https://kathmandupost.com/The Kathmandu Post : Find the latest breaking news from Nepal, opinion and analysis on Nepali politics, business, culture and arts, sports, movies, food and travel, books, education, auto and more at kathmandupost.comhttps://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/05/flood-displaced-mothers-struggle-for-privacy-and-careIn crowded shelters, pregnant women and new mothers are struggling for privacy, adequate food and access to maternity care as damaged roads cut them off from hospitals.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/05/floods-revive-questions-over-an-abandoned-mountain-airstrip Langtang airport sits at an elevation of 3,658 metres above sea level.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/05/two-killed-in-landslide-at-super-seti-hydropower-projectWorkers were digging a road at the under-construction project in Kaski when a landslide struck the site on Saturday.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/05/nepal-wants-to-be-a-clean-energy-powerhouse-the-indigenous-people-are-paying-the-priceA hydropower boom backed by billions in financing is colliding with local communities who say they were never really asked.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/05/security-personnel-install-nepali-flag-on-the-border-with-china-in-rasuwagadhiWith the entire settlement at the bordering town swept away by last week’s devastating floods, there was nothing that separated the Nepali territory from that of China in Rasuwagadhi.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/05/two-people-rescued-alive-on-11th-day-after-floodsA Chinese national was pulled from a hydropower tunnel in Rasuwa, while a 64-year-old woman was rescued from the upper floor of a house in Nuwakot.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/05/woman-rescued-alive-after-10-days-trapped-in-debris-buried-houseArmed Police Force team pulls 64-year-old Chandika Kumari Shrestha from the upper floor of a four-storey building in Betrawati.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/05/where-rescue-efforts-stand-at-flood-hit-hydropower-projectsTwo workers have been rescued, and bodies recovered, but teams are still searching flooded tunnels and damaged sites for hundreds of missing people.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/05/chinese-national-rescued-alive-after-10-days-trapped-in-hydropower-tunnelLuhaitao was found about 225 metres inside the Upper Trishuli-1 tunnel as Nepali and foreign rescuers continued searching the site.https://kathmandupost.com/money/2026/09/05/nepse-falls-as-flood-concerns-weigh-on-insurance-hydropowerThe index slips 0.57 percent in a four-session week, erasing about Rs30 billion in market value as thin trading and weak momentum keep the market near key support.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/05/nepal-flood-death-toll-reaches-1-342Police say 4,886 people remain missing and 1,030 bodies have been buried as search operations continue.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/05/nepal-pm-balendra-shah-to-address-un-general-assembly-on-september-24His first foreign trip since taking office comes as Nepal seeks international support after devastating floods.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/05/27-us-lawmakers-urge-rubio-to-expand-rescue-aid-efforts-in-nepalLawmakers call for US disaster response team, high-altitude search assets and faster assistance as thousands remain missing.https://kathmandupost.com/art-culture/2026/09/05/tiniharu-lifts-the-fog-around-those-at-marginsAbinash Bikram Shah’s Elephants in the Fog—'Tiniharu' in Nepali—puts a Kinnar family at the centre of a story about belonging, othering and the fragile boundaries of acceptance.https://kathmandupost.com/art-culture/2026/09/05/where-to-support-flood-relief-in-kathmandu-this-week-and-beyondFrom charity runs to creative workshops, these events offer ways to support flood-affected communities.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/05/they-stopped-hoping-to-find-him-alive-then-they-found-a-handRaj Kumar Diyali went missing with his wife and four-year-old son in Nepal’s Bhotekoshi flood. His family is now waiting for DNA confirmation.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/05/barely-saved-he-cuts-mourning-short-to-help-flood-survivorsSudip Kumar Neupane watched a raging Trishuli swallow his younger brother and a close colleague, then came out of grief after two days. https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/05/can-nepal-turn-himalayan-vulnerability-into-a-case-for-compensationThe Bhotekoshi disaster highlights rising climate risks in the Himalayas, but experts say Nepal needs stronger evidence, sharper diplomacy and a clear strategy to secure international grants.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/04/ten-days-in-darkness-then-two-men-walked-back-into-the-lightRescuers pulled Sanjay Sah and Kabir Maharjan alive from the Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel after more than 72 hours of painstaking search, but dozens of people remain unaccounted for.https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2026/09/04/why-nepal-must-demand-climate-reparationsThe time has come for the ‘Global North’ to pay its historical ecological debts to Nepal with the reparations it is rightfully owed.https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2026/09/04/why-climate-change-is-a-threat-to-nepal-s-hydropower-sectorClimate change is not a future risk to our hydropower sector; it is a present and recurring one. The August disaster proved it at a scale no prior monsoon had.https://kathmandupost.com/health/2026/09/04/five-of-15-drinking-water-sources-in-flood-hit-bidur-contaminated-with-e-coliOfficials mull cholera vaccination for around 100,000 vulnerable people and measles vaccine for over 75,000 children.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/04/nvidia-donates-10-million-to-flood-recovery-one-of-nepal-s-biggest-corporate-donationsThe contribution, deposited into the Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund, was driven by more than 50 Nepali employees of the US technology giant.https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2026/09/04/the-mountains-have-changed-nepal-must-tooA resilient mountain monitoring system must combine satellite observations, remote sensing, field investigation, weather information, river monitoring and local knowledge.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/04/road-department-begins-cutting-new-track-to-reopen-flood-hit-prithvi-highwayAuthorities are widening a 50-metre temporary route around the Krishnabhir landslide on the highway.https://kathmandupost.com/world/2026/09/04/us-probes-iran-wedding-strike-that-analysis-shows-was-likely-direct-hit-by-us-munitionIranian state television ​on Thursday said that a 22-year-old woman had died in hospital following the strike that hit a home during a wedding, taking the total reported death toll ​to five.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/04/search-and-rescue-team-says-no-more-survivors-in-upper-trishuli-3a-tunnelAfter rescuing two survivors and finding a dead body, rescuers say they could not locate any more survivors or bodies.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/04/nepal-home-minister-tells-critics-to-focus-on-results-not-where-he-worksSudan Gurung defends coordinating the flood response online after social media criticism of his role in Friday’s tunnel rescue.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/04/nepal-flood-death-toll-reaches-1-287 Bodies have been recovered across eight districts, with Chitwan reporting the highest number of bodies at 359, followed by Nawalparasi East and Nawalparasi West.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/04/prime-minister-balendra-shah-australia-s-anthony-albanese-discuss-flood-responseShah thanked Australia for its support in rescue and relief efforts and said Nepal was stepping up the search for Australians reported missing after the disaster.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/04/how-two-nepal-hydropower-workers-survived-nine-days-trapped-undergroundOne stayed behind to help colleagues escape the flood; the other had travelled to the project for routine maintenance.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/04/rescued-tunnel-worker-says-he-stayed-behind-to-save-othersSanjay Sah told rescuers he delayed his escape to help others flee after the flood struck the Trishuli 3A tunnel, leaving him trapped inside for nine days. https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/04/wife-says-rescued-husband-has-a-second-life-after-nine-days-trapped-in-nepal-tunnelHira Shobha said her family spent nine agonising days believing Kabir Maharjan was still alive inside the Trishuli 3A tunnel before rescuers pulled him out on Friday.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/04/voices-heard-from-inside-trishuli-3a-hydropower-tunnel-says-lawmakerThe rescue of two men came after rescuers heard voices from inside the Trishuli 3A tunnel, raising hopes that others trapped since the August 26 disaster may still be alive.https://kathmandupost.com/money/2026/09/04/nepal-unveils-relief-package-to-help-flood-hit-businesses-recoverCustoms and tax breaks, loan restructuring and cheaper credit offered to businesses affected by Bhotekoshi floods.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/04/how-engineers-in-a-whatsapp-group-are-guiding-nepal-s-flood-rescue-effortsAs rescue teams search buried hydropower tunnels for survivors, a WhatsApp group of more than 500 engineers is providing vital drawings, technical advice and information on missing workers.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/04/600-children-unaccounted-for-in-rasuwa-and-nuwakot-verification-hampered-by-crippled-communication12 schools—four in Rasuwa and eight in Nuwakot—were completely destroyed in the August 26 mid-morning disaster.https://kathmandupost.com/art-culture/2026/09/04/why-melodrama-is-having-a-moment-in-nepali-cinemaFilms rooted in family, migration, sacrifice, and social change are dominating the box office. Is this merely a winning formula—or are audiences looking for something deeper?https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/04/the-priest-leading-his-people-from-grief-to-acceptanceIn a Rasuwa village, grieving families have begun performing Buddhist funeral rites without waiting for bodies, following the lead of chief priest Singi Lama, who lost his son and daughters-in-law in the disaster.https://kathmandupost.com/editorial/2026/09/03/nepal-needs-to-overhaul-its-early-warning-systemModernised telemetry, cross-border data sharing and evacuation laws are essential to protect vulnerable communities.