Nepal

Video | Family returns to turquoise house that withstood Nepal floods

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

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Hong Kong society

Central bar packed as Hongkongers aim to raise HK$50,000 for Nepal flood relief

Five Nepalese operators and bartenders launch signature cocktails at Orchard to raise funds for flood relief as community rallies.

1 Sep 2026 - 1:56AMvideocam

Patrons pack Orchard bar in Central to support a fundraiser for victims of catastrophic flash floods and mudslides in Nepal. Photo: Theodora Yu

Video | Nepal rescue efforts focused on hydropower tunnels

Nepal rescue efforts focused on hydropower tunnels.

31 Aug 2026 - 10:10PM

China warns of ‘major’ glacier collapse risk as landslide death toll nears 1,000

Rescue teams continues their efforts to reach the Gyirong Port border crossing as bad weather is forecast over the coming days.

31 Aug 2026 - 8:36PMvideocam

Video | Nepal digs mass graves for unidentified flood victims

Authorities have dug hundreds of graves in Chitwan’s Devghat forest, nearly 200km (124 miles) from the flood-ravaged valleys of Rasuwa, where the disaster struck last Wednesday.

31 Aug 2026 - 1:21PM

Armed Police Force (APF) officers work on transporting bodies to the pit at Devghat mass burial site for victims of deadly flash floods and mudslides in Chitwan, Nepal, August 30, 2026.

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China-Nepal floods, Japan to deploy fighter jets to India: 5 weekend reads

From foreigners missing in the China-Nepal disaster to Canada ending a migration path for Hongkongers, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

31 Aug 2026 - 12:30PM

Nepal floods: could foreign rescue teams have been brought in earlier?

In the immediate aftermath of the floods, the government refused overseas help, only to reverse its decision days later.

31 Aug 2026 - 5:42PMvideocam

Opinion | Why Nepal-China floods are more than a natural disaster

While the solidarity on display in the wake of the disaster is commendable, the tragedy must not be viewed as an unpredictable, unpreventable act of nature.

30 Aug 2026 - 5:54PMvideocam

A drone view shows mud covering properties following a flash flood in Trishuli, Nuwakot district, Nepal, on August 27. Photo: Reuters

China-Nepal floods: 261 foreigners missing in Tibet, online rumours targeted

Nepalese and Indians account for more than half of nationals from 23 countries missing after devastating glacier collapse four days ago.

30 Aug 2026 - 10:23PMvideocam

Chinese rescue teams search the Gyirong border crossing that was destroyed in Wednesday’s floods and mudslides. Photo: Xinhua

Nepal floods: rescuers send air pipe into tunnel with trapped workers

There could be over 100 survivors stuck inside the tunnels, and the breakthrough raises hopes that rescue teams will be able to reach them.

30 Aug 2026 - 1:38AMvideocam

China-Nepal floods: police officer filmed guiding people away from border post

Footage from Gyirong Port in Tibet shows how Huang Peng tried to guide civilians to safety moments before the crossing was destroyed.

29 Aug 2026 - 10:18PMvideocam

Hong Kong society

China-Nepal floods: Hong Kong groups to aid victims as government pledges HK$50m

City’s Nepalese community and other charities step up fundraising efforts, while Chief Executive John Lee vows swift processing of relief funds.

30 Aug 2026 - 12:36AMvideocam

Hong Kong will set aside HK$50 million from its Disaster Relief Fund for emergency projects after deadly flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border. Photo: Reuters

Natural disasters

US families hold out hope for relatives lost in Nepal floods

About 90 Americans are among those unaccounted for, according to the US State Department.

29 Aug 2026 - 1:12PMvideocam

People look at photographs of missing people following flash floods at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Friday. Photo: EPA

Hong Kong national security law

China sends 9 tunnel experts to Nepal as flood rescuers race against time

Move follows direct request from Kathmandu, Beijing says, as more than 100 people remain trapped inside multiple hydropower tunnels in Nepal.

29 Aug 2026 - 10:24PMvideocam

Letters | Don’t take peaceful days in Hong Kong as a given

Readers discuss the security of the city, a China-Nepal early-warning mechanism, and AI boot camps.

29 Aug 2026 - 11:30AM

Climate change

Editorial | China-Nepal border flash flood must galvanise climate change cooperation

While relief and rescue operations are the first priority, the tragedy should not only spark attention to early warning systems but also to longer-term solutions.

29 Aug 2026 - 7:15AM

An aerial view shows houses lying deluged in sludge after flash floods at Devighat in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on August 27. Photo: AFP

Belt and Road Initiative

In Focus | Can Beijing’s gateway plan for Tibet survive geopolitics and natural disasters?

Beijing hopes trade will stabilise Tibet, but friction with India and the looming Dalai Lama succession are hampering its efforts.

29 Aug 2026 - 6:49AMvideocam

China-Nepal floods: rescuers pull out survivors caked in mud as toll climbs

Nepal has reversed an earlier decision and says it will allow foreign teams and experts to help with rescue efforts.

29 Aug 2026 - 8:48PMvideocam

Science

China’s radar satellites capture sharp images of glacier collapse site in Nepal

Swift commercial response highlights how Chinese space surveillance capabilities are expanding beyond military and government circles.

28 Aug 2026 - 8:40PM

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

Science

How the Nepal flash flood unleashed a wave of anti-China misinformation

Scientists still don’t know what caused the glacier collapse but that hasn’t stopped a torrent of claims about Chinese construction.

28 Aug 2026 - 7:58PMvideocam

Satellite analysis indicates that the disaster started with a glacier collapse in Nepal. Photo: dpa

Could the China-Nepal disaster spur a safety rethink for a flagship rail project?

Gyirong in Tibet is the start of a planned train line to Kathmandu and in an area prone to dangerous glacial lake floods.

28 Aug 2026 - 6:00PMvideocam

Mainland China

Video | Experts explain the science behind the China-Nepal disaster

While climate change cannot be singled out as the direct cause of the disaster, experts say such events could happen again and called for stepped-up cross-border coordination.

28 Aug 2026 - 5:36PM

Chinese rescuers reach checkpoint destroyed by deadly floods along Nepal border

Footage taken at Gyirong Port in Tibet shows scenes of utter devastation following disaster that killed hundreds of people.

28 Aug 2026 - 10:08PMvideocam

The first rescue teams reached the border crossing in Gyirong. Photo: CCTV