Archive disasters 2002-2003

Archive

2002-2003

2000-2001

current events

Five more die in winter related cases (kp 31/12/2003)

Quake Preparedness (rn 28/12/2003)

Strategies for disaster management, by Lekh Nath Pokharel (kp 29/11/2003)

Earthquake recorded (kp 25/11/2003), Earthquake claims one, injures two (kp 28/11/2003)

Kathmandu vulnerable to earthquake, say experts (kp 18/11/2003)

Earthquake foreseen (Kathmandu Post, 30/10/2003)

Natural disasters claim one, destroy six houses (Kathmandu Post, 26/09/2003)

Landslides’ fury kills 18, dozen more missing, by Sudarshan Rijal (Kathmandu Post, 25/09/2003)

Valley most quake-prone area (Himalayan Times, 16/09/2003)

Planning Commission And Kosi Disaster, by AB Thapa (Spotlight, 12/09/2003)

Landslides force 170 families to evacuate their homes, by Prabhakar Ghimire (Kathmandu Post, 12/09/2003)

Kosi, Huang Ho And Flood Disaster, by AB Thapa (Spotlight, 05/09/2003)

Babai river inundates hundreds of Bighas of land , by Dipendra Baduwal (Kathmandu Post, 04/09/2003)

Landslides displace 200 families (Kathmandu Post, 20/08/2003)

Landslide claims family members, govt apathy adds to misery, by Prakash Adhikary (Kathmandu Post, 20/08/2003)

9 dead in landslides: Over 650 families displaced in Nawalparasi (Kathmandu Post, 20/08/2003)

Floods, landslides damage highways (Kathmandu Post, 19/08/2003)

Landslides claim 15 soldiers, one civilian: Ninety families homeless, nine missing, by Prakash Adhikari (Kathmandu Post, 17/08/2003)

“Strategies for Disaster Management in Nepal”, by Lekh Nath Pokharel (Spotlight, 15/08/2003)

Landslide losses cross Rs 70 million; 400 families live in fear, by Shahiman Rai (Kathmandu Post, 10/08/2003)

Jagatpur awaits, by Khuman Singh Tamang (Kathmandu Post, 09/08/2003)

Landslide and Flood: A Perennial Threat, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 08/08/2003)

More preventive steps vital to avert disasters, by Suman Malla (Kathmandu Post, 08/08/2003)

Floods, landslides claim 18 more lives: Dozen elephants missing in Budi Rapti (Kathmandu Post, 02/08/2003), Flood havoc continues; three more dead (Kathmandu Post, 03/08/2003)

Landslides and floods: 58 dead, over 30 missing (Kathmandu Post, 01/08/2003)

Landslides claim 8 lives, highway blocked (Kathmandu Post, 31/07/2003)

For Nepal, monsoon means myriad miseries, by Robin Giri (Himalayan Times, 25/07/2003)

Landslide displaces families of Majhi community (Kathmandu Post, 21/07/2003)

Unsolved inundation problem creates havoc in Banke, by J Pandey (Kathmandu Post, 16/07/2003)

Dozens of families rendered homeless: Floods, landslides create havoc in many places (Kathmandu Post, 12/07/2003)

Seven dead, four missing in fresh floods, mudslides: 48 killed, 1,143 families affected till date: Home Ministry (Kathmandu Post, 11/07/2003), Over 50 killed, monsoons hit life in 21 districts (Himalayan Times, 11/07/2003)

Rainfall obstructs Janakpur Railways (Kathmandu Post, 30/06/2003)

Monsoon creates havoc, 4 missing in Udayapur (Kathmandu Post, 30/06/2003)

Makwanpur faces threat of soil erosion, by Pratap Bista (Kathmandu Post, 30/06/2003)

Four of a family buried in landslide (Kathmandu Post, 30/06/2003)

Two dead, four missing in landslides (Kathmandu Post, 29/06/2003)

Danger flag atop eastern tower as Koshi water level rises (Kathmandu Post, 28/06/2003), Water level of Saptakoshi subsides (Kathmandu Post, 30/06/2003)

56 families rendered homeless in Baglung flood, by Binod Tripathee (Kathmandu Post, 26/06/2003)

Parts of Dhanusha submerged (Kathmandu Post, 25/06/2003)

Two dozen families homeless in landslide (Kathmandu Post, 13/06/2003), Six people missing in Taplejung landslide, by Dharma Prasad Poudel (Kathmandu Post, 14/06/2003)

Hailstorm damages 10,000 houses in Rupandehi (Kathmandu Post, 07/05/2003)

Two dead, thousands homeless in fierce storm, by Rabindra Uprety (Kathmandu Post, 05/05/2003), Fierce gale sweeps Terai districts, two dead (Kathmandu Post, 06/05/2003)

Arrival of monsoons worries locals (Kathmandu Post, 27/04/2003)

Coping with natural disasters better, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (Himalayan Times, 25/04/2003)

Water supply comes to halt due to hailstorms (Kathmandu Post, 22/04/2003)

Hailstorm kills five; property worth millions damaged, by Binod Bhandari & Bhim Ghimire (Kathmandu Post, 21/04/2003)

Artificial pond poses threat to life, property, by Rajendra Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 18/04/2003)

Inferno fallout: 3,000 homeless in Saptari (Himalayan Times, 13/04/2003)

Regional flood control plans marred by Indian bilateralism (Space Time Today, 12/03/2003)

Flood forecasting system to be in place in Himalayan region (Himalayan Times, 11/03/2003)

Entire village gutted in Saptari: 190 people left homeless, by Harsha Subba (Kathmandu Post, 11/03/2003), Saptari fire-victims sans relief for three days (Kathmandu Post, 12/03/2003)

Guide on disaster reporting, by Harka Gurung (Space Time Today, 09/03/2003)

Earthquake: Ignored Threat (Spotlight, 07/03/2003)

Preventive measures for earthquake essential (Himalayan Times, 03/03/2003)

One shepherd, 150 yaks killed (Space Time Today, 26/02/2003)

Danger of inundation real as monsoons close in (Kathmandu Post, 23/02/2003)

Where the plates collide, by Sweta Pant (Kathmandu Post, 16/02/2003)

Landslide victims of Thapra still wait for rehabilitation (Kathmandu Post, 04/02/2003)

‘Earth’ is the simple answer to quake risk mitigation, by Bikas Sangraula (Kathmandu Post, 19/12/2002)

Flood forecasting: Thinking regionally, acting bilaterally, by Navin Singh Khadka (Space Time Today, 15/12/2002)

Massive fire engulfs Biratnagar Jute Mills: No casualties reported, by Binod Bhandary (Kathmandu Post, 15/12/2002)

Over 40 houses gutted in blazing fire, by Binod Bhandari and Lilaballav Ghimire (Kathmandu Post, 09/12/2002)
See also Fire renders 300 families homeless; losses cross Rs 2b, by Tika Sharma and Lila Ballav Ghimire (Kathmandu Post, 10/12/2002), Urgency of relief (Kathmandu Post, 10/12/2002), Myanglung fire under control (Kathmandu Post, 11/12/2002)

Earthquakes: Risk in Nepal, by Suvecha Pant (Kathmandu Post, 08/12/2002)

Glacial Lake Outburst: Rising risk, falling vigilance, by Navin Singh Khadka (Space Time Today, 29/11/2002)

Research findings may help mitigate landslide risk (Kathmandu Post, 19/11/2002)

Lake maintenance reduces flood risk (Kathmandu Post, 01/11/2002)

Experts urge Asian governments to step up flood control measures, by Surendra Phuyal (Kathmandu Post, 19/10/2002)

Disasters in Nepal: Nature and Magnitude, by Lekh Nath Pokharel (Spotlight, 11/10/2002)

Over 440 dead in aftermath of rains, by Rameshwor Yadav (Rising Nepal, 10/10/2002)

International Strategy For Disaster Reduction Day: For Safety Of Human Lives, by Rajendra P. Khanal (Rising Nepal, 09/10/2002)

Flood-affected students study under tent, by Pratap Bista (Kathmandu Post, 04/10/2002)

In The Aftermath Of Kosi Floods, by A.B. Thapa (Spotlight, 20/09/2002)

Koshi River creating hardship in Saptari (Kathmandu Post, 15/09/2002)

Waiting for freedom, and for rain, by Megh Ranjani Rai (Nepali Times, 13/09/2002)

Responsibility For Western Terai Submersion, by A.B. Thapa (Spotlight, 13/09/2002)

Natural Disaster Relief Act 1982: To Manage Disaster, by Lekh Nath Pokharel (Rising Nepal, 12/09/2002)

Flood inundates 128 houses (Kathmandu Post, 09/09/2002)

3 children missing in landslide (Kathmandu Post, 07/09/2002)

Drought damages paddy in Mahottari (Kathmandu Post, 05/09/2002)

Landslides In Nepal, by Hardayal Singh (Rising Nepal, 04/09/2002)

Disaster management system and legal provisions, by Lekh Nath Pokharel (Kathmandu Post, 01/09/2002)

2 drowned, 5 missing in river (Kathmandu Post, 29/08/2002)

Helambu-Kath transport service disrupted (Kathmandu Post, 28/08/2002)

112 dead in Makawanpur (Kathmandu Post, 26/08/2002)

Floods isolate 2 dozen VDCs (Kathmandu Post, 26/08/2002)

Nepal Flood Disaster, July 2002, by Suvecha Pant (Sunday Post, 25/08/2002)

15,000 fish washed away (Kathmandu Post, 25/08/2002)

Fresh mudslide blocks Araniko Highway (Kathmandu Post, 25/08/2002)

Aid distribution stopped after political intervention (Kathmandu Post, 25/08/2002)

Landslides death (Kathmandu Post, 25/08/2002)

Flood damages in eastern region assessed (Kathmandu Post, 24/08/2002)

Floods displace 13 families in Humla (Kathmandu Post, 23/08/2002)

45 feared dead as passenger bus plunges into Trishuli , by Prabhakar Ghimire (Kathmandu Post, 23/08/2002)
See also 45 still missing in Trishuli, rescuers fail to locate bus, by Prabhakar Ghimire (Kathmandu Post, 24/08/2002), Three bodies found downstream, search on for missing bus (Kathmandu Post, 25/08/2002), Families searching for dead bodies of relatives in Trishuli, Narayani (Kathmandu Post, 27/08/2002)

70 feared dead in Ramechhap landslide, by Tika Prasad Bhatta (Kathmandu Post, 22/08/2002)
See also 100 feared dead in Ramechhap landslide (Rising Nepal, 22/8/2002), 41 bodies recovered in Ramechhap landslide, by Tika Prasad Bhatta (Kathmandu Post, 23/08/2002), Maoist Comrades these! (Kathmandu Post, 23/08/2002), Landslides-hit Thapra village wails, longs for enough help, by Surendra Phuyal (Kathmandu Post, 24/08/2002), Who will resettle them now? (Kathmandu Post, 24/08/2002), Rescue work continues in Ramechhap (Rising Nepal, 25/08/2002), Landslide relief for Ramechhap collected (Kathmandu Post, 26/08/2002), Donations for Ramechhap landslide victims pouring in (Kathmandu Post, 28/08/2002), Ramechhap landslide victims await relief (Kathmandu Post, 01/09/2002), Living high, living in fear, by Surendra Phuyal (Kathmandu Post, 08/09/2002)

Swollen river damages paddy (Rising Nerpal, 22/08/2002)

Two washed away by floods in Panauti (Rising Nepal, 19/08/2002)

8 dead in fresh landslides, toll reaches 360 (Kathmandu Post, 19/08/2002)

Floods claim one more life in Kavre (Kathmandu Post, 18/08/2002)

Taplejung landslide victims still deprived of relief (Kathmandu Post, 16/08/2002)

Flooded river washes away apple orchards in Mustang (Kathmandu Post, 16/08/2002)

Swollen Mahakali creates havoc in Dodhara, Chandani, by Chitranga Thapa (Kathmandu Post, 16/08/2002)

Tribhuvan Highway still disrupted (Kathmandu Post, 15/08/2002)
See also Tribhuvan Rajpath reopened (Kathmandu Post, 21/08/2002)

Landslides kill four (Kathmandu Post, 15/08/2002)

Govt dept unaware even as hundreds die in floods, landslides, by Yuvraj Acharya (Kathmandu Post, 15/08/2002)

Banke to demand drought relief aid (Kathmandu Post, 14/08/2002)
See also First monsoon rain in Dang (Kathmandu Post, 15/08/2002)

Floods displace 75 more families (Kathmandu Post, 14/08/2002)

Chandani VDC faces flooding (Kathmandu Post, 13/08/2002)

Floods and landslides claim 422 lives in last few weeks: Report (Kathmandu Post, 13/08/2002)

Flood victims occupy school, students worry about studies (Kathmandu Post, 13/08/2002)

13 bodies recovered, 15 still missing (Kathmandu Post, 12/08/2002)

Flood-ravaged people in Makwanpur struggle to survive, by Suvecha Pant (Kathmandu Post, 11/08/2002)

13 bodies recovered, 17 still missing, by Dharma Prasad Poudel (Kathmandu Post, 10/08/2002)

Floods wash 12 houses (Kathmandu Post, 09/08/2002)

Over 4 killed, 38 missing in Taplejung landslides, by Dharma Prasad Poudel (Kathmandu Post, 09/08/2002)

Landslide kills two (Kathmandu Post, 08/08/2002)

17 killed in fresh floods, toll reaches 333 (Kathmandu Post, 07/08/2002)

316 perish in 46 districts, 11 dead in latest floods (Kathmandu Post, 06/08/2002)

Toll crosses 300 mark, 11 dead in fresh floods (Kathmandu Post, 05/08/2002)

Seven houses washed away in Mustang (Kathmandu Post, 03/08/2002)

Diplomatic community seeks actual loss in floods, landslides: Nearly 13,000 families displaced, death toll climbs 295 (Kathmandu Post, 03/08/2002)

Natural Disasters And Legal Provisions, by Lekh Nath Pokharel (Spotlight, 02/08/2002)

Disaster Management: Lessons To Be Learnt, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 02/08/2002)

Floods disrupt Banepa-Sindhuli road construction (Kathmandu Post, 02/08/2002)

Nine more dead in floods, landslides: Over 140 displaced in Morang (Kathmandu Post, 02/08/2002)

Kavre severely hit by floods (Kathmandu Post, 01/08/2002)

Seven killed in latest floods, landslides (Kathmandu Post, 01/08/2002)

Tale of a man who lost all 14 members of his family in flood (Kathmandu Post, 31/07/2002)

Snakebite cases on rise at flood-hit areas (Kathmandu Post, 31/07/2002)

‘Teru’ prevents landslides! (Kathmandu Post, 31/07/2002)

Relief materials to disaster victims (Kathmandu Post, 31/07/2002)

14 killed in fresh landslides, over 100 families displaced in Siraha (Kathmandu Post, 31/07/2002)

Floods destroy 2000 houses in Saptari (Kathmandu Post, 30/07/2002)

9 dead, 17 missing in fresh landslides (Kathmandu Post, 30/07/2002)

11 dead, over 2000 families homeless in Mahottari, Sindhuli (Kathmandu Post, 29/07/2002)

Transport halt affects people (Kathmandu Post, 28/07/2002)

19 more die in floods, landslides (Kathmandu Post, 28/07/2002)

Deluge kills 76,000 chickens in Chitwan, by Prabhakar Ghimire (Kathmandu Post, 27/07/2002)

900 families displaced in Nawalparasi (27/07/2002)

Disaster unpreparedness: The response to this week’s floods show our disaster management is a disaster, by Binod Bhattarai (Nepali Times, 26/07/2002)
See also editorial Apres nous le deluge (Nepali Times, 26/07/2002)

Monsoon: Wet Strike, by Sanjaya Dhakal (Spotlight, 26/07/2002)

Floods cause Rs 40m worth of damage to Janakpur railway (Kathmandu Post, 26/07/2002)

Over 100 feared dead in Makwanpur, toll escalating, by Pratap Bista (Kathmandu Post, 25/07/2002)
See also Toll in Makwanpur landslides reaches 110: Home Ministry confirms 200 dead in 20 districts, by Pratap Bista (Kathmandu Post, 26/07/2002), Always caught off-guard (Kathmandu Post, 26/07/2002)

Dozens killed due to rains (People's Review, 25/07/2002)

Floods toll hits 40: Trail of destruction continues in heavy rains (Kathmandu Post, 24/07/2002)

Kathmandu rainfall breaks 3 decades’ record, by Suvecha Pant (Kathmandu Post, 24/07/2002)
See also 27 die in Valley flood (Kathmandu Post, 24/07/2002), Riverside-settlers and squatters suffer as monsoon hits the city, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (Kathmandu Post, 24/07/2002), Black and white in the Valley, by Tilak Pokharel (Kathmandu Post, 24/07/2002), Flood-hit squatters experience tough time at Banshighat (Kathmandu Post, 25/07/2002), Five dead bodies recovered (Kathmandu Post, 25/07/2002), One dies in house collapse (Kathmandu Post, 26/07/2002)

Two killed in landslide (Kathmandu Post, 23/07/2002)

2 killed, large amount of property damaged (Kathmandu Post, 23/07/2002)

Traffic along Prithvi Highway disrupted again (Kathmandu Post, 23/07/2002)
See also Rains disrupt transportation in Mahendra Highway (Kathmandu Post, 23/07/2002)

3 killed in Syangja landslide: Villages in eastern Terai flooded (Kathmandu Post, 22/07/2002)

Floods threaten villagers (Kathmandu Post, 21/07/2002)

Rain paralyses life in Syangja (Kathmandu Post, 21/07/2002)

Landslide in Lamjung (Kathmandu Post, 20/07/2002)

At least 46 killed, 150 feared missing in Khotang landslides, by Bedraj Poudel & Shyam Rai (Kathmandu Post, 16/07/2002)
See also 16 rescued, 37 bodies recovered from Khotang landslides, by Bedraj Poudel in Bhojpur and Binod Bhandari in Biratnagar (Kathmandu Post, 17/07/2002), 228 families displaced in Khotang landslides, by Bikas Thapa (Kathmandu Post, 19/07/2002), Possibility of more landslides feared in Khotang (Kathmandu Post, 20/07/2002), Landslide victims face food shortage, by Bikas Thapa (Kathmandu Post, 21/07/2002), Aid collected for landslide victims (Kathmandu Post, 21/07/2002)

Floods inundate five villages (Kathmandu Post, 14/07/2002)

Urgent Steps Needed To Avert Kosi Disaster, by A.B. Thapa (Spotlight, 12/07/2002)

Floods inundate six villages (Kathmandu Post, 12/07/2002)

Floods havocs in Sindhuli (Kathmandu Post, 12/07/2002)

Locals desert Tatopani over fear of landslide (Kathmandu Post, 12/07/2002)

Over six villages flooded (Kathmandu Post, 12/07/2002)

Floods affect 300 families (Kathmandu Post, 10/07/2002)

Villagers leave houses for fear of flood (Kathmandu Post, 19/06/2002)

Risk of earthquake high in western districts, by Chitranga Thapa (Kathmandu Post, 13/06/2002)

Landslide sweeps away 3 houses (Kathmandu Post, 27/05/2002)

Hurricane claims four lives (Kathmandu Post, 20/05/2002)

Himalayan glacier meltdown could spell disaster, by Samanta Sen (Asia Times, 18/04/2002)
See also Himalayas could face global warming mayhem within decade, by Peter Capella (News Mexico, 25/04/2002), Global warming triggers glacial lakes flood threat (People's Review, 25/04/2002)

Strong winds, hailstones ravage Sunsari, Morang (Rising Nepal, 29/03/2002)

Earthquake Safety: Tremor Tolls, by Bhagirath Yogi (Spotlight, 18/01/2002)

New measures to mitigate natural disasters proposed, by Kiran Chapagain (Kathmandu Post, 16/01/2002)
See also Earthquake Safety Day observed (Kathmandu Post, 16/01/2002), Fighting Quakes (Rising Nepal, 15/01/2002)

Focus on regional network to mitigate disaster hazards (Kathmandu Post, 15/01/2002)

Most houses in Nepal vulnerable to quakes (Kathmandu Post, 14/01/2002)

On shaky ground, by Anjana Shrestha (Nepali Times, 11/01/2002)