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Tibet
A plateau region north-east of the Himalayas, Tibet was incorporated by China in 1950 and currently an autonomous region within China. The conflict between many Tibetans and Chinese government has been nonstop as many demand religious freedom and more human rights.
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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China-India relations

Xi tells Modi of China and India’s ‘responsibilities’ as Global South powers

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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
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.

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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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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.

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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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
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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.

Nepal

Video | Research shows China-Nepal floods impossible to outrun

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

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
Commodities

China discovers major copper and gold deposit in Anhui province

Ministry of Natural Resources says Chating deposit could contain more than 1 million tonnes of copper and 200 tonnes of gold.

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China has discovered a major copper and gold deposit in Xuancheng, Anhui province. Photo: CCTV
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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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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Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School principal Rajendra Dawadi talks on his mobile phone in Trishuli Valley in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on Monday. Photo: AP
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Video | Nepal rescue efforts focused on hydropower tunnels

Nepal rescue efforts focused on hydropower tunnels.

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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.

Nepal

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.

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A rescuer helps a resident through heavy mud following flash floods on Thursday in Trishuli, Nepal. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
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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.

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

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.

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Accidents and disasters in China

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.

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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.

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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
Nepal

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.

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

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.

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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.

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