Nepal

Two people rescued alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel

The two workers pulled from the tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station are Sanjay Sah, a mechanical foreman, and Kabir Maharjan, a mechanical supervisor.

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Rescue workers build a makeshift zip line to cross the Trishuli River, following the deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, September 4, 2026.
An aerial view shows buildings and a car damaged and covered in mud near Trishuli River following deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Betrawati Bazaar in Rasuwa district, Nepal, August 30, 2026.

Nepal to rebuild early-warning system on China border after deadly flood, sources say

Since the disaster, China has said imagery of the affected areas, satellite and hydrological data, as well as early-warning information on upstream barrier lakes, have been shared with Nepal.

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An aerial view shows buildings and a car damaged and covered in mud near Trishuli River following deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Betrawati Bazaar in Rasuwa district, Nepal, August 30, 2026.

Death toll in Nepal flood tops 1,000 as Nepal rescuers reach remote areas in search

At least 639 people remain stuck in several devastated hydropower stations that have become the focus of rescue efforts, the country's disaster management authority said on Tuesday.

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A drone view shows a man walking next to damaged buildings and houses covered in mud next to the Likhu River following deadly flash floods and mudslides, in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, August 30, 2026.

Second Israeli reported missing in Nepal following devastating floods that left over 1,000 dead

The unprecedented deluge of ice, rock, mud, and debris on the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday, blamed on a glacier collapse, killed over 1,000 people.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM, YOAV ETIEL

Grapevine September 24, 2021: More to Jewish culture in Poland than is generally realized

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
MICHAL HERZOG, President Isaac Herzog, Avraham and Israel Maidanchik and Avraham's son.

Flash floods kill 10 people in Bhutan, seven missing in Nepal

The Bhutan villagers, who had been collecting cordeyceps, a fungus used in medicine, were sleeping when the floodwaters hit just after midnight.

JUNE 16, 2021ByREUTERS
A stream runs through the Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, December 14, 2017.

Floods, landslides kill 40 in Nepal, many missing

"We are searching for eight people who are still missing," said Kishore Shrestha, a senior police official.

JULY 11, 2020ByREUTERS
Israeli aid to Nepal

Mount Everest closed to climbers over coronavirus fears

Nepal has confirmed just one case of the coronavirus - a student studying in China on a trip home - out of 450 people tested.

MARCH 13, 2020ByREUTERS
Light illuminates Mount Everest (C) during sunset in Solukhumbu district, also known as the Everest region, in this picture taken November 30, 2015

Meet the Ambassador: Anjan Shakya wears her gentle determination well

Nepal’s ambassador to Israel is anxious to bring Israeli medical know-how and technology back home.

OCTOBER 5, 2019ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
President Reuven Rivlin welcomes Ambassador Dr. Anjan Shakya of Nepal

Massive floods in India, Nepal, Bangladesh cause millions to flee

Worst affected is the northern Indian state of Bihar, where some 1.9 million people have fled their homes due to rising waters, a state government release said.

JULY 15, 2019ByREUTERS
Villagers use a makeshift raft to cross a flooded area on the outskirts of Agartala, India July 15, 2019

Thailand in tight competition to beat Nepal for largest Passover Seder

This year's Seder planned on the Thai island of Koh Samui may draw as many as 3,000.

APRIL 18, 2019ByJEREMY SHARON
A TOURIST looks at a view of Mount Everest from the hills of Syangboche in Nepal

Nepal plane hits parked helicopter while taking off, killing three

The Twin Otter aircraft crashed into the helicopter at Tenzing Hillary Airport at Lukla, known as the gateway to the world's highest mountain, 125 km (78 miles) northeast of capital Kathmandu.

APRIL 14, 2019ByREUTERS
A TOURIST looks at a view of Mount Everest from the hills of Syangboche in Nepal

Tevel b’Tzedek: A Jewish take on social justice in the developing world

“Emergency aid is usually based on ‘now, now,’ but we try to bring a longer-term focus on stability and analyzing the needs of a community.”

APRIL 4, 2018ByLINDA GRADSTEIN
Volunteers in Manegau, the community that hosted the one-month volunteer program, run youth programs with the youth community mobilizer, Purna

Israeli tourist rescued from Mt. Everest in dramatic operation

The rescue team arrived just in the nick of time, preventing what could have been a disaster.

NOVEMBER 7, 2017ByJPOST.COM STAFF
A TOURIST looks at a view of Mount Everest from the hills of Syangboche in Nepal