Nepal holds a day of mourning after floods kill at least 1,300 people
Search teams are focused on hydropower tunnels and projects where about 900 workers are missing, officials said, after floodwaters killed more than 1,300 people.
- On Monday, Nepal's flash flood death toll surged to 1,355 as the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority reported 13,396 people rescued and 4,996 still missing, including at least 589 foreign nationals.
- Following a five-storey building collapse in Satya Niketan that killed seven people, the Delhi High Court expressed deep concern over student safety in paying guest accommodations and ordered inspections within a week.
- The Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas directed IOCL, BPCL, and HPCL to implement a 25-day inter-refill booking interval for domestic LPG consumers, while Congress alleged Parliament's Monsoon Session was being kept on a "ventilator" as Amit Shah scrambled for a two-thirds majority.
- Rejecting a six-month extension for the Aravalli committee, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant questioned whether it was "waiting for his retirement," directing the panel to submit its final report by November 30, 2026.
- The Election Commission of India scheduled by-elections for five assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and West Bengal plus one parliamentary seat in Assam for October 6, 2026, with vote counting set for October 9.
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On August 26, the side of a mountain near the border between Nepal and Tibet collapsed. Seven billion cubic feet of glacial ice and rock, enough to fill 100 football stadiums, crashed roughly a mile straight down into the river below. The impact created a muddy wall of water that swept through the valley as fast as 100 miles per hour, destroying villages dozens of miles downstream and killing more than 1,300 people. Thousands more remain missing…
Nepal observes day of mourning after devastating floods
Nepal observed a national day of mourning on the last day of the 13-day Hindu mourning as the government continued search operations. Priests, monks and grief-stricken residents held prayer ceremonies on the banks of the swollen Trishuli River for the more than 1,300 killed in the floods.
Priests, monks and citizens held prayer ceremonies on Monday on the banks of the Trishuli River in Nepal, where two weeks ago hundreds of people died because of a flood that triggered an avalanche of mud and rock. The country observed a day of national mourning on the last day of the 13-day Hindu mourning, while continuing the search for survivors. A priest, Chintamani Nath Yogi, prayed for the dead near the site where the Hindu Temple of Jalapa…
Nepal Observes National Day of Mourning: Hope Lingers for Missing Flood Victims
Nepal marked a solemn national day of mourning on Monday to remember the victims of catastrophic glacial floods. The devastating mountain collapse on the China-Nepal border on August 26 claimed over 1,300 lives. Families across the grieving country lit candles and lowered flags to half-mast in tribute. Entire communities paused to reflect on the immense […] <p>The post Nepal Observes National Day of Mourning: Hope Lingers for Missing Flood Victi…
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Nepal's national day of mourning
Nepal has declared a national day of mourning for the victims of the region's flooding disaster.
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