Nepal News » Kosi News Nepal » Kosi » Security: Nepal needs a river corridor-based disaster security and incident command system
Nepal, Oct. 19 -- The Himalayas are becoming increasingly vulnerable to cascading disasters. Rising atmospheric temperatures, glacier retreat, permafrost degradation and expanding glacial lakes are ...
News Nepal » Kosi » Security: Red alert issued as rising Gandak and Kosi waters test flood defenses in Nepal and Bihar border
Continuous heavy rainfall in Nepal has triggered rising water levels in the Gandak River and forced the opening of 31 gates at the Kosi Barrage under a red alert.
News Nepal » Kosi » Security: Fresh flood threat in Nepal as barrier lake forms near Bhote Koshi River, China warns of breach
A fresh flood threat has emerged in downstream areas of Nepal’s Bhote Koshi River in Rasuwa district after a new barrier lake formed near the river’s source, with Chinese authorities warning that the ...
News Nepal » Kosi » Security: Nepal on alert as Bhote Koshi River flow increases amid flash flood crisis: 'Caution be exercised'
Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) has issued a fresh warning over rising flood flow in the Bhote Koshi River as rescue operations continue following ...
News Nepal » Kosi » Security: India and Nepal need a common front against Himalayan floods
Glacial lake outbursts do not stop at national borders. India must help Nepal strengthen monitoring and warning systems before the next disaster strikes ...
News Nepal » Kosi » Security: 47 potentially dangerous glacial lakes pose risk to Nepal’s river corridors as Himalayan hazards back in focus
KATHMANDU - At least 160 people have been killed in Nepal after a sudden wall of water and debris tore through the Bhote Koshi river corridor, bringing Nepal’s wider exposure to Himalayan flood ...
News Nepal » Kosi » Security: What caused flash flood in Nepal? Earthquake, avalanche and Bhote Koshi River | All we know so far
Nepal flood: Preliminary investigations into the catastrophic flash flood in Nepal’s Bhote Koshi River point toward a complex sequence of seismic and natural events along the Nepal-China border.
News Nepal » Kosi » Security: Nepal floods trigger surge in Gandak and Kosi rivers, Bihar villages brace for impact
Water levels in the Gandak and Kosi rivers have risen sharply in Bihar following severe flooding in Nepal and heavy rainfall across catchment areas upstream, according to All India Radio. West ...
News Nepal » Kosi » Security: Nepal floods HIGHLIGHTS: ‘320 Indians still missing, 400 Indians on Chinese side safe’, MEA informs at press conference
A large-scale search operation is underway for more than 1,300 people who remain missing after devastating floods hit the China-Nepal border region on Wednesday. The death toll from the flash floods ...