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Nepal floods: 13 bodies recovered in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar district has recovered 13 bodies from the river so far, as bodies continue to flow into India's Uttar Pradesh through the Narayani-Gandak river system due to devastating floods and flash floods in Nepal, officials said. Of the 13, six are men and seven are women.
World leaders participating in SCO summit in Kyrgyzstan
The annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has started in the Central Asian country Kyrgyzstan on the completion of 25 years of its establishment. More than a dozen top leaders of the world including President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of China Xi Jinping are participating in this summit that started on Monday (August 31).
933 still trapped in hydropower project tunnels in Nepal
More than 900 workers and engineers have been trapped in the tunnels of various hydropower projects of Nepal after the devastating flood in the Himalayan border region. The operation to rescue them has been intensified. Nepal is conducting this rescue activity with the assistance of experts from China and India.
Nepal-China floods death toll rises to 919, nearly 4,800 missing
The death toll from devastating floods in Nepal and China’s Tibet region has risen to 919, while nearly 4,800 people remain missing as rescue operations continue along the Himalayan border.
Over 150,000 women and girls at risk in Nepal floods: UN Women
A large number of women and girls have been affected by the devastating flash floods and landslides in Nepal, with the UN's gender agency warning of increased risks of violence, exploitation and lack of access to essential healthcare. The first gender alert published by UN Women on Sunday, August 30, said an estimated 157,050 women and girls in Nepal's Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts have been directly and indirectly affected by the flash floods and landslides of August 26 .
Nepal flood: More than 1,500 students saved by head teacher’s immediate decision
Head teacher of Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School of Trishuli Valley in Nuwakot district of Nepal Rajendra Dawadi’s rapid steps have saved the lives of 1,643 students when one village after another was being submerged in the devastating flood of Nepal.
Nepal flash floods death toll rises to 784, over 3,000 still missing
The death toll from the devastating flash floods in Nepal has risen to 768, with more than 2,500 people still missing, according to the country's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority on Sunday, August 30.
Six-year-old rescued alive from rubble three days after Nepal floods
A six-year-old girl has been rescued alive after spending three days trapped beneath mud and debris following devastating floods in Nepal’s Rasuwa district.
AAP leader shot dead in Punjab
A leader of India’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Gurpreet Singh Gopi, was shot dead by armed assailants in Mamdot town of Punjab on Sunday (August 30).
Iran executes at least 20 Afghan nationals in eight months
Iran has executed at least 20 Afghan nationals between January and August this year, according to a report by the Iran Human Rights Organisation.