No hope of survivors in Nepal bus accident, 55 still missing
5 months, 1 week ago

No hope of survivors in Nepal bus accident, 55 still missing

Hindustan Times  

Rescuers in Nepal ruled out chances of finding survivors in last week's landslide that swept two passenger buses carrying 65 people into a river swollen by heavy rain, authorities said on Monday. Nepal army personnel cary out a search operation looking for the survivors after two buses were swept by a landslide Hundreds of security personnel resumed search operations early on Monday to locate the buses and 55 passengers who remained missing, over 72 hours after the accident. Searchers scouring Friday's accident site in Chitwan district, about 86 km west of the capital Kathmandu, have so far found seven dead bodies, including two on Monday. Our focus is on recovering bodies," Bhesh Raj Rijal, a senior police official in Chitwan district said.

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Nepal landslide: A total of 23 stranded residents of Madhya Pradesh being brought back, says CM Mohan Yadav
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Nepal landslide: A total of 23 stranded residents of Madhya Pradesh being brought back, says CM Mohan Yadav

The Hindu  

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday said 23 persons from the State stranded in the landslide-hit in Nepal are safe and they are being brought back. “After receiving information about travellers from Madhya Pradesh being stranded in Nepal, the State Government contacted the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu through the Centre and requested to make arrangements to evacuate everyone …

Flooding and Landslides in Nepal Kill 224, Disrupting Dasain Festivities
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Flooding and Landslides in Nepal Kill 224, Disrupting Dasain Festivities

Hindustan Times  

Nepal is grappling with a devastating flood and landslide disaster that has resulted in the loss of over 200 lives. The disaster, which occurred during Nepal's monsoon season, has caused widespread damage and left hundreds of people trapped and injured. Rescuers are searching for missing people and trying to recover the bodies of those killed. The country's biggest festival, Dasain, …

Rescuers search for people still missing in Nepal after flooding and landslides that killed 217
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Rescuers search for people still missing in Nepal after flooding and landslides that killed 217

New Indian Express  

KATHMANDU: Rescuers on Tuesday searched for people still missing and tried to recover bodies of those killed in weekend flooding and landslides in Nepal that killed more than 200 people. The disaster came just ahead of the country’s biggest festival Dasain, which begins on Thursday when people return home to celebrate with their families. Nepal police said the death toll …

192 dead, several missing in Nepal floods and landslides
2 months, 3 weeks ago

192 dead, several missing in Nepal floods and landslides

New Indian Express  

KATHMANDU: The death toll from rain-induced floods and landslides across Nepal reached nearly 200 on Monday, with at least 30 people still missing, according to the police. Incessant rainfall from last Friday triggered floods and landslides, wreaking havoc in the Himalayan nation. At least 192 people have been killed in the continuous rainfall, floods, landslides and inundation, officials from the …

Nepal Floods Leave 66 Dead, 79 Missing; Power Outage In Kathmandu, Blocked Highways Add To Crisis
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Nepal Floods Leave 66 Dead, 79 Missing; Power Outage In Kathmandu, Blocked Highways Add To Crisis

ABP News  

Kathmandu, Sep 28 Floods and landslides caused by incessant rain killed at least 66 people and injured 60 others in Nepal, officials said on Saturday. Nepal Police Deputy Spokesperson Bishwo Adhikari said that out of the 66 people killed in the Himalayan nation due to the continuous rainfall, 34 were killed in the Kathmandu valley. Meanwhile, Acting Prime Minister and …

14 people killed as Indian-registered bus plunges into river in Nepal
4 months ago

14 people killed as Indian-registered bus plunges into river in Nepal

Deccan Chronicle  

At least 14 people were killed after an Indian-registered passenger bus plunged into the Marsyangdi River in central Nepal on Friday, according to media reports.The bus from Gorakhpur was heading toward the capital Kathmandu from the resort town of Pokhara when it drove off the highway in Aaina Pahara in the Tanahun district.At least 29 passengers have been rescued from …

14 people killed, 16 injured as Indian-registered bus plunges into Marsyangdi river in Nepal
4 months ago

14 people killed, 16 injured as Indian-registered bus plunges into Marsyangdi river in Nepal

New Indian Express  

The mission is coordinating with local authorities undertaking relief and rescue. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police of the Armed Police Force, Shailendra Thapa, 14 bodies were retrieved from the crash site, and 16 injured were rushed to a local hospital. An MI-17 helicopter of the Nepal Army has left for the accident site at Anbu Khaireni in Tanahun district …

Nepal crash kills 27 people and injures 16 after bus carrying Indian tourists plunges into river
4 months ago

Nepal crash kills 27 people and injures 16 after bus carrying Indian tourists plunges into river

ABC  

A bus carrying Indian tourists has crashed into a rain-swollen river in neighbouring in Nepal on Friday, killing 27 people and injuring 16. The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu said the bus fell about 150 metres from the highway, and they were coordinating with local authorities undertaking relief and rescue operations. Police and army rescuers helped pull people from the wreckage …

Uttarakhand: Two die as vehicle ferrying pilgrims to temple swept away in flooded stream
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Uttarakhand: Two die as vehicle ferrying pilgrims to temple swept away in flooded stream

India TV News  

Uttarakhand news: At least two people died and five were injured and a child went missing today after an SUV ferrying devotees to the Purnagiri Dham temple in Champawat district of Uttarakhand was swept away in a stream flooded by heavy rain. The accident occurred in the Kirauda stream, which was in spate after heavy rain, District Magistrate Navneet Pande …

19 bodies recovered after landslide swept two buses into river in Nepal
5 months ago

19 bodies recovered after landslide swept two buses into river in Nepal

Deccan Chronicle  

Kathmandu: Rescuers in Nepal have so far recovered 19 bodies, including that of four Indians, after two buses were swept into a swollen river following a landslide in the Chitwan district last week, sources here said on Thursday. Twenty-four people, including seven Indian nationals, were travelling on the first bus heading towards Kathmandu from Birgunj. Bodies of nineteen people have …

Nepal: Bodies of 4 Indians recovered a week after two buses swept away in landslide, 36 still missing | VIDEO
5 months ago

Nepal: Bodies of 4 Indians recovered a week after two buses swept away in landslide, 36 still missing | VIDEO

India TV News  

Kathmandu: Rescuers in Nepal have so far recovered 19 bodies, including that of four Indians, after two buses were swept into a swollen river following a landslide in the Chitwan district last week, news agency PTI reported citing its sources on Thursday. VIDEO: Nepal searches for survivors after landslide sweeps buses into river Seven Indians were travelling on the bus …

Nepal authorities say 65 people were on board buses that fell in river
5 months, 1 week ago

Nepal authorities say 65 people were on board buses that fell in river

The Hindu  

There were 65 people on board the two buses that were pushed into a swollen river in Nepal, of which rescuers have been able to recover 14 bodies, authorities said Tuesday. The two buses were on the key highway connecting Nepal's capital to southern parts of the country when they were swept away Friday morning near Simaltal, about 120 kilometers …

Nepal authorities say 65 people were on board the buses missing in a river since Friday
5 months, 1 week ago

Nepal authorities say 65 people were on board the buses missing in a river since Friday

The Independent  

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Indian man among 3 dead in Nepal twin bus accident
5 months, 1 week ago

Indian man among 3 dead in Nepal twin bus accident

The Hindu  

The body of a 40-year-old Indian national working in Nepal was among three corpses recovered by rescuers on Saturday from the wreckage of two buses that were swept by a mudslide into a rain-swollen river with more than 50 passengers on Friday. The two buses carrying 54 passengers, including seven Indians, went missing in the Trishuli in the landslips in …

Nepal Bus Tragedy: Three Bodies Found From Trishuli River, Including Indian Worker
5 months, 1 week ago

Nepal Bus Tragedy: Three Bodies Found From Trishuli River, Including Indian Worker

ABP News  

The body of a 40-year-old Indian national working in Nepal was also recovered along with three dead bodies which were found by rescuers on Saturday from the wreckage of two buses. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police and Chitwan District Police Office spokesperson Bhesh Raj Rijal, the deceased Indian national was a passenger of the bus that was on a …

Nepal: Search Underway for 2 Buses with Over 50 People Swept into River
5 months, 1 week ago

Nepal: Search Underway for 2 Buses with Over 50 People Swept into River

Deccan Chronicle  

Searchers scoured a mountain river and surrounding areas Saturday for two buses carrying more than 50 people that were swept away by a landslide a day earlier.Police said they had not found any traces of the buses or the people on board in the Trishuli river that was swollen by continuous rainfall over the past few days.Weather conditions improved Saturday …

Nepal bus accident: Chances of finding survivors slim after Nepal landslide, official says
5 months, 1 week ago

Nepal bus accident: Chances of finding survivors slim after Nepal landslide, official says

The Hindu  

Nepali authorities say rescuers have recovered on July 13 the first body from two buses that were swept by a landslide and submerged into a raging river in a raging river a day earlier. The buses, carrying more than 50 people, fell into the Trishuli river which was swollen by continuous rainfall over the past few days as heavy monsoon …

Rescuers recover first body from 2 buses that were hit by landslide and fell into a river in Nepal
5 months, 1 week ago

Rescuers recover first body from 2 buses that were hit by landslide and fell into a river in Nepal

Hindustan Times  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Rescuers in Nepal recovered Saturday the first body after a landslide swept away two buses, pushing them into a raging river a day earlier, authorities said. Rescuers recover first body from 2 buses that were hit by landslide and fell into a river in Nepal The buses, carrying more than 50 people, fell into the Trishuli river …

Nepal searches for 63 missing after highway landslide
5 months, 1 week ago

Nepal searches for 63 missing after highway landslide

Hindustan Times  

Nepali rescue teams resumed their search early Saturday for at least 63 people missing after monsoon rains triggered a landslide that swept two buses off a highway and into a river. Nepal searches for 63 missing after highway landslide The force of Friday's landslide in central Chitwan district pushed the vehicles over concrete crash barriers and down a steep embankment, …

Nepal: Rescuers recover body of first Indian swept away in massive landslide
5 months, 1 week ago

Nepal: Rescuers recover body of first Indian swept away in massive landslide

India TV News  

Kathmandu: The body of a 40-year-old Indian national was recovered by rescuers on Saturday, the first from the two buses carrying over 60 passengers that were swept away by a landslide into a rain-swollen river on Friday. Rescue efforts resume on Saturday Rescue efforts began with over 75 personnel from all three security forces, but heavy rain and high water …

Landslide in Nepal: 7 Indians including 65 passengers feared dead after buses sweep into river; what we know so far
5 months, 1 week ago

Landslide in Nepal: 7 Indians including 65 passengers feared dead after buses sweep into river; what we know so far

Live Mint  

At least 65 individuals, including seven Indian nationals, are feared missing following a landslide in Nepal that swept two buses carrying 65 passengers into the swollen Trishuli River at Simaltal along the Narayanghat-Mugling road in Chitwan district, according to reports from the myRepublica news portal. On Friday, a landslide on the Madan-Ashrit Highway in central Nepal swept two buses carrying …

12 killed, 65 missing in Nepal's landslides
5 months, 1 week ago

12 killed, 65 missing in Nepal's landslides

China Daily  

KATHMANDU -- Twelve people were killed and 65 others went missing after their buses were swept away by landslides in separate incidents on Thursday night and Friday morning, local police said. On Thursday night, seven members of one family and three others died in landslides in Pokhara of Kaski district, while another person lost her life in Madi Rural Municipality …

14 killed, 9 missing following flood and landslide in Nepal
5 months, 2 weeks ago

14 killed, 9 missing following flood and landslide in Nepal

The Hindu  

Lashing rains in Nepal causing flash floods and landslides have killed at least 14 persons across the country, with disaster teams searching for nine missing, police said on July 7. Monsoon rains from June to September bring widespread death and destruction every year across South Asia, but the numbers of fatal floods and landslides have increased in recent years. Parts …

22 dead, 64 injured as bus falls into gorge in Jammu
6 months, 3 weeks ago

22 dead, 64 injured as bus falls into gorge in Jammu

Hindustan Times  

At least 22 pilgrims, including three minors and nine women died, and 64 others sustained injuries after a bus they were travelling in plunged into a deep gorge in the Akhnoor area of Jammu district on the Jammu-Poonch national highway on Thursday, officials said. Confirming the deaths, block medical officer of Akhnoor sub-division Dr Saleem Khan said: “At least 22 …

22 UP pilgrims die, 57 hurt after bus rolls off Jammu highway, falls in gorge
6 months, 3 weeks ago

22 UP pilgrims die, 57 hurt after bus rolls off Jammu highway, falls in gorge

Hindustan Times  

JAMMU: At least 22 pilgrims including nine women and two children died and 57 others injured after a bus from Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras spun off a road and fell into a deep gorge in Jammu district’s Akhnoor area on Thursday, officials said. Inspector Tariq Ahmed, station house officer of Akhnoor police station, said the accident took place at about 12:35pm …

Nepal: Eight killed, 10 others injured in road accident in Palpa district
10 months, 1 week ago

Nepal: Eight killed, 10 others injured in road accident in Palpa district

India TV News  

In a tragic incident, at least eight people were killed and 10 others sustained injuries in an accident in Nepal’s Palpa district on Tuesday afternoon. According to the police, the accident occurred when a jeep was heading to Chidis from Dumre of Palpa district in western Nepal via the Siddharth Highway. Road accidents in Nepal Earlier in January this year, …

Nepal: Eight killed, 15 injured after bus plunges into swollen river
1 year, 4 months ago

Nepal: Eight killed, 15 injured after bus plunges into swollen river

India TV News  

At least eight people were killed and 15 others injured after a passenger bus skidded off the main highway and plunged into a swollen river in Nepal's Bagmati province on Wednesday. According to a media report, the accident took place when the bus en route to the scenic city of Pokhara from Kathmandu veered off and fell into the Trishuli …

Indian rescuers recover 27 dead but no sign of dozens of missing villagers swamped by a landslide
1 year, 5 months ago

Indian rescuers recover 27 dead but no sign of dozens of missing villagers swamped by a landslide

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Hundreds of rescuers ended a four-day search for scores of people still missing after heavy monsoon rains triggered a massive landslide in a village in western India, an official said Sunday. The rescue teams recovered the bodies of 27 people killed in the Wednesday night landslide that hit the Raigadh district village of Irshalwadi, located nearly 80 …

Nepal plane crash: Search continues for last missing person
1 year, 11 months ago

Nepal plane crash: Search continues for last missing person

Deccan Chronicle  

Kathmandu: The search for the last missing person in the Nepal plane crash resumed on Wednesday after rescuers on Tuesday pulled out one more body from the crash site where a Yeti Airlines aircraft carrying 72 people, including five Indians, had plunged in a river gorge in the resort city of Pokhara. The search for the missing person started early …

Nepal plane crash: Search op resumed to find missing four; what we know so far
1 year, 11 months ago

Nepal plane crash: Search op resumed to find missing four; what we know so far

Live Mint  

Nepalese rescuers resumed their search on Monday for the four persons still missing after a passenger plane with 72 people, including five Indians, crashed into a river gorge while landing at the newly-opened airport in the resort city of Pokhara, killing at least 68 people onboard. Nepal Army on Monday even said that they have not rescued anyone alive from …

3 Nepalese citizens killed as bus hits truck on Agra-Lucknow Expressway amid fog
1 year, 11 months ago

3 Nepalese citizens killed as bus hits truck on Agra-Lucknow Expressway amid fog

Deccan Chronicle  

Unnao: A Nepal-bound bus rammed into a truck on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in the midst of a dense fog cover over Unnao in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, leaving the driver and three Nepalese citizens dead, officials said. Additional Superintendent of Police Shashi Shekhar Singh said the bus carrying 60 passengers was going from Rajkot in Gujarat to Nepal. The bus …

Uttarakhand: Bus carrying 50 people falls into gorge in Pauri Garhwal district
2 years, 2 months ago

Uttarakhand: Bus carrying 50 people falls into gorge in Pauri Garhwal district

India TV News  

Uttarakhand: A bus that was carrying around 45 to 50 people on Tuesday fell into a gorge on Rikhnikhal-Birokhal road near Simdi village in Pauri Garhwal district, said police. Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, after the news, reached State Disaster Management Center in Pauri Garhwal district. "State Disaster Response Force teams mobilised for the accident spot. There is no arrangement …

14 Killed, 10 Missing In Landslides in Nepal, Says Officials
2 years, 3 months ago

14 Killed, 10 Missing In Landslides in Nepal, Says Officials

News 18  

A landslide triggered by heavy rains killed at least 14 people and injured seven in western Nepal, officials said on Saturday, as rescue workers searched the disaster site to try to find a further 10 missing people. Rescuers had pulled the dead and injured from the silt- covered wreckage of five houses buried under mud in Achham district, about 450 …

Nepal: Heavy rain triggers landslide; 14 dead, 10 people missing
2 years, 3 months ago

Nepal: Heavy rain triggers landslide; 14 dead, 10 people missing

Hindustan Times  

A landslide triggered by heavy rains killed at least 14 people and injured seven in western Nepal, officials said on Saturday, as rescue workers searched the disaster site to try to find a further 10 missing people. Rescuers had pulled the dead and injured from the silt- covered wreckage of five houses buried under mud in Achham district, about 450 …

Gujarat: Two killed, several injured after bus carrying 50 passengers falls into gorge
2 years, 5 months ago

Gujarat: Two killed, several injured after bus carrying 50 passengers falls into gorge

India TV News  

Two female passengers were killed while several others were injured in after a bus carrying 50 passengers fell into a gorge near Saputara in Gujarat's Dang district on Saturday. The accident occurred around 8 pm when the bus returning from Saputara overturned, broke the railings at a turning and hurtled down 50 feet into a gorge, nearly 3 km from …

Many dead after pilgrim bus falls into gorge in northern India
2 years, 6 months ago

Many dead after pilgrim bus falls into gorge in northern India

Al Jazeera  

At least 26 people die after bus in a mountainous region in northern India plunges into a gorge, police and media reports say. At least 26 people have died and four others were injured after a bus in a mountainous region of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand plunged into a gorge, police and media reports said. — PMO India …

22 killed after bus carrying pilgrims falls into gorge in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi
2 years, 6 months ago

22 killed after bus carrying pilgrims falls into gorge in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi

Hindustan Times  

At least 22 people were killed and four were injured after a bus carrying 28 pilgrims from Madhya Pradesh to Yamunotri shrine fell into a 250-metre-deep gorge near Damta in Uttarkashi district on Sunday, police said. Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Dhami at the Disaster Control Room at the State Secretariat, to monitor the situation after the bus accident in Uttarkashi, …

Floods, landslides kill more than 150 in India and Nepal
3 years, 2 months ago

Floods, landslides kill more than 150 in India and Nepal

Al Jazeera  

Several days of significant flooding and devastating landslides sweep away roads and houses in the two nations. More than 150 people have died in several days of significant flooding and devastating landslides that have swept away roads and houses in India and Nepal, officials say, with dozens more missing. In Nepal, the death toll after three days of heavy rain …

At least 10 dead, 60 missing in landslide at Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district
3 years, 4 months ago

At least 10 dead, 60 missing in landslide at Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district

The Hindu  

At least 10 people died after some vehicles, including a Himachal Road Transport Corporation bus with at least 28 passengers on board, were badly hit by boulders and mud following a major landslide on National Highway 5 at Nigulsari in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday. An official government statement said that, so far, ten dead bodies, including that …

5 Passengers Killed After Tourist Bus Skids Off Road, Plunges into Gorge in Visakhapatnam
3 years, 10 months ago

5 Passengers Killed After Tourist Bus Skids Off Road, Plunges into Gorge in Visakhapatnam

News 18  

Five people including a child have died, and 13 others are injured after a bus carrying over 30 passengers fell into a gorge at Anantagiri near Araku in Visakhapatnam district on Friday night. Visakhapatnam range DIG Ranga Rao told PTI that their teams had reached the spot for rescue operations. Another senior police official said rescue operations by the National …

Dozens dead, hundreds missing: What we know about Uttarakhand flash floods so far
3 years, 10 months ago

Dozens dead, hundreds missing: What we know about Uttarakhand flash floods so far

Hindustan Times  

Five days after a part of a glacier broke off in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand triggering devastating flash floods in the area, the death toll reached 36 on Friday and 168 people are still missing, officials have said. Death toll and damage Officials have said 204 people went missing after the floods of which 36 bodies have been recovered and …

Uttarakhand floods: Over 170 people still missing as rescue efforts continue, 32 bodies recovered
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand floods: Over 170 people still missing as rescue efforts continue, 32 bodies recovered

India Today  

More than 170 people still remain missing as rescue operations continue in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district which witnessed widespread destruction on Sunday due to flash floods, triggered by a glacier burst. Since then, the rescue teams have recovered one dead body, while two others trapped inside a tunnel at the Tapovan power project in Chamoli have been traced alive. Rescue efforts …

Rescuers in desperate search for survivors after 18 dead and 200 missing in India glacier collapse
3 years, 10 months ago

Rescuers in desperate search for survivors after 18 dead and 200 missing in India glacier collapse

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 18 people are …

At Least 60 Dead, Many Missing in Floods, Landslides Across Nepal
4 years, 5 months ago

At Least 60 Dead, Many Missing in Floods, Landslides Across Nepal

The Quint  

At least 60 people have died while 41 have gone missing in floods and landslides in the last four days in various parts of Nepal, Livemint reported quoting ANI. Meanwhile, at least six people died while five others have gone missing in various landslides that occurred in Tanahun district of the country, after heavy rains on Sunday night, according to …

Nepal: 60 dead, 41 missing in floods, landslides
4 years, 5 months ago

Nepal: 60 dead, 41 missing in floods, landslides

Live Mint  

At least 60 people have died while 41 have gone missing in floods and landslides in the last four days in various parts of Nepal. I held him in my hands and then ran from my house as the landslide came down," Mansuwa BK, who is now taking shelter at a local school in Bim of Myagdi District, told ANI. …

Floods, landslides kill 40 in Nepal, many missing
4 years, 5 months ago

Floods, landslides kill 40 in Nepal, many missing

Deccan Chronicle  

Kathmandu: Heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides that killed at least 40 people and displaced thousands in western Nepal, officials said on Saturday. Twenty people were killed and at least 13 others were missing in Myagdi district, 200 km northwest of the capital Kathmandu, where several houses were destroyed on Friday, district administrator Gyan Nath Dhakal said. “Rescuers are …

Floods, landslides kill 23 in Nepal, dozens missing
4 years, 5 months ago

Floods, landslides kill 23 in Nepal, dozens missing

Live Mint  

Heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides that killed at least 23 people and displaced thousands in western Nepal, officials said on Saturday. Nine people were killed and more than 30 were missing in Myagdi district, 200 km northwest of the capital Kathmandu, where several houses were destroyed on Friday, district administrator Gyan Nath Dhakal said. "The toll is expected …

10 dead, over 40 missing in Nepal due to monsoon-triggered landslides
4 years, 5 months ago

10 dead, over 40 missing in Nepal due to monsoon-triggered landslides

Live Mint  

At least 10 people have been killed and more than 40 others are missing, in multiple landslides in Kaski and Lamjung districts triggered due to heavy monsoon rains on Thursday night. Seven people lost their lives in three different landslides, triggered by incessant rains, across various parts of Kaski district, The Kathmandu Post reported. In Kaski, DSP Subas Hamal was …

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