Families are demanding answers as mud and debris block access to hydropower plants where dozens of workers are feared trapped after the Bhotekoshi flood.

US airstrikes on Iranian military targets trigger retaliatory attacks across the Gulf, raising fears of a broader conflict and renewed disruption to global oil supplies.

Death toll from the August 26 flash flood continues to climb as search teams recover bodies downstream.

This year’s procession honoured victims of the Bhotekoshi floods while continuing a tradition of using music, performance and satire to reflect on society.

Customs officials seek additional manpower and equipment as traders divert stranded containers to the border point in upper Mustang.

Raj Kumar Shrestha’s relatives say a body resembling him was photographed after the August 26 disaster but they were unable to locate it after they were told it had been transferred to TU Teaching Hospital from Nuwakot.

A 70-metre section has fallen into the Trishuli river, and another 120 metres is severely cracked.

Once deployed mainly by international rescue teams after the 2015 earthquake, Nepal’s drone expertise is now helping deliver supplies, search for survivors and even airlift bodies from areas rescuers cannot safely reach.

Government’s first situation report puts the death toll at 1,050, with nearly 4,000 missing and more than 21,000 security personnel involved in a vast rescue operation alongside international teams.

An estimated 157,050 women and girls in Rasuwa and Nuwakot have been directly or indirectly affected, with food, safe water and protection emerging as urgent concerns.

Requests climate funds for recovery, along with tunnel rescue teams, forensic expertise and critical equipment.

Bharatpur Hospital struggled to manage 321 bodies recovered in Chitwan before 199 were buried over two days, easing pressure on its morgue and allowing regular services to resume.

Six-party committees have been formed in Rasuwa and Nuwakot to coordinate relief distribution as the government faces criticism over its initial reliance on security agencies.

Tehran has repeatedly said it will allow free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital ​waterway for global ​oil supplies, only if Washington implements the terms of the agreement.