Asia Asia Officials from Nepal and China had discussed strengthening cooperation three months ago, to monitor and respond to floods, weather and glacier-related hazards, according to an agenda prepared by the Nepali side and seen by Reuters. Rescuers help women to move through a muddy road followin»»»

KATHMANDU, Aug 30 - Three months before a wall of water, mud and rock killed hundreds when it hurtled down a Himalayan valley bordering Nepal and China, experts and officials from both countries met in Kathmandu to discuss the risk of such disasters. At the May 27 meeting in Nepal's capital, 10 off»»»

BIDUR (Nepal), Aug 30 — Rescuers in Nepal and China battled through leg-sucking mud, as well as the threat of rising rivers and a newly formed lake, today to search for thousands missing after a deadly wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayas, engulfing entire villages. Latest figures f»»»

Nepali army joins flood rescue efforts at hydroelectric facilities where workers are thought to be trapped in tunnels. Nepali rescuers seeking to reach hydropower workers believed trapped in tunnels swamped by flood debris have resumed work after rain and rising river waters hampered efforts. Nepal»»»