Nepal earthquake
At least 132 dead in Nepal earthquake
At least 132 people were killed in an overnight earthquake that struck a remote pocket of Nepal, officials said Saturday, as security forces rushed to assist with rescue efforts
4 November 2023, 02:33 AM
Climbers return to Everest, despite back-to-back disasters
When the earthquake struck last year and thousands of tons of snow and ice and earth came crashing down the mountain, some feared the climbers might never return to Mount Everest.
23 April 2016, 11:47 AM
Nepal earthquake-hit await warm clothes, shelter
Earthquake victims who have been living in shelters in Nuwakot district of Nepal for more than past seven months are facing a hard time with the onset of winter.
20 December 2015, 08:04 AM
Blockade ‘risk’ to Nepalese children
Shortages of fuel, food, medicines and vaccines are putting more than three million infants at risk of death or disease as winter begins in Nepal, the UN children's fund (Unicef) has warned.
1 December 2015, 04:54 AM
Google Person Finder tracks South Asia earthquake victims
Google re-launches its Person Finder tool to help identify earthquake victims in South Asia.
27 October 2015, 06:06 AM
Risk of future Nepal-India earthquake increases
There is an increased risk of a future major earthquake in an area that straddles the west of Nepal and India, scientists warn.
7 August 2015, 11:33 AM
16 dead in Nepal landslides after rain
At least 16 people have been killed after torrential rain triggered landslides in western Nepal, officials say, with fears the toll could rise.
30 July 2015, 06:28 AM
Nepal quake: To live on after the disaster (video)
Three months since Nepal was rocked by a devastating earthquake, life is returning to normal for some.
25 July 2015, 04:43 AM
Time to prepare for the next disaster
The World Bank estimates that every dollar invested in disaster prevention saves $4 in disaster damage. A single large disaster can cost between three to six percent of a developing country's
economic output.
23 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Long, hard road for Nepal's disabled quake survivors
Eight hours after Bim Bahadur Gurung starts walking along a mountain path, carrying his severely injured daughter on his back and hoping to find a hospital, a second earthquake strikes already-devastated Nepal.
15 June 2015, 14:42 PM
Nepal quake: Schools in affected areas start to re-open
More than 25,000 classrooms in some 8,000 schools damaged during April's devastating earthquake in Nepal begin to re-open.
31 May 2015, 11:12 AM
Earthquake damaged schools
THE aftershocks of the massive quakes epicentered in Nepal have resulted in damages to some 61 primary schools in nine upazilas of Pabna district.
22 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Bodies of all 8 victims found at US chopper crash site
The bodies of all eight people on board the US Marine helicopter that disappeared this week during a relief mission in earthquake-hit Nepal have been recovered, Nepal's army says.
16 May 2015, 07:57 AM
Ronaldo didn’t donate £5m for Nepal quake
Save the Children states that reports claiming Cristiano Ronaldo had donated £5million to the charity to help aid efforts in Nepal are "false" reports The Independent.
15 May 2015, 07:29 AM
Nepal earthquake: A legacy of fear in Chautara
Life is returning to normal in Chautara; a pretty little town perched on top of a steep hill some 50km (31 miles) east of Kathmandu.
14 May 2015, 15:49 PM
'Miracle baby' for Nepal earthquake victim
A pregnant woman who dig herself out of the rubble after the Nepal earthquake has given birth to a healthy boy.
14 May 2015, 12:59 PM
Nepal earthquake: Rescue resumes after deadly tremor
Rescue work has resumed to find the victims and survivors of the latest deadly earthquake to hit Nepal.
13 May 2015, 12:41 PM
16 killed as fresh earthquake strikes Bihar
16 people dies and large number of houses collapse in Bihar, a seismically active zone, after two powerful earthquakes rocked neighbouring Nepal on Tuesday afternoon.
12 May 2015, 15:41 PM
Largest earthquakes in 115 years
Here is a list of the largest earthquakes around the world since the 1900’s according to their intensity on Richter scale and casualties.
12 May 2015, 10:26 AM
Nepal earthquake, magnitude 7.3, strikes near Everest
A major earthquake has struck eastern Nepal, near Mount Everest, two weeks after more than 8,000 died in a devastating quake.
12 May 2015, 09:05 AM