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Death Toll Hits 15 in One of Nepal's Worst Climbing Disasters

8 more bodies found on Mount Himlung after avalanche

(Newser) - Rescuers discovered eight bodies at the base camp of Mount Himlung in Nepal on Thursday, raising the total number of deaths to 15 following an avalanche during severe weather Sunday, the AP reports. The Nepal National Mountain Guide Association, which is leading the search, said rescuers dug through snow on...

The First Study on the Nepal Disaster Is Complete

Scientists look at 'known and potential drivers'

(Newser) - A first-of-its-kind study into the Himalayan disaster that killed more than 1,300 people concludes that decades of warming likely weakened the ice and rock that suddenly broke loose, triggering a devastating series of events. The August 26 glacier collapse on Nepal's Langtang Lirung mountain sent more than 2...

Rescuers Find 2 More Survivors, 10 Days After Flooding in Nepal
Rescuers Find 2 More Survivors
Sep 5, 2026 12:45 PM CDT

Rescuers Find 2 More Survivors

Chinese man pulled from tunnel in Nepal 'couldn't believe' he was found

(Newser) - Rescuers in Nepal pulled out a Chinese man and a woman in separate operations on Saturday, 10 days after devastating floods hit the country, as teams continued searching for thousands of missing people. The man was rescued from a hydropower tunnel, according to a social media post by the country'...

9 Days After Devastating Floods, Double Miracle in Nepal

2 trapped workers rescued alive from a tunnel in Nepal, officials say

(Newser) - Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel Friday as emergency teams continued an operation to reach others believed to be trapped inside, officials said. The two men were rescued from the Trishuli 3A tunnel nine days after floods, likely caused by a glacier collapse, devastated towns...

Georgia Mom's Last Text From Nepal: 'So Grateful'

Mary Sorenson, among at least 85 Americans missing, told her family she was thankful for them

(Newser) - The last text Mary Sorensen sent her children said she was "so grateful" they were her family. Now the 60-year-old Georgia mom and grandmother is among thousands unaccounted for after devastating flash floods hit the Nepal-Tibet border, where she'd just completed a long-dreamed-of spiritual trek around Mount Kailash....

Many Bodies in Nepal Are Unrecognizable

Families scour makeshift morgues as mass burials begin

(Newser) - In a forest outside the Nepali city of Bharatpur, 100 miles downstream from where Wednesday's catastrophic flood first struck, rows of numbered metal stakes now mark hundreds of graves. Authorities there have begun mass burials as bodies continue to wash up faster than the country can identify or store...

Teacher Ordered Students Uphill, Saved 900 Lives

Teen in Nepal says she survived 'by just 10 seconds'

(Newser) - Hundreds of schoolchildren may have been saved from Nepal's devastating flash floods when their principal pulled the plug on class. Headteacher Rajendra Dawadi says he ordered 900 students at Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School in Nuwakot to abandon lessons and head uphill after a flurry of urgent flood warnings, including...

Aerial Video Reveals Scope of Nepal Destruction

The AP has footage

(Newser) - An aerial video compiled by the AP shows the devastation in Nepal following last week's flooding in the wake of a glacier collapse. An example of the scope: The raging floods in one Nepalese district swept so many people downstream that authorities have begun burying bodies in temporary graves...

She Returned to Devastated Nepal Village, Found Her Dog

Survivor stories start to emerge after flash floods in Nepal, Tibet, leaving at least 600 dead, 3K missing

(Newser) - Most arrive with nothing except the clothes they're wearing. As rescue efforts in communities buried by catastrophic flash floods along the border between Nepal and China entered their fourth day on Saturday, authorities continued finding survivors and transporting them to safety. At relief centers, families wait anxiously for news...

Number of Missing in Nepal Flash Flood Doubles

Almost 2K missing in Nepal as Himalayan border flash flood death toll passes 570

(Newser) - Rescue teams continued to work on Friday through mud and debris in areas devastated by a flash flood on the Himalayan border between Nepal and China. Hundreds of people remain missing as the death toll climbed above 570 and Nepali and Chinese authorities warned of a further risk of flooding...

Catastrophic Glacier Collapse Won't Be the Last

Nepal's disaster expected to repeat as glaciers continue to thaw around the world

(Newser) - One reason authorities in Nepal were caught so off guard by this week's devastating floods and landslides: The skies were clear beforehand. "There was no rain in Nepal, so we were not expecting anything like this," explains Narendra Pariyar, chief district officer of Rasuwa, to the New ...

65 Americans Among the Missing After Devastating Floods

Nepali officials say death toll has reached 350

(Newser) - Dozens of Americans and Canadians are missing in a Himalayan disaster zone. Nepali officials say at least 65 US citizens and 25 Canadians are unaccounted for after a catastrophic flash flood and mudslide near the Nepal-Tibet border that washed away entire villages, the BBC reports. Police in Nepal report more...

More Than 1.3K Missing After Glacial Collapse Causes Flood

Devastating flooding hits Nepal and Tibet

(Newser) - Rescue teams were searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border after a catastrophic and deadly torrent of floods and mud swept through several communities a day earlier following a glacial collapse, the AP reports. At least 1,384 people are missing in total on both sides of...

Ice Broke From a Glacier, and Disaster Followed Below

Hundreds missing after deadly flash floods in Nepal

(Newser) - Raging flash floodwaters roared through a Himalayan valley on Wednesday, wiping out villages, roads, and hydropower projects along the Nepal-Tibet border and leaving hundreds unaccounted for, many of them tourists. Nepali officials say at least 55 people are dead, with 384 tourists from countries such as India, the US, the...

After USAID Cuts, Aid Workers Are Forced Into Sex Work

The AP delves into the ugly, dangerous reality of transgender former HIV outreach staff in Nepal

(Newser) - In Nepal's Hetauda, some of the people who once handed out condoms and ran HIV tests are now the ones selling sex along the highway. The AP follows 28-year-old transgender aid worker Rubi Lama, who spent nine years doing HIV outreach for an NGO funded by the US Agency...

Guide Assumed Dead Found Crawling Down Everest

Sherpa's survival described as 'nothing short of a miracle'

(Newser) - A Sherpa guide was found crawling to base camp on Mount Everest a week after he went missing and was reunited with his family who had given up hope he would return. Dawa Sherpa was last seen around Friday descending the mountain, but he did not reach base camp even...

Nepal's Time Zone Is a Fiercely Unique One

It's 5 hours and 45 minutes ahead of UTC

(Newser) - Nepal doesn't just keep its own time—it keeps it 15 minutes off from its giant neighbor. The New York Times reports that Nepal Standard Time, established in 1986 and set five hours and 45 minutes ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and a quarter-hour ahead of India (...

This Guy Just Climbed Everest in Under 10 Hours

Ascent by American Tyler Andrews breaks speed record using supplementary oxygen

(Newser) - An American runner just carved an hour off the clock on the world's tallest mountain. Tyler Andrews, 36, reached the summit of Mount Everest in 9 hours and 55 minutes on Thursday while using bottled oxygen, according to his expedition team, topping the previous confirmed best of 10 hours...

Everest Summit Was a Crowded Place This Week

A record 274 climbers made it to the summit from the Nepalese side on Wednesday

(Newser) - The world's tallest peak was a crowded place on Wednesday. Nepalese officials say at least 274 climbers reached the summit from the south side on Wednesday, the highest single-day total yet from Nepal. Teams seized a window of clear weather after the start to the climbing season was delayed...

'Everest Man' Earns His Nickname Once Again

Veteran guide Kami Rita Sherpa summits world's highest peak for a record 32nd time

(Newser) - A veteran mountain guide just pushed the limits of Everest yet again. Kami Rita Sherpa, 56, has now stood on the world's highest peak 32 times, extending his own record with a successful ascent on Sunday, Nepal's Department of Tourism said, per Reuters . Guiding clients for the 14 Peaks Expedition...

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