“When they shone before my eyes, I couldn’t believe it,” Lu Haitao said. “I no longer shouted. I had lost hope.”

Foreign minister Shisir Khanal tells the Guardian the world’s biggest economies need to help Nepal, which contributes less than 0.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions Nepal is demanding $20m in climate compensation for the recent devastating floods, as a senior minister called on the world’s most polluting countries to “wake up” and accept shared responsibility for a disaster that led to the death or disappearance of more than 6,000 people. Scientists believe the climate crisis had a role to play in the floods, which were triggered when a melting glacier partially collapsed and set off a deadly landslide and flash flooding through Chinese-controlled Tibet and Nepal in late August. So far, more than 1,300 are confirmed dead and more than 5,500 still missing, with hopes of their survival diminished after 12 days of rescue operations. Continue reading...

A collapsed glacier in Nepal caused catastrophic flooding that killed more than a thousand people, while thousands more are still missing. Andrew Chang breaks down what accelerated the flood to such a...

Flags flew at half mast on the 13th day since the disaster, the last day of the Hindu mourning period.

Flags flew at half mast on the 13th day since the disaster, the last day of the Hindu mourning period.

Authorities in Nepal use helicopters and zip lines to reach remote flood-stricken villages amid widespread destruction.

LIVE: Nepal observes national day of mourning for flood victims

Elon Musk wanted me arrested for saying DOGE’s cuts to USAID would cause tragic deaths around the world. Last week a flood in Nepal killed over 1,000. Another 4,500 are still missing. We now know, l...