One of Bangladesh's main rivers breached an embankment, flooding a northern district and forcing thousands from their homes, an official said on Thursday, as the toll from monsoon rains in neighbouring India climbed to 97 in two flood-hit states.

Bangladesh floods worsen after breach, death toll nears 100 in India

The death toll in Nepal due to floods and landslides have gone up to 78, with 32 people still missing, Nepal Home Ministry confirmed on Tuesday. Nepal Police and the Army have so far rescued 3366 people from all the flood-affected districts of the country.

Nepal: Death toll reaches 78 in floods and landslides, 32 missing

Floods have forced more than four million people from their homes across India, Nepal and Bangladesh and killed more than 100 people as torrential rains in the initial days of monsoons wreaked havoc.

Over 100 killed, millions displaced from floods in India, Nepal and Bangladesh

The death toll in floods and landslides triggered by the incessant downpour in Nepal has mounted to 65, with 30 people still missing, police said on Monday. Torrential downpour since Thursday has affected 28 districts across the Himalayan nation.

Nepal: Death toll in floods and landslides rises to 65

The death toll in Nepal from flash floods and landslides rose to 55 on Sunday (July 14), with dozens missing and injured, the government said. Ten thousand people have been displaced from their homes as incessant monsoon rains pounded many areas in mostly mountainous Nepal since Thursday (July 11), submerging large areas of land, inundating homes, and destroying bridges and roads across the country. A Home Ministry statement said 55 people had been confirmed dead and 33 injured, with 30 still missing. India's northeastern state of Assam has also been hard hit by the floods brought by the monsoon, with at least 1.5 million people displaced and 10 dead. In the Chittagong division of Bangladesh, there have been 10 deaths and about 500,000 displaced, with 200 villages flooded. Officials said in some areas rains had eased but rivers in the eastern part of the country were still above flood level.

Death toll in Nepal floods rises to 55, thousands displaced

Rains wreck havoc across South Asia

The death till has risen up to 60 in Nepal on Sunday due to the floods and landslides triggered by torrential rainfall. According to the Nepal police, more than 33 people have gone missing in the Himalayan nation.

Death toll rises to 60 in Nepal due to floods, landslides

At least 47 people were killed in landslide in Nepal due to heavy rainfall and flooding.133 people are rescued from the settlements on high risk. Watch this video to know more.

Nepal floods: 47 killed in landslide, 133 people rescued

At least 30 people were killed and six others reported missing due to floods and landslides caused by torrential rain in Nepal, an official said.

More than 30 people killed due to floods, landslides in Nepal

At least 50 people were killed and 25 others sustained injuries due to the havoc created by floods and landslides triggered by torrential rainfall, the police said here on Sunday.

Nepal floods: 50 dead, over 33 missing, says police

At least 32 people have been killed and 18 others are missing due to landslides and floods triggered by incessant rainfall in Nepal in the last two days, police said on Saturday.

Nepal: Death toll rises to 32 due to landslides, floods

More than 20 people have been killed or are missing due to landslides and floods as monsoon rains lashed Nepal, the government said on Friday. Heavy rains since Thursday have hit 20 of Nepal's 77 districts, in the hills as well as in southern plains.

Floods and landslides kill 15 in Nepal, six others missing

In the wake of relentless rainfall in the region, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology of Nepal on Friday issued warning about the rising levels of water in the rivers situated on Southern Plains of the country.

Nepal issues warning as water level of major rivers likely to rise

Nepal's only international airport was closed Friday after a plane skidded off the recently repaired runway, injuring two people, officials said. The country has a poor flight safety record -- Nepali airlines are banned from European Union airspace -- and its airports are notoriously difficult to land in.

Nepal airport closed after plane skids off runway

Can India Buy Influence With Money In The Region Like China? What is New Delhi's answer to China debt diplomacy in the region? The situation needs immediate response because China is planning to create two other economic corridors around India's borders besides the CPEC. Palki takes a look at the situation and summarises the possible responses that New Delhi can adapt.

Gravitas: How can India counter China in Nepal

A Brief Description Of China's Nepal Strategy China is making big ticket investments in Nepal in its bid to build influence in the country. It's a typical Chinese strategy, to buy influence by making infrastructure investments. Palki explains how China has built its influence in politics and economics of Nepal and why that should bother New Delhi.

Gravitas: How & why China is making serious strides in Nepal

A court in Nepal has sentenced a former UN aid worker from Canada to nine years in jail on charges of sexually abusing two boys, a court official said on Tuesday.

Former United Nation aid worker jailed in Nepal for sexually abusing boys

A court here on Monday announced 16 years of a prison sentence and penalty worth one million (in Nepali Rupees) for a former United Nations official from Canada found guilty of child abuse.

Nepal court announces 16 years jail term, one million penalty for ex-UN worker

Authorities here on Monday issued a flood alert in view of the rise in the water level of rivers due to heavy rains since the last two days. Flood Forecasting Section (FFS) of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology here issued a flood alert, specifically in major river basins and their tributaries inside Kathmandu valley.

Nepal: Flood alert issued, heavy rains expected for next 2 days in Kathmandu

The Tibetan community in Nepal called off plans to mark the birthday of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama after their request for a public celebration was rejected over security concerns, a government official said on Sunday.

Nepal denies Tibetans' request to hold Dalai Lama birthday celebration

A Pakistani couple was arrested by Nepal Police for the second time for stealing foreign currency. "Two Pakistani nationals have been arrested for theft of foreign currencies from Rajendra Shrestha's Davis Metro Money Exchange at Jhochen, Lalitpur from where they have stolen 900 American Dollar, 3000 Saudi Riyal and 1400 Chinese Yuan," the Nepal Police said in a release.

Nepal Police arrest Pakistani couple for stealing foreign currency

Nepal's Chaudhary Group (CG) has signed a deal worth about $100 million with China's Huawei Technologies to bring 4G phone services to the country, CG's chief executive said, shrugging off US security concerns about Huawei's products.

Nepal's Chaudhary Group ties up with Huawei to launch 4G services

One person was killed in Nepal when police opened fire on protesters after a 12-year-old boy drowned to death in a sand mining pit, officials said Monday. Angry crowds blocked the highway holding the young boy's body in the southern district of Sarlahi on Sunday, demanding the government stop rampant sand mining of rivers which they say is putting local communities at risk.

Nepal protester shot dead after boy dies in mining pit

The probe into February chopper crash which killed Tourism Minister Rabindra Adhikari and 6 others indicated that a snow blizzard might have caused the accident.

Snow blizzard might have caused the February chopper crash

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