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Kathmandu

Head of State

President Ram Chandra Poudel

Head of Government

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli

Houses buried in mud after flash floods in Nepal’s Nuwakot district in August. The August 26 tsunami-like surge of water, mud and debris from a glacial mountain collapse on the China-Nepal border has left more than 5,650 missing. Photo: AFP

2026 China-Nepal flash floods

Young Nepalis battle climate dread in wake of flood disaster

After August’s glacier collapse killed more than 1,400 people, young Nepalis are demanding justice, not just sympathy.

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Climbing and mountaineering

Singaporean dies on Nepal’s Mount Manaslu, first foreign casualty of season

18 Sep 2026 - 9:12AM

2026 China-Nepal flash floods

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

18 Sep 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

Video | Nepal tunnel flood survivor reunited with family

Sanjay Sah’s extraordinary survival was a rare ray of hope after a disaster that killed at least 1,429 people and left more than 5,640 missing, most of the victims in Nepal.

14 Sep 2026 - 5:39PM

Kapur Devi Sah, mother of Sanjay Sah, a survivor pulled out alive after spending nine days trapped in a hydropower station tunnel following flash floods and a mudslide, gets emotional as she hugs her son upon his arrival at their house in Tilathi Koiladi village in Saptari District, Nepal, September 13, 2026. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

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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.

14 Sep 2026 - 3:20PMvideocam

2026 China-Nepal flash floods

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.

13 Sep 2026 - 4:56PM

Malaysia

Who will look after ageing Asia when its carers grow old?

Asia’s care economy is booming, but its biggest supplier nations are ageing too, raising fears of a coming carer shortfall.

13 Sep 2026 - 8:00AM

Filipino nurses, many of whom were bound for work abroad as carers, take an oath in Manila in 2009. Filipino carers have become an expensive “gold standard”, according to a recent white paper. Photo: AFP

Video | Rebuilt bridge in flood-ravaged Nepal restores hope

The new bridge across the Tadi river re-links the flood-devastated town of Devighat to the capital, Kathmandu, restoring a vital route for essential supplies.

11 Sep 2026 - 11:25AM

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.

10 Sep 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

SCMP Highlights

China-Nepal floods; ‘Asian water tower’ wobbling: 7 science highlights

From Beijing’s bid to stop US AI dominance to impact of China-Nepal floods, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

9 Sep 2026 - 3:34PM

Optical images of Gyirong Port before the August 26 disaster, as captured by the Dongpo-11 satellite on July 23. Photo: Beijing Minospace Technology

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’.

9 Sep 2026 - 11:48AMvideocam

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

Protests around the world

A year on, Nepal remembers 76 lives lost in protests that ousted government

The commemoration came as the country continues to mourn the vast loss of life from devastating floods two weeks ago.

8 Sep 2026 - 4:05PMvideocam

Mainland China

Video | Families pray for flood victims on day of mourning in Nepal

At least 1,380 people have been confirmed dead in Nepal and more than 5,500 remain missing after an August 26 glacial collapse near the China-Nepal border.

8 Sep 2026 - 1:09PM

2026 China-Nepal flash floods

‘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.

8 Sep 2026 - 8:23PMvideocam

The trail of destruction left by the August 26 flood in Dhunge Bazaar, Nuwakot, Nepal. Photo: Bibek Bhandari

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.

8 Sep 2026 - 3:32PMvideocam

Rescuers have shared harrowing details of their struggle to reach the devastated Gyirong border port and what they found there after it was erased by a mudslide. Photo: CCTV

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.

8 Sep 2026 - 1:27AM

2026 China-Nepal flash floods

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.

7 Sep 2026 - 5:00PMvideocam

2026 China-Nepal flash floods

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.

7 Sep 2026 - 12:34PM

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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.

6 Sep 2026 - 7:11PMvideocam

2026 China-Nepal flash floods

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.

6 Sep 2026 - 12:02PMvideocam

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’.

5 Sep 2026 - 6:34PMvideocam

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

2026 China-Nepal flash floods

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.

5 Sep 2026 - 12:00PM

Soldiers shovel mud away from a school that was swamped by the flood in Baireni Bazar, Nepal. Photo: EPA

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.

4 Sep 2026 - 6:28PMvideocam

Video | Two more tunnel workers rescued in Nepal

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

4 Sep 2026 - 2:24PM

Natural disasters

‘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.

4 Sep 2026 - 3:01PMvideocam

Army personnel carrying a worker who was trapped inside a tunnel during a rescue operation at Trishuli 3A hydropower project in Nepal’s Rasuwa district on Friday. Photo: Nepal army/AFP

SCMP Highlights

China’s Xi eyes Apec trilateral; no outrunning deadly Nepal floods: 7 highlights

From an Air China jet grounded in New York to a Hong Kong school’s legal settlement, here are top stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

4 Sep 2026 - 12:15PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on August 31. Photo: Xinhua via AP

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.

4 Sep 2026 - 12:21AM

2026 China-Nepal flash floods

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.

3 Sep 2026 - 6:00PMvideocam

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Young Nepalis battle climate dread in wake of flood disaster

After August’s glacier collapse killed more than 1,400 people, young Nepalis are demanding justice, not just sympathy.

Singaporean dies on Nepal’s Mount Manaslu, first foreign casualty of season

.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}Opinion | What the China-Nepal floods teach us about crisis communication

.css-1f6sr3w{color:#727272;}Video | Nepal tunnel flood survivor reunited with family

Sanjay Sah’s extraordinary survival was a rare ray of hope after a disaster that killed at least 1,429 people and left more than 5,640 missing, most of the victims in Nepal.

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.

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.

Who will look after ageing Asia when its carers grow old?

Asia’s care economy is booming, but its biggest supplier nations are ageing too, raising fears of a coming carer shortfall.

Video | Rebuilt bridge in flood-ravaged Nepal restores hope

The new bridge across the Tadi river re-links the flood-devastated town of Devighat to the capital, Kathmandu, restoring a vital route for essential supplies.

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.

China-Nepal floods; ‘Asian water tower’ wobbling: 7 science highlights

From Beijing’s bid to stop US AI dominance to impact of China-Nepal floods, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

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’.

A year on, Nepal remembers 76 lives lost in protests that ousted government

The commemoration came as the country continues to mourn the vast loss of life from devastating floods two weeks ago.

Video | Families pray for flood victims on day of mourning in Nepal

At least 1,380 people have been confirmed dead in Nepal and more than 5,500 remain missing after an August 26 glacial collapse near the China-Nepal border.

‘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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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’.

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.

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.

Video | Two more tunnel workers rescued in Nepal

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

‘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.

China’s Xi eyes Apec trilateral; no outrunning deadly Nepal floods: 7 highlights

From an Air China jet grounded in New York to a Hong Kong school’s legal settlement, here are top stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

‘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.

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.

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

Video | Nepal tunnel flood survivor reunited with family