Aug 27 Watch 8:34 How melting glaciers contributed to the flooding disaster in the Himalayas By Geoff Bennett, Eliot Barnhart The scale of the disaster in the Himalayas is becoming clearer a day after catastrophic flooding tore through parts of Nepal and Tibet. Scientists believe the disaster was likely triggered by the collapse of a glacier, unleashing a torrent of… Continue watching
Aug 27 Nepal floods highlight increased risks of melting glaciers as Himalayas warm By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press The deadly flash flood in Nepal on Wednesday was likely caused by a huge chunk of a glacier that broke off and temporarily dammed a river, according to preliminary investigations by scientists. Continue reading
Aug 27 Catastrophic floods kill hundreds in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,300 missing By Niranjan Shrestha, Shristi Kafle, Associated Press Rescue teams searched Thursday for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border, where a deadly torrent of water and mud several stories high swept through communities a day earlier following a glacier collapse. Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 2:35 Wall of mud and debris floods communities in Nepal and Tibet By Geoff Bennett, Winston Wilde A devastating flood in Nepal and Tibet has left a trail of death and destruction. Torrential rains sent a wall of mud and debris crashing through communities with little warning. Geoff Bennett reports. Continue watching
Aug 26 At least 160 killed and hundreds missing after flash floods destroy roads and buildings in Nepal and China By Niranjan Shrestha, Sibi Arasu, Associated Press Massive flash floods in a border area of Nepal and China on Wednesday killed at least 98 people and left hundreds of tourists, workers and others missing after sweeping through communities and bringing travel in some areas to a halt. Continue reading
May 24 Mountain guide Kenton Cool climbs Everest for 20th time and says he's not ready to quit yet By Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press Briton Kenton Cool scaled the peak for the 20th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world’s highest mountain by a non-Sherpa guide. Continue reading
May 22 Everest record-holder Kami Rita Sherpa urges limit on climbers as crowds swell on the peak By Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press A renowned Mount Everest guide who this week scaled the peak a record 32nd time urged authorities on Friday to limit climbers on the summit. Continue reading
Nov 04 Rescuers in Nepal search for climbers killed in an avalanche By Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press The Dolkha district administration office said that eight other climbers who were injured in the avalanche were flown to the capital, Kathmandu, for treatment. Continue reading
Oct 16 Kanchha Sherpa, last surviving member of history-making Mount Everest trek, dies at 92 By Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press Kanchha Sherpa was among the 35 members of the team that put New Zealander Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay atop the 29,032-foot peak on May 29, 1953. A mountain guide for most of his life, he was… Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 5:38 The key issues that drove Gen Z protests that toppled Nepal's government By Lisa Desjardins, Satvi Sunkara Nepal finds new calm this weekend with the appointment of an interim prime minister, following an extraordinary week of violence. More than 70 people died after anti-corruption protests led to police clashes and government buildings being set aflame. Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching