Natural Disaster
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Grand Canyon flood closures: what changes for hotels, hiking and river trips
South Rim water restrictions are scheduled from noon August 31, with overnight stays halted at park concessions. Day visits and…
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Nepal tunnel rescue: searches advance at Trishuli and Chilime, but workers remain unaccounted for
Rescuers have reached sections of several hydropower tunnels. The latest project-by-project update separates access breakthroughs from confirmed rescues.
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Nepal second-flood update: lower barrier lake drains, new Trishuli damage reported
The lower lake's drainage is a significant change, but it is not an all-clear. Sunday reports also recorded riverbank erosion,…
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Fact Check: Nepal Flood Is Real, but Viral Chinese Dam-Rupture Videos Are AI-Generated
The Nepal-Tibet disaster and natural barrier-lake alert are real, but viral clips showing a concrete dam collapse, missile strike or…
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Second Nepal Flood Warning: What Happened After the Tibet Barrier Lake Began Draining
A fresh alert followed the breach and overflow of a natural barrier lake upstream of Gyirong; the feared second catastrophic…
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Nepal-Tibet Floods Latest: Rescue Expands as Toll Rises and Thousands Remain Missing
Rescue teams are searching devastated Himalayan valleys as the provisional cross-border toll reaches at least 586 and nearly 2,500 people…
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Nepal Keeps High Alert as Barrier Lake Begins Releasing Water Upstream
Water began flowing from a newly formed barrier lake in Tibet and raised the Bhote Koshi level, prompting renewed warnings…
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Nepal Flood Toll Reaches 579 as Search Lists Are Reconciled Across River Corridor
Nepal's disaster authority reported 579 deaths and 1,924 people unaccounted for as of Friday evening, while rescue teams expanded searches…
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Nepal Flood Disrupts Pilgrimage, Trade and Hydropower as India Raises Alert
The Rasuwa disaster has damaged bridges, roads and hydropower assets on a strategic Nepal-China corridor while India monitors downstream rivers…
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What May Have Triggered Nepal’s Flood — and Why Scientists Warn of Another Surge
Scientists are examining a possible high-altitude ice-rock avalanche, but the precise chain of events remains under investigation and an upstream…
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