Nepal News » Kosi News Nepal » Kosi » History: What makes the Kosi uniquely prone to flooding? It ravaged Nepal, is called ‘Sorrow of Bihar’
The Kosi flows across three countries: India, Nepal, and Tibet. It is mainly a free-flowing river, with one major barrage known as the Kosi Barrage situated in Sunsari, Nepal.
News Nepal » Kosi » History: Nepal floods in numbers: A look at major deluges that hit the country
With 1,252 bodies recovered and 4,216 people still missing, the Bhote Koshi disaster is nearing Nepal's deadly 1993 flood benchmark, even as data remains preliminary ...
News Nepal » Kosi » History: Nepal floods leave 450+ dead, stoke Kosi fears in Bihar
The recent Nepal-Tibet floods have reignited fears in Bihar, where the unpredictable and sediment-heavy Kosi River continues to pose severe flood risks during the monsoon season.
News Nepal » Kosi » History: The Kosi’s sorrow, and scope
The Kosi Barrage on the Indian border where the river funnels out into the inland delta in Bihar. All five events have one thing in common: they are all on the trans-boundary Kosi Basin that drains 75 ...
News Nepal » Kosi » History: Nepal flood update: How a half-kilometre wide ice chunk caused a Himalayan tsunami; read on
Nepal Floods Update: The disaster began on the slopes of the 7,234-metre (23,733-foot) Langtang Lirung mountain, just 45 km north of Kathmandu, devastating the Nepal-Tibet border region. Satellite ima ...
News Nepal » Kosi » History: Kosi, Bagmati, Gandak swell after Nepal rains, flood fears persist
Abhay SinghPatna: Heavy rain in the catchment areas of the Kosi, Bagmati and Gandak rivers in Nepal caused their water levels to rise on Thursday, triggering fears of flood and damage to settlements ...
News Nepal » Kosi » History: The day after the central Nepal flood
In the longer term, Nepal will need to have an effective strategy to deal with seismic and climate change-induced disasters that are almost certainly going to increase in future.