after disaster

Nepal’s army said Lu Haitao had no visible injuries and his vitals were stable.

Chinese national rescued from tunnel in Nepal 10 days after glacier collapse disaster
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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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Cross-border disasters, such as the Nepal-China landslide and flooding last week, will test China’s diplomatic relationships with its neighbours, experts say. Photo: AP
Nepal

‘I couldn’t believe it’: 2 men rescued alive from flood-hit Nepal tunnel

The two are among hundreds of hydropower workers missing since a wall of mud and debris swept through the country last month.

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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.

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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.

A relative grieves during a prayer meet held for missing flash flood victims in Nepal
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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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2026 China-Nepal flash floods

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.

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.

search and rescue operations underway at the mudslide-hit area in Gyirong County, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, on Aug. 29, 2026.
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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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A drone view shows excavators and rescue equipment at the core disaster-hit area at Gyirong Port following the August 26 mudslide in Shigatse, China’s Tibet autonomous region, on Tuesday. Photo: cnsphoto/Reuters
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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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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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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.

Rescuers observe a moment of silence for the victims of the mudslide in Gyirong county, Tibet. Photo: AP
Nepal

Video | Girl rescued from muddy debris in Nepal

Manisha Magar was reunited with her parents after she was pulled from mud and wreckage that had trapped her for around 60 hours.

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Nepal

Nepal floods: meet the principal whose quick thinking saved 900 students

More than 4,400 remain missing in Nepal and China after the devastating flash floods, unleashed after a glacial collapse in the Himalayas.

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Malaysia

Malaysia’s air quality turns hazardous as Indonesian wildfires burn

Pollution index hits 476 near the border, forcing school closures and triggering emergency cloud-seeding plans in Sarawak.

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