Tag: #disasters
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Soon, monsoon
Still reeling from last year’s flood, Kagbeni braces for another rainy season
Lessons still not learnt
Photos: BIKRAM RAI/NEPALI TIMESEarthquakes are inevitable in Nepal. It is not a question of ‘if’, but ‘when’. And ‘when’ was 2:28PM on 15…
The Kosi’s sorrow, and scope
Exploring Nepal’s largest river during a destructive monsoon
Disasters in Nepal come in waves
Mahendra Shrestha, 61, of Melamchi Bazar breaks down as he surveys the damage to his house on Wednesday. Photo: AMIT MACHAMASINepal sits upon a…
A disaster resilient Nepal is possible
Photo: MANISH PAUDEL/NEPALI TIMES ARCHIVEThe 2020 southwest monsoon was forecast to be 'normal' in Nepal, but it turned out to be more intense…
Nepalis hopeful about Biden presidency
All photos: PRITI THAPAMany Nepalis based in the US and elsewhere closely followed the US election results. It was key concern because of what…
Abnormal rise in monsoon lightning in Nepal
The heavy toll in landslides and floods during this year’s rainy season in Nepal have overshadowed another frequent disaster: lightning.This…
Deadly monsoon in Nepal turns deadlier
Even in normal years Nepal has one of the highest fatality rates in the world from landslides and flashfloods. But even by that grim standard,…
Nepal’s deadliest monsoon in recent times
Aftermath of the landslide that occurred on Friday morning in Lidi of Sindhupalchok district. All photos: RSSThis year’s monsoon season has been…
In Nepal, either too much or too little water
Nepal Police rescue villagers in Kailali district parts of which were flooded following a heavy rainfall. All photos: RSSThose drawing attention…
The courage and endurance of the Langtangpa
Hanging new prayer flags near the old chorten and the newer post-earthquake Memorial Wall in Langtang village on the final day of Losar…
Nepal must prepare for climate migration
HIGH AND DRY: A village in Mustang is one of the increasing number of settlements that have been abandoned because of water shortage caused by…
Women in climate hot spots face challenges adapting
SHOULDERING THE BURDEN: The workload for women like Nanimaya Dhungana in Kavre (Above) may have increased because of the climate crisis. Photo:…
MIGRATION MITIGATION
Photo: GOPEN RAIIn the strict legalese that the United Nations is accustomed to, the Madrid Climate Summit is called the 25th Conference of the…
Borderline disorder
Pic: ANEK PANDEYWhen Nepal signed the Sugauli Treaty with British India in 1816, parts of the demarcated border followed the courses of rivers.…
Monsoon 2019 deluge
Birganj on Saturday, when the Sirsiya River flowed through the main street of the border city. Photo: Manish PoudelThe monsoon arrived late, but…
The new normal
PHOTO: KIRAN NEPALThe devastating storm that ravaged Bara and Parsa districts on Sunday night leaving at least 30 people dead and hundreds…
AIN’T SEEN NOTHING YET
Photo: Nature CommunicationsWhat makes Nepal scenic is also what makes it seismic. The country is located in one of the most vulnerable regions…
Devolving delivery
Hope that newly-elected local governments would speed up delayed post-quake reconstruction is fadingPeople displaced by the April 2015…
Past disasters foretold
Preparing western Nepal for a future megaquake is now even more urgent than reconstruction in areas hit by the 2015 disasterYubaraj…
It’s all in the mind
The conflict and earthquake added to Nepal’s hidden epidemic of mental disorderMEMORIES: Nani Maiya Prajapati was serving lunch to her husband,…
Time heals
Pic: Gopen RaiImmediately after the earthquake, there was a sudden surge of patients with mental disorders in Kathmandu’s psychiatric…