Rescuers search for missing people in Nepal following flooding and landslides that killed 224

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers in Nepal searched Tuesday for two dozen people still missing and tried to recover the bodies of those killed in weekend flooding and landslides that left more than 200 dead. The disaster came just ahead of the country’s biggest festival Dasain,...

Flooding deaths in Nepal reach 193 as recovery work is stepped up

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The number of people killed in Nepal by flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall over the weekend reached 193 while recovery and rescue work stepped up on Monday. Many of the deaths were in the capital, Kathmandu, which got heavy rainfall, and...

Police says flooding and landslide death toll in Nepal has reached 193 while rescue and recovery work is stepped up

At least 148 are dead in floods and landslides in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers in Nepal recovered dozens of bodies from buses and other vehicles that were buried in landslides near the capital Kathmandu, as the death toll from flooding rose to at least 148 with dozens missing, officials said Sunday. The weather improved on...

Flooding and landslides in Nepal kill at least 66 people, with as many again still missing

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Flooding and landslides caused by continuous rainfall has killed at least 66 people in Nepal, and a further 69 are missing, officials said Saturday. Rain has been pouring down since Friday night and is expected to continue over the weekend. ...

Death toll in Nepal flooding and landslides reaches at least 100, with dozens still missing

Police say 32 killed, 12 missing in Nepal’s capital due to flooding triggered by heavy rains

Festival season starts in Nepal with devotees honoring a living goddess

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s monthslong festival season began on Tuesday with tens of thousands of devotees pulling a wooden chariot with a young girl revered as a living goddess. Families gathered for feasts and lit incense for the dead at shrines. Men and boys in colorful...

27 killed after a bus with Indian pilgrims drives off a Nepal highway and crash

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — At least 27 people were killed and 16 others injured when a bus carrying dozens of Indian pilgrims drove off a key highway and crashed on Friday in Nepal, officials said. The bus veered off Prithvi Highway and rolled toward a fast-flowing river. Its roof was...

A bus carrying dozens of Indian pilgrims drove off a highway in Nepal, leaving several injured and missing