❌

Vue lecture

✇NYT > World News
↗️

Survivors of Nepal Flood Left in Stunned Disbelief: ‘They All Died, and I Lived’

Par : Anupreeta Das and Atul Loke
A visit near the border with Tibet laid bare the effects of a swollen river’s furious speed. Miles of devastation were left behind in a flash flood that killed more than 300.

Residents waiting to be airlifted by helicopter in the Rasuwa district of Nepal.
  •  
  • ↗️
✇NYT > World News
↗️

In Nepal, a Catastrophe So Sudden There Was No Time to React

Par : Binod Ghimire · Anupreeta Das · Leo Sands and Michael Levenson
The collapse of part of a mountain created a flash flood of a scale and speed no one had imagined, survivors said. Hundreds died, at least, and many more are missing.

© Atul Loke for The New York Times

Nepali Army personnel carry young children to a rescue helicopter in the Rasuwa district of Nepal on Thursday.
  •  
  • ↗️
✇NYT > World News
↗️

Nepal Flood Maroons Thousands After Roads and Bridges Swept Away

Par : Alex Travelli
Twenty-five miles of roads were erased, stranding a quarter of a million Nepalis and knocking out phone and power lines.

© Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images

Rescue workers at the scene of the flood at the Trishuli Dam in Nepal, on Thursday.
  •  
  • ↗️
✇NYT > World News
↗️

Climate Change Raises Risk of Disasters Like Nepal Floods

Par : Maxine Joselow and Leo Sands
Glaciers and permafrost in the Himalayas are melting faster as temperatures rise, though scientists are still studying the exact causes of this week’s landslide.

© Atul Loke for The New York Times

Mud-laden water and debris surges through the widened channel of the Bhotekoshi River in the northern Rasuwa district of Nepal, on Thursday.
  •  
  • ↗️
✇NYT > World News
↗️

Speed of Nepal’s Flash Floods Likely Overwhelmed Warning System, Experts Say

Par : Leo Sands and Binod Ghimire
Scientists and disaster response researchers said Nepal’s early flood warning system relied on a conventional network of river gauges in this remote region.

© Ezra Acayan/Getty Images

Damage following flash floods in Trishuli, Nepal.
  •  
  • ↗️
✇NYT > World News
↗️

Rescuers in Nepal Face Devastated Roads and Tough Terrain After Deadly Flood

Par : John Yoon
The deadly Himalayan torrent damaged roads and dozens of bridges. The devastation was impeding the search for survivors and relief deliveries, aid groups said.

© Prakash Mathema/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

The flood caused widespread damage to bridges, roads and communications infrastructure.
  •  
  • ↗️
❌