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Minimising disaster results (kp 11/03/2010), Natural Calamity (rn 12/03/2010)

Shoddy work at Koshi barrage, by Abadesh Kumar Jha (kp 10/03/2010)

Fire-prone areas sans fire-fighting measures, by Roshan Sanwa (ht 09/03/2010)

Landslide victims face famine (rn 08/03/2010)

One dies, 5 houses gutted in fire (ht 06/03/2010)

Tibetan earthquake felt across Nepal (nn 26/02/2010), Tremor recorded (kp 27/02/2010), Tremor felt (ht 27/02/2010)

Report trashes GLOF threat (kp 23/02/2010), No threats by three lakes (rn 23/02/2010)

Koshi victims clash with police, 15 hurt (rn 23/02/2010), 12 hurt as Koshi flood victims, cops clash (ht 23/02/2010)

Earthquakes know no boundaries: Nepal must brace up, by Jeevan Karki (ht 22/02/2010)

Wildfire likely to rage this year: Experts, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 22/02/2010)

10 houses gutted by fire in Ilam (kp 16/02/2010), Ilam fire guts 11 houses (kp 17/02/2010), Fire engulfs 18 houses in Ilam, property of Rs.100 m damaged (rn 17/02/2010), 18 houses gutted in Ilam, by Roshan Sanwa (ht 17/02/2010), Irate fire victims resort to vandalism in Ilam (ht 18/02/2010), Blaze victims seek relief, loan (ht 19/02/2010)

Mustang avalanche claims one (kp 13/02/2010)

2 killed, 5 injured in snow slide (ht 13/02/2010)

Nepal next in quake line after Haiti? (ht 11/02/2010), Build from fear (ht 12/02/2010), Learning From Haiti, by Jeevan Karki (rn 13/02/2010)

Two killed in Phidim inferno, by Lal Dev Dhungana (kp 07/02/2010)

Preparing For Worst, by Abijit Sharma (sp 05/02/2010)

Quake up, by Armugam Ananta (kp 04/02/2010)

Valley fire engines in dire state, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 04/02/2010)

Glacial flooding threatens village in Humla, by Pragati Shahi (kp 28/01/2010)

Glacier melting blunder puts Nepal in a fix, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 28/01/2010)

Emergency centres to aid rescue, relief operations (ht 26/01/2010)

Tremors felt in western Nepal (nn 18/01/2010)

Lessons to learn (ht 15/01/12010), Lessons From Haiti Horror (rn 15/01/2010), Schools for quake mitigation (kp 15/01/2010), Despite being at high risk from earthquakes, Nepal's lack of preparedness makes a mockery of Earthquake Safety Day, by Dambar K. Shrestha (nt 15/01/2010), Which World Cities Are Most Vulnerable to Earthquakes? (Chosun Ilbo 15/01/2010), To ensure never again, by Pragati Shahi (kp 16/01/2010), Rise of Himalayas giving rise to quake proneness, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 17/01/2010), Poor infrastructure, not the quake, kills people, by Sabin Chandra Acharya (ht 17/01/2010), Disaster mitigation body a must: Dixit, by Laxmi Maharjan (ht 17/01/2010), It’s coming (kp 17/01/2010), Haiti’s Earthquake: A Wake Up Call, by Laxman Datt Pant (rn 19/01/2010), Before it is too late: If a major quake hits Kathmandu, the city will be unlivable for decades, by Anil Bhattarai (kp 19/01/2010), "I feel the earth move": Apathy presents a greater risk to Nepal from earthquakes, by Wendy Cue (nt 22/01/2010)

Flood information system for Himalayan region, by Erika Yarrow (WEM Magazine 14/01/2010)

Country to mark 76th anniv of 1934 earthquake (ht 13/01/2010)

Wildfire in Annapurna region (ht 13/01/2010), APF tames Annapurna inferno (ht 16/01/2010)

Schools nationwide to take part in quake drill, by Pragati Shahi (kp 12/01/2010)

Major fire in Shyaulibang, Pyuthan (nn 08/01/2010), Fire victims spend night in hunger, by Devendra Bhadra (ht 11/01/2010)

Chill adds to Tarai woes, one dead in Birgunj (ht 04/01/2010), General life hit by cold (rn 04/01/2010), Cold wave in Tarai, 18 dead so far (kp 05/01/2010), Cold waves make life dear in Terai, six more die (nn 05/01/2010)

Saptakoshi flood victims yet to get land (ht 01/01/2010), Koshi flood victims protest resettlement bid, by Somnath Bastola (ht 03/01/2010)

Finland supports ICIMOD to establish regional flood information system in Himalayan region (nn 22/12/2009), Finnish govt to help set up regional flood information system (ht 25/12/2009)

Fire guts Rs. 2.5m in property (kp 14/12/2009)

Himalayan tsunami: "I saw a huge wall of dark brown water approaching us", by Kunda Dixit (nt 04/12/2009)

Renovation of Koshi barrage begins after 47 yrs (rn 04/12/2009)

Koshi flood-hit close ranks, seek compensation, by Somnath Bastola (ht 28/11/2009)

Glacial lake survey conducted (kp 18/11/2009), Global team assesses glacial lakes' risks (ht 19/11/2009)

Cracks in the earth, by Aayush Niroula (kp 14/11/2009)

Community-based planning essential to cope with disasters, by Gita Sapkota (kp 12/11/2009)

‘Biratnagar could be devastated by quake’, by Shekhar Regmi (ht 02/11/2009)

5 buried alive in sandslide, by Sabin Chandra Acharya (ht 29/10/2009), Illegal sand mine collapse kills 5, by Makar Shrestha (kp 29/10/2009), Relief for sand miner victims’ relatives (ht 31/10/2009)

Capital city functions with 3 fire brigades (kp 29/10/2009)

Kin hold relief hope months after tragedy, by Baburam Shrestha (ht 25/10/2009)

Rs 218M to Saptakoshi victims (ht 25/10/2009)

China constructs earthquake monitoring station at Everest (nn 20/10/2009)

Dipawali fails to illuminate landslide victims, by Kishor Budhathoki (ht 18/10/2009)

Plan unveiled to reduce disaster risk, by Liladhar Upadhyaya (rn 15/10/2009)

Landslides kill 36, floods ravage (kp 07/10/2009), 34 killed in landslides, floods (ht 07/10/2009), Landslides, floods kill eleven more (kp 08/10/2009), Another disaster (kp 08/10/2009), Govt wakes up to far-western flood havoc (kp 08/10/2009), Govt instructs relief aid to flood victims (rn 08/10/2009), Rain havoc in west Nepal kills at least 41 people (rn 08/10/2009), Floods toll at 46 in West (ht 08/10/2009), Unusual Calamity (rn 08/10/2009), Irreconcilable loss (ht 08/10/2009), Karnali's lifeline cut supplies, by Puskar Thapa (ht 08/10/2009), Children orphaned by landslides worry future, by Baburam Shrestha (ht 08/10/2009), UN to send envoy as Nepal flood toll crosses 50 (Irish Sun 08/10/2009), Landslides, floods toll 57 (kp 09/10/2009), Slides, floods wreck havoc on life, property (rn 09/10/2009), Rawal belies Achham locals' hopes, by Binod Thapa (ht 10/10/2009), Flood fury in Mid and Far-West: Tarda rescue, relief pile on human misery, by Shivaraj Bhatta and Damodar Bhandari (ht 10/10/2009), Noodles, beaten rice to beat pangs of hunger: As many as 1,500 households are awaiting govt's bounty (ht 10/10/2009), Farmers in despair over loss of yield (ht 10/10/2009), Relief And Beyond (rn 10/10/2009), Torrential rainfall ruins paddy crop (ht 11/10/2009), Paltry relief for ravaged Far-West (ht 12/10/2009), PM Nepal visits floods and landslides affected districts, pledges additional support (nn 13/10/2009) [He should have done so six days earlier!], Prime Minister tours flood-ravaged districts (ht 14/10/2009), Maoists spoil relief distribution, by Shivraj Bhatta (ht 14/10/2009), Relief distribution to flood victims stalled due to Maoist threat (nn 14/10/2009), Flood-hit make a beeline for power centre for relief, by Bishnu prasad Aryal (ht 14/10/2009), Rs 150 m for relief operations in floods and landslides affected region: PM Nepal (nn 14/10/2009), Relief aid of Rs 25,000 to flood victims announced (rn 15/10/2009)

Four die in Parbat landslide; bad weather hampers flights to and from Pokhara (nn 07/10/2009)

Landslide victims left to fend for themselves (ht 06/10/2009)

Dharan church collapse claims 23 lives, many more injured (nn 30/09/2009), Nepal church building collapse 'kills 23', by Deepesh Shrestha (Sydney Morning Herald 30/09/2009), Church building collapse kills 23 (ht 01/10/2009), Survivors shell-shocked later, by Somnath Bastola and Ratna Prasad Acharya (ht 01/10/2009), Home Minister promises relief to victims of church incident (nn 01/10/2009), Nation grief-stricken: The Dharan tragedy should make all the concerned alert so that such incidents do not occur in future (ht 02/10/2009), Govt forms probe panel, by Harsha Subba and Pradip Meyangbo (kp 02/10/2009), Tragedy in Dharan (kp 02/10/2009), One more church tragedy victim dies (rn 05/10/2009)

Fury nature on landslide victims, by Kishor Budhathoki (ht 25/09/2009)

Floods damage roads (rn 24/09/2009)

Saptakoshi flood victims cry for succour, by Somnath Banstola (ht 23/09/2009)

Landslide-hit chastise govt on relocation apathy, by Kishor Budhathoki (ht 20/09/2009)

45,000 ropanies of fertile land swept away by landslide (rn 19/09/2009)

Jhapa flood victims on warpath (ht 17/09/2009)

Situation of 800 landslide victims pathetic (rn 16/09/2009)

Hurricane occurs in various parts of Sindhuli (rn 14/09/2009)

Kanchanpur people fear floods (rn 12/09/2009)

No Watering Down: The more protest the project’s feasibility study faces, the stronger seems to become the chances for its construction, by Navin Singh Khadka (sp 11/09/2009)

Property worth Rs 10.32M damaged in landslide (rn 11/09/2009)

Three children killed in house collapse (nn 09/09/2009)

Two killed in landslides (nn 06/09/2009)

Landslides displace 60 households in Dailekh, by Puskar Thapa (ht 04/09/2009)

2,000 families face Koshi threat, by Abadesh Kumar Jha (kp 03/09/2009), Saptakoshi starts changing course amid govt inaction (rn 03/09/2009), Saptakoshi creates havoc in Sunsari (rn 04/09/2009)

13 missing in Khotang landslip (kp 02/09/2009), Landslide missing yet to be traced (ht 03/09/2009), 13 still missing in Khotang (rn 07/09/2009)

Landslide displaces eight families (ht 01/09/2009)

Doti landslide victims contract diarrhoea (ht 30/08/2009)

Flood displaced people of Surkhet forced to live in jungle (rn 29/08/2009)

Flood threat displaces Rukum folks (kp 27/08/2009)

Climate change increasing glacial burst danger (rn 27/08/2009)

16 buildings collapse in landslides (ht 26/08/2009)

Rescuers ensnared in landslides, by Kishor Budhathoki (ht 26/08/2009)

Seven killed, one missing in Jhapa floods (rn 26/08/2009), Eight die in Jhapa floods (ht 26/08/2009)

68 dead, 4000 displaced due to monsoon fury, says ministry, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ht 25/08/2009)

Flood displaced at risk, by Chetan Adhikari (kp 25/08/2009), Living on a prayer (kp 25/08/2009)

Hunger pangs bite flood-hit (kp 24/08/2009)

Rapti threatens to displace thousands, by Surendra Kafle (ht 23/08/2009)

Three more fall prey to landslip mishap in Doti (ht 23/08/2009)

Incessant rainfall renders many homeless in Tanahun (ht 22/08/2009), Landslides displace at least 40 families (ht 22/08/2009)

Aggrieved victims turn down relief (ht 21/08/2009)

Preparedness factor: Many lose their lives during the floods and landslides because the rescue teams are unable to reach them on time (ht 20/08/2009)

Koshi spur leak rings alarm (ht 19/08/2009)

A day to remember: The need for humanitarian relief continues to grow in Nepal, by Robert Piper (kp 19/08/2009), UN official highlights humanitarian workers’ woes, by Liladhar Upadhyaya (rn 19/08/2009)

Monsoon fury rages in Aug (kp 18/08/2009), Monsoon fury claims seven lives across nation (ht 18/08/2009), Six Nepalis die in Indian boat mishap as monsoon wreak havoc in many parts in Nepal (nn 18/08/2009), Monsoon wrath continues (kp 19/08/2009), More rainfall adds to misery (ht 19/08/2009), Children fall prey as floods, slides hit nation (rn 19/08/2009), Monsoon fury shows no sign of ebbing (kp 20/08/2009), Flood threat looms for Jite Bazaar, by Rabindra Shahi (ht 20/08/2009), Landslide claims 2 lives (ht 20/08/2009), 10 killed in floods, landslips (kp 21/08/2009), 11 killed in floods mudslides (rn 21/08/2009), Floods ravage eastern districts (kp 21/08/2009), Flood toll mounts; at least 12 perish (ht 21/08/2009), Swollen rivers pile on flood misery on Rautahat folks, by Pravat Kumar Jha (ht 21/08/2009)

Murky future stares at Koshi flood victims, by Abadesh Kumar Jha (kp 18/08/2009), Compensation for Koshi-hit (kp 20/08/2009) [Wow, they have been waiting just one year!]

Incessant rain in Jhapa hits villagers hard, by Kumar Luitel (ht 17/08/2009)

Inundation risk averted as river blockage cleared, by Kumar Luintel (ht 16/08/2009)

Sikding landslip victims catch diarrhoea, by Kishor Budhathoki (ht 15/08/2009)

Defective LPG cylinders a real menace, by Eliza Tuladhar ( 13/08/2009)

Landslide inflicts damage in Parbat (ht 11/08/2009)

Landslide victims face starvation, by Kishor Budhathoki (ht 10/08/2009)

Four killed in landslide in Dolakha (nn 10/08/2009)

150 families marooned in Makawanpur village, by Bhanubhakta Acharya (ht 09/08/2009)

Landslides kill, displace (kp 08/08/2009), Landslides displace 41 households in Dailekh (ht 08/08/2009)

Incessant rain confines Rautahat folks to houses (ht 07/08/2009)

Victims rehabilitated in landslip-prone area (ht 06/08/2009)

Flood havoc in Mahottari, by Ishwori Poudel (ht 06/08/2009), Flood havoc (kp 07/08/2009)

Landslides damage Karnali Highway (ht 04/08/2009)

Frequent landslides put five Sankhuwasabha VDCs in peril, by Kishor Budhathoki (ht 03/08/2009)

Joint bid to tame Koshi threat (kp 02/08/2009)

River of sorrow, by Balaram Chaulagain (kp 02/08/2009)

Landslips shut Baglung schools indefinitely (ht 01/08/2009)

Nine killed in landslides (nn 31/07/2009), 9 die in landslides (kp 01/08/2009), Landslides kill nine (ht 01/08/2009)

Budget woes stall Koshi repair, by Abadesh Kumar Jha (kp 29/07/2009)

Pokhara settlements risk caving in, by Bharat Koirala (ht 29/07/2009)

Landslips in East, Far West kill five (kp 28/07/2009), Rains wreak havoc; 10 dead (ht 28/07/2009), Flooding, landslides kill 22 in Nepal (Sydney Morning Herald 28/07/2009), Floods, landslides trigger mass displacement in west, by Shivaraj Bhatta (ht 29/07/2009), 15 still missing in Sankhuwasabha, by Kishor Budhathoki (ht 29/07/2009), Hundreds displaced due to floods (nn 29/07/2009), Landslides, floods continue wreaking havoc (ht 30/07/2009), Flood displaces 800 in Kapilvastu (ht 30/07/2009), Over 200 displaced in Sikidim landslips, by Surendra Subedi (kp 31/07/2009), Incessant rain mars rescue efforts (ht 01/08/2009), Rain aborts search, 9 still missing (ht 02/08/2009)

Seven drown in Siraha (kp 28/07/2009)

Water, water everywhere (kp 28/07/2009), Downpour lashes the Valley: Swollen rivulets change course,flood settlements, by Sabin Chandra Acharya (ht 28/07/2009)

Bid to tame Koshi flood (kp 27/07/2009), Koshi menacing (kp 28/07/2009)

13 perish in Sankhuwasabha landslide (nn 27/07/2009)

Five washed away by Kamala River (nn 27/07/2009)

Landslide fear stalks Mugu folks, by Jeewan Sejuwal (ht 24/07/2009)

Scorching heat claims three, by Kumar Luitel (ht 22/07/2009)

Thirty houses landslide-prone (ht 22/07/2009)

Flood-hit stage night-long sit-in, by Rajendra Bhatta (ht 21/07/2009)

For safe banks (ht 16/07/2009)

Koshi victims’ decades-old struggle continues, by Pradip Myangbo (kp 16/07/2009)

Marsyangdi maroons Talbazaar, by Kaman Gurung (ht 15/07/2009), Marsyangdi gushes into Taal village, by Prem Nepali (kp 16/07/2009)

India for high dam to tame Koshi (kp 13/07/2009)

Indian team satisfied with works at Koshi embankment (kp 13/07/2009)

Makeshift bridge swept away (kp 06/07/2009)

Extreme delay (kp 04/07/2009)

Red alert as Koshi level rises, by Somanath Bastola (ht 02/07/2009), Koshi risks spur damage with floods (rn 03/07/2009), Saptakoshi bridge on bad shape (rn 03/07/2009), Flood fear: As monsoon sets in,worried villagers spend sleepless nights, by Puskar Thapa (ht 03/07/2009), Increase in Saptakoshi water flow raises alarm bells (nn 03/07/2009), Koshi rips barrage gate, by Abadesh Kumar Jha (kp 04/07/2009), Fear looms as sluice gate breaches, by Somnath Banstola (ht 04/07/2009), Receding Koshi eroding spurs, by Abadesh Kumar Jha (kp 05/07/2009), Swollen Koshi panics locals in Sunsari (rn 05/07/2009), Carelessness led to Koshi barrage gate collapse (rn 06/07/2009), Koshi disaster recovery waiting for national attention, by Jagadish Pokharel (rep 06/07/2009)

Landslides claim six lives in Kaski and Mugu (nn 02/07/2009), At least nine killed in Nepal landslides (Dawn 02/07/2009)

World close to deadliest catastrophe triggered by Kosi embankment breach, by A.B. Thapa (sp 01/07/2009)

Koshi floodgates in bad shape, by Abadesh Kumar Jha (kp 29/06/2009)

Marsyangdi floods worry Tal Bazaar residents (rn 29/06/2009)

Infernos In The Making?, by Shyam K.C. (rn 25/06/2009)http://www.nepalnews.com/contents/2009/englishweekly/spotlight/jul/jul01/opinion.php

Nine killed in lightning strike (ht 24/06/2009), Lightning kills 10 (kp 24/06/2009)

Hospitals inside valley at high risk of earthquake damage, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 24/06/2009)

Scientists begin glacial lake studies (nn 23/06/2009)

Beat-the-GLOF Action Run to raise awareness of glacial floods (nn 17/06/2009)

It is a disaster (ht 11/06/2009)

Disaster victims’ plea for action (ht 10/06/2009)

Contractor quits Koshi repair work, by Abadesh Kumar Jha (kp 03/06/2009), Repair work of Koshi spurs comes to end, by Somnath Bastola (ht 03/06/2009), Contractor claims repair work in Koshi complete, Nepali side disagrees (nn 03/06/2009), Koshi Reconstruction: MPs finding belies contractor’s claim, by Abadesh Kumar Jha (kp 07/06/2009), High-level joint team inspects Koshi repair works (nn 11/06/2009), Indian envoy all praise for speedy repair work, by Somnath Bastola (ht 12/06/2009)

Koshi embankment work hits snag (ht 14/05/2009)

Koshi victims warn INGOs (rn 14/05/2009)

Sudden storm kills two in Lalitpur (ht 11/05/2009)

Govt seeks fund to fight wildfires (kp 10/05/2009)

Nagarjuna fire under control (ht 10/05/2009)

Sandstorms add to Koshi victims woes, by Somnath Banstola (ht 08/05/2009)

Animals lose habitat as 70 spots in 25 VDCs battle raging wildfires, by Gopal Chhantyal (ht 06/05/2009)

Thousands on the edge in landslip-prone villages (kp 05/05/2009)

Several villages face inundation, by Bikram Giri (rep 05/05/2009)

Nature's fury claims lives, by Prabhat Kumar Jha (ht 04/05/2009), Hetauda, Kapilvastu in eye of the storm (ht 04/05/2009), Gales wreak havoc in Tarai, toll 11 (kp 04/05/2009), Storms, lightning kill 13 in Terai (nn 04/05/2009)

Hailstorm claims half-dozen lives (nn 03/05/2009)

20 glacial lakes in Nepal posing danger of outburst due to melting of ice (Xinhua 30/04/2009)

Rs 276 million Indian aid to prevent floods in Nepal (ht 29/04/2009), Assistance for embankment (kp 29/04/2009)

Five VDCs in Sankhuwasabha prone to mudslide: Life of 1000 families at risk (rn 26/04/2009)

Five die in Gulmi bushfire (nn 25/04/2009), Wildfires claim seven lives (ht 26/04/2009), Forest fires rage on unabated, by Himal Dhungel (ht 26/04/2009), Wildfire taking toll, six more killed (rn 26/04/2009), Be prepared: Awareness should be imparted to the general people about what they could do to prevent such wildfires (ht 27/04/2009), Wildfire in over 400 places; govt mulls emergency measures (nn 27/04/2009), Wildfires reach unprecendented scale, by Pragati Shahi (kp 28/04/2009), Trail of destruction: Knowingly or not, nine out of 10 wildfires are caused by humans (kp 28/04/2009), 20 houses destroyed in fire (rn 28/04/2009), 51 houses gutted in Siraha (nn 28/04/2009), Wildfires raging in 31 districts (ht 29/04/2009), Raging blaze puts wildlife in peril (ht 29/04/2009), Blazes dying down, threat remains (kp 01/05/2009), Wildfire destroys 100 hectares (ht 01/05/2009), Wild fire spreads in Shuklafata (rn 01/05/2009)

13 army personnel perish in Ramechhap fire (nn 23/04/2009), 13 NA personnel charred to death, by Himal Dhungel (ht 24/04/2009), 13 soldiers die fighting blaze, by Tika Bhatta (kp 24/04/2009), Speculations abound about cause of tragedy (ht 25/04/2009)

Quake simulation exercise kicks off (kp 22/04/2009), Regional meet on earthquake begins today (ht 22/04/2009), Earthquake response simulation exercise begins in Kathmandu (nn 22/04/2009)

Govt opens purse strings for Koshi-hit, by Pragati Shahi (kp 21/04/2009), Fund-succour for Koshi flood victims, thanks to ruling allies (ht 21/04/2009), Finally, moving: The flood victims had become frustrated with the inordinate delay in receiving relief and also compensation (ht 23/04/2009), Rs 100 million distributed to Koshi victims (rn 23/04/2009)

Wildfire in western Nepal not under control for 3 days (Xinhua 12/04/2009), Palpa wildfire razing 3 days on (kp 13/04/2009)

Preparing for the worst, by Ram Prasad Shrestha (kp 08/04/2009)

Nepali gov't to resettle flood victims (Relief Web 08/04/2009)

Koshi victims ‘seize’ supply minister (kp 06/04/2009), Nepalese Flood Survivors Cope with Food Crisis (Alert Net 08/04/2009), Koshi victims' protest (ht 11/04/2009), 6 hurt as Koshi-hit, cops clash (kp 12/04/2009), 40 hurt as Koshi-hit, cops clash (kp 13/04/2009), Flood victims clash with cops; 50 injured, by Somnath Bastola (ht 13/04/2009), Flood-hit victims defy ban, protest on highway (ht 20/04/2009)

Two medical students die in rafting mishap in Karnali (nn 03/04/2009)

200 houses gutted, seven kids missing (ht 02/04/2009)

Conservationists Blame Climate Change For Nepal Wildfires (redOrbit 02/04/2009)

Scientists start regional network to study earthquakes in Himalayas (Mid-Day 02/04/2009)

Government to calculate wildfire losses (ht 30/03/2009)

Koshi victims padlock govt offices (ht 30/03/2009)

185 Yaks perish in wild-fire (nn 25/03/2009), DAO Sankhuwasabha compensates owners of yaks (rn 12/04/2009)

Delhi for joint flood control efforts, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 22/03/2009)

Fire causes huge loss in Saptari (rn 20/03/2009)

Over 80 yaks killed in wildfire in eastern Nepal (Xinhua 20/03/2009)

Minor killed, three injured in wildfire (kp 18/03/2009)

Midnight fire wrecks Bagalamukhi temple (kp 17/03/2009)

Two kids perish in fire (nn 15/03/2009)

Forest fires raging (kp 14/03/2009), Rasuwa under cloud of smoke (ht 16/03/2009), Fire destroys rare herbs (rn 16/03/2009), Valley under hazardous Asian Brown Cloud, by Sabin Chandra Acharya (ht 17/03/2009)

Over 400 huts gutted in Bhutanese refugee camp (nn 12/03/2009), Fire guts 250 huts in Beldangi (kp 13/03/2009), Fire in refugee camp, hundreds homeless (rn 13/03/2009)

Aid sought for Koshi victims (kp 10/03/2009), Study on Koshi flood victims complete (rn 12/03/2009)

Four killed as boat sinks in Sunkoshi (nn 09/03/2009)

OCHA Nepal Situation Overview (Issue No. 42, 16 - 28 Feb 2009)

200 houses gutted, man burnt alive (ht 01/03/2009), 200 houses gutted by fire; at least one dead (nn 01/03/2009)

Bushfire claims five in Myagdi (nn 01/03/2009)

Landslide displaces people in Kalikot (rn 27/02/2009)

Plan to manage Koshi basin (kp 26/02/2009), Project aims optimum use of water resources in Koshi river basin (ht 26/02/2009), Koshi basin mgmt project launched (rn 26/02/2009)

Fire reduces 80 houses to cinder (kp 22/02/2009), More than 100 houses gutted in Kapilvastu (ht 22/02/2009)

Koshi-hit, cops clash: 13 hurt (kp 20/02/2009), Flood victims, cops clash in Sunsari (ht 20/02/2009), Flood-hit clash with cops, five injured, by Somnath Bastola (ht 21/02/2009), Koshi victims keep up protest heat, by Somnath Bastola (ht 22/02/2009), Koshi flood victims continue strike (nn 22/02/2009), Passengers bear brunt, by Shankar Kharel (kp 23/02/2009), Displaced people obstruct construction works in Koshi (nn 23/02/2009), Work on Koshi embankments disrupted, by Somnath Bastola (ht 24/02/2009), India team cry for security, by Shankar Kharel (kp 25/02/2009), Highway section blockaded (kp 27/02/2009), Irate Koshi victims to continue protest (kp 28/02/2009), Koshi flood victims withdraw strike (nn 28/02/2009), Koshi victims put off agitation for 10 days (ht 01/03/2009)

No school for 15,000 displaced kids, by Shankar Kharel (kp 18/02/2009)

Delay in Koshi spur repair (kp 17/02/2009)

Symposium delves into quake threat to world heritage sites (ht 17/02/2009)

Local bodies to run fire brigades (kp 17/02/2009)

Kailali flood-hit rendered homeless: Dwellings of 250 families in forest area torched, by Shivaraj Bhatta (ht 15/02/2009), Kailali flood-hit face eviction, by Shivaraj Bhatta (ht 19/02/2009)

Policies sought for disaster mitigation (ht 15/02/2009), Call to mitigate disaster risks (kp 15/02/2009)

City fuel stations vulnerable to fire hazard, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 14/02/2009)

42 houses gutted in arson in Sarlahi (nn 13/02/2009)

Koshi-hit face cut in rations (kp 07/02/2009)

It's an emergency: Dial 101 for fire and pray, by Paavan Mathema (nt 06/02/2009), City fire brigade in sorry state, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 13/02/2009)

Koshi victims start 3rd phase of protest (rn 04/02/2009)

The soundless danger, by Sunil Babu Pant (kp 30/01/2009)

Renovation of East West highway resumes (rn 28/01/2009), E-W highway hitch to end in 3 weeks, by Lilaballav Ghimire (kp 29/01/2009), Koshi-ravaged highway back in service (kp 06/02/2009)

Koshi back to its original course; Next challenge: Dike repair, by Shanker Kharel (kp 27/01/2009), Saptakoshi river back on course, by Somnath Bastola (ht 27/01/2009), Saptakoshi reverted to original course (nn 27/01/2009), Deadly Nepal flood river diverted, by Charles Haviland (BBC News 27/01/2009), Koshi course altered, victims' plight not, by Somnath Bastola (ht 28/01/2009), Kosi embankment breach plugged at Kusaha, by Abhay Singh U(Times of India 01/02/2009)

Windstorm cause of uprooting trees in Banke (rn 27/01/2009)

Property worth millions gutted (ht 26/01/2009)

Earthquake preparedness: Too Little, Too Slow, by Keshab Poudel (sp 23/01/2009)

Koshi repairs need three more months (kp 20/01/2009)

Minister’s sermon on quake safety (kp 16/01/2009), Govt asked to okay disaster reduction policy (ht 16/01/2009)

Community Based Disaster Preparedness, by Jeevan Karki (rn 14/01/2009)

Saptakoshi contractor fined for delay (kp 13/01/2009)

Plan to reduce Teenau river’s damage moving ahead (rn 10/01/2009)

In all readiness for Quake Prevention Day (ht 09/01/2009)

Koshi flood victims turn down govt aid, by Shankar Kharel (kp 08/01/2009)

Boat operators face aggrieved passengers' fury, 6 hurt in clashes, by Somnath Bastola (ht 08/01/2009)

Stations to locate quake-prone zones, by Post B Basnet (ht 04/01/2009)

Two found dead, 19 still missing in Koshi boat tragedy (nn 04/01/2009), Two dead in Koshi boat tragedy, by Somnath Bastola (kp 05/01/2009), Death toll in Koshi boat tragedy reaches 6 (nn 05/01/2009), Koshi boat tragedy victims identified (ht 06/01/2009)

Work on burst dam on Koshi still incomplete (rn 02/01/2009), Koshi reverse a week away, say officials (kp 03/01/2009)

Floods Emergency appeal no. MDRNP002 Operations update no. 03 (Relief Web 02/01/2009) [see corresponding IRC report of 31/12/2008]

Early warning systems: Making Differences, by Keshab Poudel (sp 02/01/2009)

Experts suspect role of climate change in Koshi embankment (rn 26/12/2008)

Thousands of flood victims still getting help (Relief Web 26/12/2008)

Koshi-displaced surpass govt count (kp 21/12/2008)

Quake rattles valley (kp 20/12/2008)

Flood-hit on strike mode (kp 17/12/2008)

Half of Koshi back on its usual course (ht 14/12/2008), Experts change Koshi River flow (rn 14/12/2008)

Are Nepal and India aiming to kill Kosi High Dam Project?, by A.B. Thapa (sp 12/12/2008)

The handful for disaster preparedness, by Jeevan Karki (ht 12/12/2008)

Koshi embankment repair snail-paced, by Jitendra Khadga (kp 05/12/2008), Still high and dry: No relief in sight for the marooned east till spring, by Manoj Shrestha (nt 05/12/2008)

Dalit Koshi victims feel side-lined by govt, by Manoj Shrestha (ht 04/12/2008)

Tremor felt in valley (ht 02/12/2008), Tremors felt in eastern parts (nn 02/12/2008)

Finger in the dike, by Dinesh Kumar Mishra (Himal Southasian 12/2008)

Hospitals for flood-hit in lurch (kp 29/11/2008)

Expert says no to Koshi dam construction (kp 28/11/2008)

Floods Emergency appeal no. MDRNP002 Operations update no. 02 (Relief Web 28/11/2008) [See corresponding report by International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies]

German support for Koshi flood victims (ht 27/11/2008)

UN agency in eye of 'poor quality' relief storm, by Somnath Bastola (ht 25/11/2008)

Miseries galore for far-west flood victims, by Rajendra Nath (kp 23/11/2008)

Flood-hit have roof over them (kp 23/11/2008)

Fire fighters' cry for modernisation, by Shivani Rana (ht 23/1172008)

Post-flood, hunger pangs gnaw at Tarai districts' vitals, by Mudita Bajracharya (ht 22/11/2008)

Govt tells WFP to continue flood aid (kp 18/11/2008)

Flood victims not yet compensated (kp 14/11/2008), Koshi-hit plan fresh protest (ht 18/11/2008)

New cycle of devastating Kosi floods, by AB Thapa (sp 14/11/2008)

Disaster Waiting To Happen?, by Shyam K.C. (rn 13/11/2008)

Relief fund for conflict-hit soon, by Renu Kshetry (kp 11/11/2008)

Flood affected compelled to drink river water (kp 10/11/2008)

Flood victims encroach on forest land, by Shiva Raj Bhatta (ht 10/11/2008)

Koshi diversion to be ready by mid-December (kp 08/11/2008)

Charity or mockery?, by Pramilla Gurung (kp 08/11/2008)

Landslips imperil 300 families, by Tularam Pandey (kp 07/11/2008)

Koshi flood victims not yet compensated, by Renu Kshetry (kp 05/11/2008)

Nepal asks India to ease Laxmanpur inundation (kp 05/11/2008)

Failure of pilot channel affects road maintenance (rn 05/11/2008), Experts find fault with repair work on Koshi embankment (kp 05/11/2008)

Indian technical team coming to discuss long-term solution to Koshi inundation (nn 04/11/2008), High-level Indian team arrives (kp 05/11/2008), Indian technical team arrives to work out long-term solution to Koshi inundation (nn 05/11/2008)

3 die, over 60 fall ill in Nepali camp (Xinhua 02/11/2008)

Relief handed over to flood hit (kp 01/11/2008)

Party activists loot relief materials (kp 29/10/2008), Non-victims grab relief materials (rn 01/11/2008)

Give relief to flood, landslide victims in west: House (kp 23/10/2008), Comprehensive relief plan within week (rn 23/10/2008), Indian compensation to flood victims inadequate: Gautam (rn 23/10/2008), Relief distribution affected by false claims: Home Ministry (nn 23/10/2008), Gautam wakes up to flood reality, far-west in same league as east (ht 24/10/2008)

Commuters at mercy of Sunsari denizens, by Somnath Bastola (ht 22/10/2008)

Nepal: Floods, revised emergency appeal n°MDRNP002, GLIDE FL-2008-000104-NPL (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies 20/10/2008)

Ferry service across Koshi River soon (kp 20/10/2008)

Koshi waters diversion starts, by Jitendra Khadga (kp 18/10/2008), Govt drags feet on spur repair (ht 19/10/2008)

Koshi flood-hit knock PM’s door for relief (ht 18/10/2008), Flood hit farmers seek seeds (rn 18/10/2008)

WFP distributes food to flood-hit (kp 17/10/2008)

Disasters, relief works and corruption, by Narayan Manandhar (kp 17/10/2008)

Water world: Three months after the Kosi changed course, Bihar and Nepal are joined by tragedy, by Line Wolf Nielsen (nt 17/10/2008)

Poorest struggling to rebuild after floods (IRIN 17/10/2008)

Koshi flood victims relocated (kp 16/10/2008)

12,000 Indians in Sunsari camps (kp 15/10/2008)

Work on Koshi river diversion picks up, by B Basnet (kp 15/10/2008)

Flood-victim forced to drink polluted water (rn 13/10/2008), Filthy water lands flood-hit in sick bed (ht 13/10/2008)

Nepal: Returning home, more rain to come, by Pratigya R. Khaling (Relief Web 11/10/2008)

Dashain no fun for Koshi flood victims, by Shanker Kharel (kp 04/10/2008), Koshi victims still in lurch (kp 04/10/2008), Koshi victims block highway (kp 05/10/2008), Dashain adds agony to conflict victims, by Benupraj Bhattarai and Lavadev Dhungana (kp 06/10/2008), Cabinet nod to smooth supply of essentials in flood-hit areas (ht 06/10/2008), Flood victims struggle to eke out living (rn 06/10/2008), Koshi displaced end agitation (kp 07/10/2008), Koshi displaced to initiate an upraise (ek 10/10/2008)

Floods jeopardize fishermen’s livelihood, by Bharat Jargha Magar (kp 03/10/2008)

Kantipur Kosh gives 8.2m for flood victims (kp 02/10/2008), Relief still eludes flood-hit (kp 02/10/2008)

Saptakosi embankment will be repaired by March, say officials (nn 01/10/2008), Re-divert Koshi during Jan-March, expert says (kp 01/10/2008)

Rain stalls Koshi construction (kp 30/09/2008)

Rs 77m more for flood victims (kp 28/09/2008), Koshi displaced move into camps (kp 28/09/2008)

Kailali flood victims return (kp 28/09/2008)

Koshi course being corrected, by Shanker Kharel (kp 27/09/2008), Missing ferry (kp 27/09/2008)

6 missing, 7 rescued in boats capsize (kp 26/09/2008)

Govt to import motorboats for Koshi (kp 26/09/2008)

Flood victims facing health problems (kp 25/09/2008)

Fuel crunch hits Koshi displaced, by Bedraj Poudel (kp 24/09/2008)

Koshi flood victims, cops clash, 6 hurt (kp 23/09/2008)

Five killed in floods, landslips: Scores displaced (kp 21/09/2008), Floods and landslides kill over two dozen people in far west (nn 21/09/2008), Flood, landslides kill 20 more (kp 22/09/2008), Flood toll climbs to 45 in far-western districts (nn 22/09/2008), Mid, farwest rains toll at 41 (kp 23/09/2008), Rs 15.5m sop announced (kp 24/09/2008), India-built dam spurs floods, by Mohan Budhaair (kp 24/09/2008), Govt to expedite distribution of relief materials in flood-hit far west (nn 25/09/2008), Govt to declare emergency in flood-hit areas of far-west (nn 26/09/29008), WFP to feed 170,000 people displaced by floods in western Nepal (nn 26/09/2008), Far-west flood and landslide toll hits 64 (nn 27/09/2008)

Koshi erodes westward (kp 21/09/2008)

Health care for flood hit being upgraded (kp 21/09/2008), Flood displaced move into camps (kp 21/09/2008)

Protection of structures, by Shriram Sharma (kp 21/09/2008)

$800,000 US aid for flood relief (kp 20/09/2008), Diseases stalk flood-hit, by Byas Shankar Upadhyaya (ht 20/09/2008)

Landslide, flooding in western Nepal kill 5, hundreds displaced (Earth Times 20/09/2008)

UN representatives visit flood camps (rn 19/09/2008)

Kantipur relief fund collection wrapped up (kp 17/09/2008), Need For National Strategic Action, by Jitendra Rana (rn 17/08/2008)

India to announce Koshi flood relief (kp 16/09/2008), Nepal Army starts free boating in Koshi (rn 16/09/2008), Australia lends financial assistance for flood victims (nn 16/09/2008)

India-Nepal agree on action plan to avert floods (nn 16/09/2008)

More fund for Koshi flood-hit (kp 15/09/2008), Lack of equipment delays reconstruction, by Jitendra Khadga (kp 15/09/2008), Flood victims shifted to new place, by Pradeep Mayangbo (kp 15/09/2008), Factories reduce production by 80 pc, by Binod Bhandari (kp 15/09/2008), Flood woes, politics & political visit, by Shyam KC (kp 15/09/2008), Call to repair Chatara road (ht 15/09/2008), Locals complain about Chatara-Rampur road (rn 15/09/2008), Settlement of Koshi flood victims begins (rn 15/09/2008)

ADRA Nepal Situation Report 2 - Sunsari flood, compiled with information provided by ADRA Medical Team, UNOCHA, Government Authority and Humanitarian partners (Relief Web 14/09/2008)

Deluge hits east Nepal tourism, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 13/09/2008), Indian experts warn against high dam (kp 13/09/2008)

Bridge caves in; traffic hit hard (kp 13/09/2008)

ICRC houses for flood displaced, by Rameshchandra Adhikari (kp 12/09/2008), Ration card distribution under probe (ht 12/09/2008), Koshi Floods: Saptari Situation Brief nr. 11 (Relief Web 12/09/2008), Flood Havoc: The government declares state of emergency in flood-hit region to improve relief and rehabilitation efforts (sp 12/09/2008), Kosi flood disaster: What comes next?, by AB Thapa (sp 12/09/2008)

UML for new Koshi accord (kp 11/09/2008), CPN-UML wants new treaty on Koshi (ht 11/09/2008), Funds pouring in for flood victims (kp 11/09/2008), Irregularity in ration cards, by Somnath Bastola (ht 11/09/2008), Temporary rehabilitation of flood victims soon (kp 11/09/2008)

Fund flow continues in Kantipur Kosh (kp 10/09/2008), On shaky grounds, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 10/09/2008), Unity in catastrophe, by Alankar Khanal (kp 10/09/2008), Airlines double flights to east, by Merina Sharma (ht 10/09/2008), Danish assistance to flood victims (rn 10/09/2008)

Differences over govt plan to relocate flood-victims, by Pradip Myangbo (kp 09/09/2008), New channel to alter Koshi course (ht 09/09/2008), Alternative route to cut-off eastern Nepal in five weeks, by Merina Sharma (ht 09/09/2008), Koshi disaster: Nepal-India govt blamed (rn 09/09/2008), UNICEF External Situation Report No. 6 Nepal Floods – 08 Sep 2008 (Relief Web 09/09/2008), Party-local administration dispute over resettlement area (nn 09/09/2008)

4 more die in camps: Diarrhea turning into epidemic (kp 08/09/2008), Ministry takes urgent measures (kp 08/09/2008), More fund in Kantipur Kosh (kp 08/09/2008), What I saw in camps: Mahato (kp 08/09/2008), Indian MPs blame own techies for Koshi deluge, by Jitendra Khadga (kp 08/09/2008), Needs joint effort: Mahara (kp 08/09/2008), Eight more flood victims die of diseases; toll climbs to 36, by Somnath Bastola and Byas Shankar (ht 08/09/2008), Koshi barrage talks figure on PM’s agenda (ht 08/09/2008)

10,000 hit after bridge washed away (ht 08/09/2008)

Flood displaced to be relocated soon (kp 07/09/2008), 5 more die in camps, by Shanker Kharel (kp 07/09/2008), Comic duo relief for the displaced, by Somnath Bastola (ht 07/09/2008), Death toll rises in flood displaced camps (nn 07/09/2008)

Plan to control soil erosion sought (ht 07/09/2008)

Lawmakers rap Nepal, India for deluge (kp 06/09/2008), Koshi rendered many landless in hours, by Thira L Bhusal (kp 06/09/2008), Fund for Koshi-hit swells (kp 06/09/2008), Koshi high dam top agenda (kp 06/09/2008), Medical teams for flood-displaced camps (kp 06/09/2008), Relief is the word (kp 06/09/2008), Koshi denial to stay confined, by Tanka Prasad Kafle (kp 06/09/2008), Diarrhoea claims two lives in Saptari relief camp (ht 06/09/2008), TMDP slams govt over flood control (ht 06/09/2008), Reconstruction works begin for Koshi-victims (rn 06/09/2008), 'Unverified' flood victims go hungry (nn 06/09/2008)

NRCS focus on disaster mgmt (rn 06/09/2008)

Investigation of quake-prone areas begins (rn 06/09/2008)

Three missing in Damauli flood (rn 06/09/2008)

Swollen rivers put villages in peril (kp 06/09/2008)

Kosi River: From ‘Sorrow of Bihar” to “Sorrow of Nepal?” Issues and Episodes to Reflect On, by SB Pun (sp 05/09/2008), Rs 2.5b okayed for relief, rehab, by Yuvraj Acharya and Prabhakar Ghimire (kp 05/09/2008), Govt plans to invite WB to work on Koshi (kp 05/09/2008), Identity cards for flood displaced, by Shanker Kharel (kp 05/09/2008), Industries prepare to relocate, by Binod Bhandari (kp 05/09/2008), After the deluge, by Trilochan Upreti (kp 05/09/2008), Emergency declared in flood-hit VDCs (ht 05/09/2008), Experts’ take on Koshi flood management (ht 05/09/2008), Easy access to Indian roads demanded (rn 05/09/2008), ‘Reconstruction of Koshi embankment top priority’ (rn 05/09/2008), Before and after (nt 05/09/2008), Children of the flood: Families fleeing floods have settled where the Kosi used to flow, by Priya Joshi (nt 05/09/2008), Fatalism and hope: Everybody loves a good flood, by Prashant Jha (nt 05/09/2008), Govt drastically failed in handling Koshi tragedy: TMLP chief Thakur (nn 05/09/2008), Damaged Koshi embankment will be repaired within 7 months: Gacchadar (nn 05/09/2008)

Govt to declare Inaruwa, 9 VDCs ‘emergency areas’, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 04/09/2008), Rs 730m relief plan proposed, by Prabhakar Ghimire (kp 04/09/2008), Kantipur Group hands over Rs 11.5m to PM’s fund (kp 04/09/2008), NA men to help repair spurs (kp 04/09/2008), Lalu postpones Nepal visit, by Gopal Khanal (kp 04/09/2008), Flood raises epidemic scare (ht 04/09/2008), Displaced return as flood subsides in Paschim Kusaha, by Manoj Shrestha (ht 04/09/2008), Govt forms high-level team to coordinate relief works in flood-hit areas (nn 04/09/2008), Emergency to be declared in flood-hit areas (nn 04/09/2008)

Relief to 50,000 for 9 months proposed, by Yuvraj Acharya (kp 03/09/2008), 9 displaced die in camps (kp 03/09/2008), More aid to Koshi-hit people (kp 03/09/2008), Koshi deluge impacts westward, by Rabindra Upreti (kp 03/09/2008), UML for use of alternative routes (kp 03/09/2008), Army pressed in to curb flood fury (ht 03/09/2008), Cover-up slur on Sunsari government officials, by Somnath Bastola(ht 03/09/2008), Lalu Yadav to initiate talks on Koshi flood (nn 03/09/2008), Road reconstruction will take time; FM Yadav to talk to India to solve transport problem (nn 03/09/2008), 9 persons die in camp for displaced (nn 03/09/2008), Home away from home? (tg 03/09/2008)

Landslide risk forces locals to stage sit-in, by Arjun Shah (kp 03/09/2008), Landslip renders 40 households homeless, by Kishor Budhathoki (ht 03/09/2008)

East Nepal seeks alternative highway (kp 02/09/2008), Three flood-victims die in Saptari (kp 02/09/2008), Post-deluge outbreak toll six (ht 02/09/2008), Kantipur Kosh crosses Rs 10m (kp 02/08/2008), Little headway to check barrage erosion, by Somnath Bastola (ht 02/09/2008), Flood of Bihar victims in Saptari, by Byas Shankar Upadhyaya (ht 02/09/2008), Relief for flood-hit being misused (ht 02/09/2008), Floods likely to ravage east Sunsari (rn 02/09/2008), DPM Gautam reaches Koshi to inspect flooded area (nn 02/09/2008)

Materials crunch mars repairs, by Thira L Bhusal and Shankar Kharel (kp 01/09/2008), 5 Saptokoshi displaced die of diarrhea: Deaths, displacement up as deluge hits life (kp 01/09/2008), 5 die of diarrhea in camp for flood displaced (nn 01/09/2008), More donations to Kantipur Kosh (kp 01/09/2008), Whither Koshi River?, by Dipak Gyawali (kp 01/09/2008), Blame game hits flood relief hard, by Somnath Bastola (ht 01/09/2008), Saptakoshi breach: An avoidable tragedy (ht 01/09/2008), UNICEF Responds To Millions Affected By Floods In India And Nepal With Life-Saving Supplies (Medical News 01/08/2008), Unprecedented deluge (Hindu 01/09/2008), Koshi river water level goes down (nn 01/09/2008)

Flood displaces 2,000 in Morang (rn 01/09/2008)

Tanakpur dam leaking, by Shiva Raj Bhatta (ht 01/09/2008)

Flood relief, rehabilitation India’s responsibility: Yadav, by Gopal Khanal (kp 31/08/2008), Hundreds still trapped, by Thira L Bhusal and Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp 31/08/2008), Erosion continues, more VDCs in peril (kp 31/08/2008), Koshi flood posing threat to wildlife, by Pragati Shahi (kp 31/08/2008), Flood victims turn to God for help (rn 31/08/2008), Koshi River Floods in Sunsari and Saptari OCHA Situation Report No. 6 (Relief Web 31/08/2008), 4 die after snakebite (nn 31/08/2008)

5 killed, 4 hurt in Tanahun landslips, by Santosh Pokharel (kp 31/08/2008), Five killed in Tanahun landslides (nn 31/08/2008), Landslides claim seven lives (ht 31/08/2008)

Flood moms struggle to save newborn, by Thira L Bhusal (kp 30/08/2008), Koshi erosion speeds up, by Bikas Thapa & Shankarl Kharel (kp 30/08/2008), Over Rs 900,000 collected in Kantipur relief fund on Friday (kp 30/08/2008), NBL staffs donate Rs 1.8m (rn 30/08/2008), Swollen Koshi strands hundreds (ht 30/08/2008), $1.4m aid for flood-hit (ht 30/08/2008), Corruption slur on flood relief, by Somnath Banstola (ht 30/08/2008), ‘Bhim dam’ under threat (rn 30/08/2008)

Bihar asks Delhi to take up floods with Nepal (kp 29/08/2008), WFP to feed 50,000 flood victims (kp), WFP food assistance to reach flood-hit soon (ht 29/08/2008), Embankment repairs start today, by Thira L Bhusal & Shankar Kharel (kp 29/08/2008), Over 60,000 affected by highway damage, by Binod Bhandari & Bedraj Poudel (kp 29/08/2008), Flood relief funds pour in (kp 29/08/2008), ‘1,000 Koshi Tappu folks at risk’ (kp 29/08/2008), Lessons from the flood, by Ambikesh Kumar Jha (kp 29/08/2008), Sites for rehabilitation (ht 29/08/2008), Rehabilitation of flood victims begins (rn 29/08/2008), Flood victims in need of medicine, food (ht 29/08/2008), New cycle of Kosi flood disaster, by A.B. Thapa (sp 29/08/2008), “Efforts Aimed At Immediate Relief”, interview with home secretary Umesh Prasad Mainali (sp 29/08/2008), Nature’s Wrath Or Height Of Negligence?, by Keshab Poudel (sp 29/08/2008), A flood of recrimination (nt 29/08/2008), Nepal turning away Indian flood victims (Gulf Times 29/08/2008), Koshi calamity destroys infrastructures, could take a long time in reconstruction (nn 29/08/2008), Efforts on to provide special protection to flood-affected children (nn 29/08/2008)

Bakraha threatens 150 families (kp 29/08/2008)

Saptakoshi deluge: Nepali technicians begin spur repairs, by Shankar Kharel (kp 28/08/2008), India orders ‘immediate solution’, by Gopal Khanal (kp 28/08/2008), VVIP visits hitting relief, rescue op, by Somnath Bastola (ht 28/08/2008), VIP visits strain relief work (kp 28/08/2008), Vice President visits Saptari flood victims, by Jitendra Khadga (kp 28/08/2008), RBB, SNPL donate to PM Fund (kp 28/08/2008), Expedite relief, rehab for flood victims: NC (kp 28/08/2008), Tower swept away, power supply hit (ht 28/08/2008), 2 dead, over 5 thousand ill in camps for flood displaced as Nepali technicians begin repair work (nn 28/08/2008), WFP to provide support to flood victims for a month (nn 28/08/2008)

Koshi destroyed Rs 300m in crops, by Prabhakar Ghimire (kp 27/08/2008), Technicians begin repairs, by Jitendra Khadga (kp 27/08/2008), ‘We’ll stop erosion with internal resources’, by Shankar Kharel (kp 27/08/2008), Govt forms team (kp 27/08/2008), Panel to redress flood victims’ woes (ht 27/08/2008), High-level government team to camp in Sunsari for rescue works (nn 27/08/2008), More donations pour in for relief fund (kp 27/08/2008), Two more spurs on verge of collapse (ht 27/08/2008), Flood-hit desperate to find status of missing kin, by Somnath Bastola (ht 27/08/2008), Victims complain of poor relief distribution; relief material looted (ht 27/08/2008), Women at flood-victim camps face risk of sexual harassment (nn 27/08/2008), President’s Concerns (rn 27/08/2008)

3 of a family die in house collapse (kp 27/08/2008)

Prez visits flood areas (kp 26/08/2008), President visits flood-hit, returns incognito!, by Somnath Bastola (ht 26/08/2008), Indian team arrives; Ministries told to add teeth to flood rescue, repairs (kp 26/08/2008), Rain might delay Koshi reconstruction, by Pragati Shahi (kp 26/08/2008), Fund flow for flood victims continues (kp 26/08/2008), Saptari flood victims face scarcity (kp 26/08/2008), Koshi may wreak more havoc (ht 26/08/2008), Saptakoshi flood: Red Cross to begin rescue in full gear (ht 26/08/2008), Industries at standstill (ht 26/08/2008), Lessons from Koshi disaster, by Jitendra Rana (ht 26/08/2008), Victims complain over relief help, missing kin (rn 26/08/2008), Forty-thousand displaced by Saptakosi floods: Home Ministry (nn 26/08/2008), Support to Koshi flood victims (nn 26/08/2008)

Earthquake felt in Kathmandu (kp 26/08/2008), Strong earthquake hits Tibet (Reuters 26/08/2008)

13 families displaced in Ilam (rn 26/08/2008)

Relief fund for flood-hit growing (kp 25/08/2008), Saptakoshi deluge hits banana farmers, by Binod Bhandari (kp 25/08/2008), Flood victims’ rehab in a week: Koshi embankment erosion continues, by Shankar Kharel (kp 25/0872008), Saptakoshi deluge closes schools, by Lilaballav Ghimire (kp 25/08/2008), Koshi barrage (kp 25/08/2008), Do nothing in haste, by Shyam KC (kp 25/08/2008), Crops worth Rs 300 million washed away, by Somnath Bastola (ht 25/08/2008), Flood-hit feeling hunger pangs, by Rabin Giri (ht 25/08/2008), President Yadav in Sunsari to inspect flood-hit areas (nn 25/08/2008), Koshi River Floods in Sunsari and Saptari: OCHA Situation Report No. 5 (OCHS 25/08/2008)

Landslides kill 2, displace scores (kp 25/08/2008)

Rural roads in bad shape in Lamjung, by Ramji Rana (ht 25/08/2008)

Disease adds woe to flood victims (kp 24/08/2008), Medicos sent to curb outbreaks (ht 24/08/2008), Aid to flood victims pours in (kp 24/08/2008), Saptakoshi keeps up depredations, by Shanker Kharel (kp 24/08/2008), Industries to use Indian roads for ferrying goods (kp 24/08/2008), Flood-hit reluctant to move into camps, by Byas Shankar Upadhyaya (ht 24/08/2008), Relief beyond reach for many flood victims, by Somnath Banstola (ht 24/08/2008), Domestic animals await rescue (rn), Cattle sick, fodder a problem (ht 24/08/2008), Sunsari Flooding OCHA Situation Update No. 4 (OCHA 24/08/2008)

Indrawati displaces 19 families in Sindhupalchok (rn 24/08/2008)

‘Non-maintenance by India led to Koshi havoc’, by Thira L Bhusal (kp 23/08/2008), Donations for flood victims flowing in (kp 23/08/2008), Flood aid continues to pour in (ht 23/08/2008), Authorities face problem managing shelter: Numbers of flood displaced swelling, by Shanker Kharel (kp 23/08/2008), Ailments afflict deluge displaced, by Somnath Bastola (ht 23/08/2008), Home ministry likely to approach donor agencies (ht 23/08/2008), Corporate world joins hands for flood victims’ succour (ht 23/08/2008)

Saptakoshi breach: Woman’s body found; over 1,000 still out of contact, by Shankar Kharel (kp 22/08/2008), Funds generated for flood victims (kp 22/08/2008), Relief eludes flooded villages in Sunsari (ht 22/08/2008), ‘70pc Koshi flow entered villages’ (kp 22/08/2008), Passengers use Chatara route (kp 22/08/2008), Koshi changes course, diseases stalk victims (ht 22/08/2008), 35,000 homeless after Koshi havoc: Govt (ht 22/08/2008), Repair 3 spurs: Technical team (ht 22/08/2008), Relief fund being generated to flood victims (rn 22/08/2008), Local administration starts taking details of the Koshi flood victims (nn 22/08/2008), Nepal: Sunsari Flooding OCHA Situation Update No. 3 (Relief Web 22/08/2008) [see full report and map], Kosi Disaster: As a result of ignoring the warnings issued by experts, the Kosi river over flanked to embankment affecting the lives of thousands of people (sp 22/08/2008) [This once again goes to the responsibility of those who have been in power for so many years and did nothing!], Living with rivers: It's always the poor who suffer when we abuse our waterways, by CK Lal (nt 22/08/2008)

Many sick in camps, victims rue poor relief: Over 3,000 rescued, dozens missing, by Shankar Kharel (kp 21/08/2008), 35,000 displaced by Saptakoshi deluge (kp 21/08/2008), Rescue, relief efforts top priority: PM (kp 21/08/2008), PM announces 2-phase relief for victims of floods (rn), PM flooded with heart-rending pleas, by Somnath Bastola (ht 21/08/2008), Govt urged to provide relief to flood victims (ht 21/08/2008), Medical teams in flood-hit areas (kp 21/08/2008), Flood fury: 5,500 rescued so far (ht 21/08/2008), India, Nepal need to work in tandem: Top official (ht 21/08/2008), Bursting at the seams (ht 21/08/2008), Sapta Koshi Floods (rn 21/08/2008), Hundreds missing, thousands await rescue (rn 21/08/2008), Thousands rescued from flooded Sunsari villages (nn 21/08/2008), Nepal: Sunsari - Flooding due to Koshi Barrage Collapse (Relief Web 21/08/2008), Thousands flee after dam burst (Gulf Times 21/08/2008), 50,000 Nepalese flee after dam burst (Daily Times 21/08/2008)

5 houses buried in landslide (kp 21/08/2008)

Dozen houses buried in Baglung (rn 21/08/2008)

Marshyangdi gives sleepless night (rn 21/08/2008)

200 landslide-hit people of Kalikot in dire straits (ht 21/08/2008)

300 families rescued: Tinau flood wreaks havoc, by Amrita Anmol (kp 21/08/2008)

Saptakoshi Embankment Breach: Over 50,000 displaced; 6 missing, by Shankar Kharel (kp 20/08/2008), Flood fury: 40,000 flee homes in Sunsari; 20 missing, by Somnath Bastola (ht 20/08/2008), Saptakoshi continues to wreak havoc (rn 20/08/2008), India blames Nepali administration (kp 20/08/2008), Evacuees crying out for food (kp 20/08/2008), Parties urge quick govt response to flooding (kp 20/08/2008), PM to inspect flood-hit areas (ht 20/08/2008), PM reaches Sunsari to inspect Koshi flood disaster (nn), Govt seeks Indian help to repair barrage (ht 20/08/2008), Thousands affected by Nepal flood (BBC News 20/08/2008), Several missing after flooding in eastern Nepal (iht 20/08/2008)

Landslips block highways: Two killed in house collapse (kp 20/08/2008)

Over 25,000 flee homes: Saptakoshi breaches embankment, inundates settlements, by Shankar Kharel (kp 19/08/2008), Flood renders 30,000 homeless, by Somnath Bastola (ht 19/08/2008), Norwegian Minister Solheim visits Mahottari (kp 19/08/2008), 3 killed, 5 feared dead in landslides (kp 19/08/2008), Swollen rivers wreak havoc in Kapilvastu, villagers in peril (ht 19/08/2008), India refuses to open floodgates (rn 19/08/2008), India claims lack of cooperation from Nepali authorities resulted in flooding in Sunsari; PM to inspect flood-affected areas (nn 19/08/2008)

Landslip toll hits 5, 41 families displaced, by Tularam Pandey (kp 18/08/2008)

Koshi inundates dozen villages in Sunsari (nn 18/08/2008)

Mudslides claim 7 lives in remote district (nn 18/08/2008)

Mother, son killed in landslide (rn 18/08/2008)

6 killed in landslides (kp 17/08/2008)

143 families at risk of landslide, by Ghanashyam Khadka (kp 15/08/2008)

Kapilvastu VDCs inundated (ht 15/08/2008)

‘Nepal prone to natural calamities’ (kp 14/08/2008)

Landslips kill 1, blocks highway (kp 14/08/2008)

Hetauda awaits Rapti havoc, by Pratap Bista (kp 13/08/2008)

Thirteen Dalit families in peril (ht 11/08/2008)

Monsoon mayhem: Two missing, four hurt in Rukum (ht 10/08/2008)

Downpour lashes Valley (ht 10/08/2008)

Landslide fear displaces 51 families (07/08/2008)

Nine killed in landslide in Bajura (nn 07/08/2008), Nine feared dead in Bajura landslide (ht 08/08/2008), 4 of family among 9 killed in landslide, by Arjun Shah (kp 08/08/2008)

Villagers distressed after river sweeps away bridges (nn 06/08/2008)

Bodies of three siblings found in landslide debris (ht 05/08/2008)

New strategy to tackle disasters in the offing, by Mohan Guragain (ht 02/08/2008)

Call for concerted efforts to end South Asia’s flood woes (ht 01/08/2008)

Rainy season brings more misery to Musahars, by Aman Koirala (kp 31/07/2008), Holiya folks seek respite from swollen Rapti, by Surendra Kafle (ht 31/07/2008), Nine killed in Jajarkot landslide (nn 31/07/2008), 6 of family among 9 killed in landslide, by Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 01/08/2008), Five of family among 11 feared killed in landslide (ht 01/08/2008), Flood affects 70 households of Mahottari (rn 01/08/2008)

Organisations geared up for disaster relief (ht 31/07/2008)

Displaced families get no relief (kp 30/07/2008)

Flood in Lopra river hits trekkers, locals in Mustang (ht 30/07/2008), Landslides obstruct highway in Rasuwa (rn 30/07/2008)

Locals listen for siren to flee homes during monsoon, by Mohan Budhaair (kp 29/07/2008), 18 families at risk of landslide, by Dilliram Khatiwada (kp 29/07/2008)

Fire destroys six houses, 10 shops in Panchthar (ht 29/07/2008)

Boat capsizes in Kailali district; 15 missing (nn 27/07/2008), Two die, 5 missing in boat capsize, by Mohan Budhaair (kp 28/07/2008)

Flood-hit villagers left high and dry (kp 23/07/2008), Floods, landslides hit various parts of country (kp 24/07/2008), Thousands marooned in Sunsari, Saptari (ht 24/07/2008), Landslides sweep away land in Sankhuwasabha (rn 24/07/2008), Landslides block Beni-Jomsom road (rn 24/07/2008), Floods, landslides cause havoc in various parts of country (nn 24/07/2008), Thousands displaced by flooding in eastern Nepal (Earth Times 24/07/2008), Over 1000 houses flooded across the country (kp 25/07/2008), Monsoon onslaught (kp 25/07/2008), Swollen rivers wreak havoc in villages (ht 25/07/2008), Govt pledges aid for flood victims (ht 25/07/2008), Floods, landslips continue (kp 26/07/2008), Diseases affect flood-hit villagers (ht 26/07/2008), Floods displace 19 families in Kanchanpur (rn 27/07/2008), Flood fears force them to stay awake at night, by Shivraj Bhatt (ht 28/07/2008)

Landslide damages project, Dhading VDC faces water crisis, by Keshav Adhikari (ht 23/07/2008)

Rains deluge Nawalparasi VDCs (kp 22/07/2008)

Inundation continues, so does ‘ineptitude’, by Bechu Gaud (kp 21/07/2008)

Gobargadha folks fear inundation, try to escape wrath of Koshi river (ht 21/07/2008)

5 hurt, 1 missing: 8 die in landslips, by Rajendra Pratap Shah & Juli Gurung (kp 20/07/2008)

Flash floods likely in western Nepal (kp 19/07/2008)

Rain displaces 25 families (ht 19/07/2008)

Solukhumbu landslip puts 50 houses in peril (ht 18/07/2008)

Karnali Highway blocked, by Tularam Pandey (kp 17/07/2008)

Flood ravages 25 houses in Sarlahi (kp 16/07/2008)

Preventive measures sought to combat natural disaster (kp 14/07/2008)

Dozen Saptari VDCs at risk of inundation (ht 08/07/2008)

600 families face flood threat (ht 07/07/2008), Torrential rain inundate two villages, hundreds of families displaced (nn 07/07/2008)

National strategy for cutting disaster risk, by Jitendra Rana (ht 07/07/2008)

Monsoon mayhem: Flood sweeps away six houses in Kailali village (ht 06/07/2008)

1,200 families flee impending floods, by D R Panta (kp 02/07/2008), Govt ill-prepared to tackle monsoon mayhem (ht 02/08/2008)

4 killed, dozens displaced (kp 30/06/2008), 4 killed in monsoon havoc (nn), Landslide displaces 100 families (ht 30/06/2008)

Landslides disrupt transport (kp 29/06/2008), Monsoon havoc: Power plant swept away, one killed in Jaleshwor (ht 29/06/2008)

Flood damages drinking water pipes, by Prem Kumari Ghale (kp 27/06/2008)

Could it happen here? The writing's on the wall for earthquake-prone schools, by Dewan Rai (nt 27/06/2008)

4 killed, 1 injured in landslip (kp 26/06/2008)

Swollen rivers wreak havoc (ht 16/06/2008), Landslides displace 20 Khotang households, 250 houses in peril (ht 20/06/2008), Wherever they go, Rapti follows, by Surendra Kafle (ht 20/06/2008), Monsoon havoc: Two drown, hundreds of families displaced (ht 21/06/2008), Hundreds flee homes as flood season approaches, by Jitendra Khadga (kp 22/06/2008), Two dead, hundreds displaced by flooding (Gulf Times 23/06/2008)

Banke DAO wants flood relief in advance (kp 13/06/2008)

Botched bungalows (ht 30/05/2008)

Red Cross holds earthquake (ht 24/05/2008)

Storm lashes Sankhuwasabha (ht 20/05/2008)

Nepal deprived of pre-flood messages, by J Pandey (kp 18/05/2008)

It will happen here: The Sichuan quake is a wake-up call for Nepal, by Aruna Uprety (nt 16/05/2008)

Swelling Imja lake puts Khumbu region in peril, by Razen Manandhar (ht 15/05/2008), Disaster in making (ht 16/05/2008)

Fire raging in Bardiya National Park (ht 28/04/2008)

12 houses gutted in fire (kp 26/04/2008), Burning question (kp 28/04/2008)

52 fire victim families demand relief (kp 23/04/2008)

School, houses damaged (kp 16/04/2008)

Cold-related diseases claim 9 lives (nn 03/04/2008)

Epicentre Kathmandu: Kathmandu ranks #1 as the city most vulnerable to earthquakes (nt 15/02/2008)

Child killed in Solukhumbu fire (kp 21/01/2008)

Nepal loses Rs 2.17 b annually in disasters, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 16/01/2008), Improve seismic resistance: Oxfam (kp 16/01/2008), National Earthquake Safety Day being observed today (nn 16/01/2008)

Kathmandu at risk! (nn 14/01/2008)

Four flood victims hurt in baton-charge (kp 04/01/2008)

15 die in Bheri bridge collapse: scores missing, by J. Pandey (kp 26/12/2007), Bheri bridge collapse: Toll reaches 16 with 36 still missing, by Motilal Poudel (kp 27/12/2007), Bridge tragedy (kp 28/12/2007), Bheri bridge collapse: Victims demand probe, relief (kp 29/12/2007), How the bridge collapsed, by Narayan Gurung (kp 01/01/2008), Bridge collapse toll hits 20 (kp 09/01/2008)

Hailstorm destroys crops in Dolakha (nn 14/11/2007)

Flood victims unhappy with relief package distribution, by Jitendra Khadka (kp 10/11/2007)

5 magnitude earthquake hits central Nepal (nn 29/10/2007), Quake rattles capital (kp 30/10/2007)

Locals urge embankment construction, by J Pandey (kp 25/10/2007)

Flood displaced have nowhere to go, by Ganesh Chaudhary (kp 13/10/2007)

Floods and Landslides Emergency Appeal no. MDRNP001 Operations Update No. 3 (Relief Web 11/10/2007) [see full report]

Landslide buries school, students suffer (kp 12/10/2007)

Villages flooded again, 3 drown (kp 30/09/2007), Incessant rain claims three lives (samn 30/09/2007)

4 die in separate incidents (kp 15/09/2007)

Global warming threatens glacial lakes (samn 14/09/2007)

Landslide, flood toll higher this summer (kp 11/09/2007), Death toll reaches over 180 by land slides, floods in Nepal (Relief Web 11/09/2007), Saptari floods dislodge 3,000 (kp 13/09/2007)

Two more die in river flooding (nn 08/09/2007), Flash floods kill four villagers in Kaski (nn 08/09/2007), Floods continue havoc (kp 08/09/2007), 5 more die in landslips: Monsoon mayhem refuses to cease (kp 09/09/2007), 5 killed, 9 hurt in landslides (samn 09/09/2007), Six die in Sindhuli landslides (nn 11/09/2007)

No respite from floods, landslips (kp 06/09/2007), 3 die, hundreds displaced in floods (kp 07/09/2007)

3 dead, over 20 missing as boat capsizes in Rapti River (nn 05/09/2007), 7 dead, over 25 missing as boat capsizes in Rapti River (nn 06/09/2007), Death toll in Rapti River boat mishap reaches 13 (nn 06/09/2007), 20 still missing
Rapti boat capsize toll climbs to 12, by Janak Nepal (kp 07/09/2007)

Supplies crunch in store for flood victims (kp 05/09/2007), More relief fund for flood victims (nn 06/09/2007), EC offers 2 million euros for Nepal in emergency aid (nn 05/09/2007)

Rainfall takes its toll, one each killed in Sindhupalchowk and Dhading (nn 05/09/2007)

Flooding displaces thousands in Rupandehi, by Amrita Anmol (kp 04/09/2007), Butwal flood sweeps away 104 houses (samn 04/09/2007)

Five die in landslides (nn 04/09/2007)

Landslide renders 4 families homeless, by Biplav Maharjan (kp 03/09/2007)

Flood dislodges 300 families in Banke, by Janak Nepal (kp 02/09/2007)

Food aid distribution going smoothly in flood-hit areas in Nepal: WFP (pd 02/09/2007)

Six killed in floods, landslips (kp 01/09/2007)

Landslide claims two lives in Gulmi (nn 31/08/2007)

Neplease Army medical team carrying out health exam for flood-hit people (pd 31/08/2007)

ECHO provides € 9.5 million to South Asia's flood victims (nn 30/08/2007)

Improving flood prevention measures, by Khilendra Basnyat (kp 29/08/2007)

Delivery of relief materials hindered: WFP (nn 29/08/2007)

2 schoolchildren die, 3 missing as boat capsizes on Rukum's Syafru Lake (nn 26/08/2007)

Great Flood and Noah's Ark, by Bal Krishna Sharma (kp 25/08/2007)

Nepal launches earthquake preparedness programs in capital city (pd 24/08/2007)

Recurring deluge, by Avantika Regmi and Surendra R Devkota (kp 20/08/2007)

Thousands displaced due to flooding (kp 16/08/2007), Fresh floods hit Bardia folk (samn 16/08/2007), Nepal: Flood and land slide information bulletin no. 25 (Relief Web 16/08/2007) [see full report by NRCS], Hundreds displaced as fresh floods hit parts of western Nepal (Monster and Critics 16/08/2007), WFP begins food distribution to flood victims; ICRC urges agitators not to obstruct supplies (nn 16/08/2007), Half a dozen die of floods in different parts (nn 16/08/2007), 4 die, hundreds displaced in floods (kp 17/08/2007), Downpour to affect eastern, central region (kp 17/08/2007), Fleeing the flood: The waters have not extinguished the madhes fire, by John Narayan Parajuli (nt 17/08/2007), After the deluge, by Aruna Uprety (nt 17/08/2007), Classroom No. 9 (nt 17/08/2007), Call For Access (sp 17/08/2007), Three more killed in floods; NA intensifies relief efforts (nn 17/08/2007), Flood in full spate throws life out of gear (kp 18/08/2007), Flood-hit locals stage protest (kp 18/08/2007), Recurring floods (kp 18/08/2007), Nepal flood death toll crosses 130 (Gulf Times 18/08/2007), 2 killed in flood, landslide (kp 19/08/2007), Flood and land slide information bulletin no. 27 (Relief Web 20/08/2007) [see full report by NRCS], UN to deploy teams to assess needs of flood victims (nn 21/08/2007), Donors pour money into relief fund (kp 21/08/2007), Flood and land slide information bulletin no. 28 (Relief Web 22/08/2007), Flood death toll reaches 146 in Nepal (Xinhua 23/08/2007), French provide aid for flood victims (nn 23/08/2007), Six die in landslide in Gulmi (nn 24/08/2007), Irregularities in aid for flood victims alleged (kp 24/08/2007), Flood and land slide information bulletin no. 29 (Relief Web 24/08/2007) [see full report], Landslide kills five in Pyuthan (nn 25/08/2007), 4 of family among 9 landslide dead, by Ghanashyam Gautam and Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 25/08/2007), 6 die in landslide, by Numaraj Khanal (kp 26/08/2007), Landslide kills seven in Pyuthan (samn 26/08/2007), Fresh landslides kill 10 in Nepal (Gulf Times 26/08/2007)

BY GHANASHYAM GAUTAM in Gulmi & BHIM BAHADUR SINGH (kp 25/08/2007)

Landslide victory: Bioengineering in Nepal, by Badri Paudyal (Science and Development Network 16/08/2007)

At least 4 killed in far western Nepal's landslide (Xinhua 13/08/2007), Eight killed, two missing in landslides and flooding in west Nepal (Monster and Critics 13/08/2007), Nine killed in landslides (nn 13/08/2007), More support for flood victims (nn 14/08/2007), South Korea, China provide assistance to flood victims (kp 14/08/2007), Flood victims relocate, by Janak Nepal (kp 14/08/2007), Landslide kills 6 of a family (kp 15/08/2007)

Getting rid of flood havoc, by Trilochan Upreti (kp 11/08/2007)

WFP warns of long-term relief needs for South Asian flood victims (nn 10/08/2007), Danish aid for flood victims (nn 10/08/2007), Germany pledges 1 million euros for Nepal flood victims (Monster and Critics 10/08/2007), Australia provides Rs 33.6 million for flood victims (nn 10/08/2007), Help Nepal appeals for donations for flood victims (nn 10/08/2007), ICRC brings additional help for flood victim (nn 10/08/2007), Red Cross issues emergency appeal to help Nepal flood victims (nn 11/08/2007), UN calls for unhindered access for aid workers in flood-affected region (nn 11/08/2007), Donations for flood-hit people stream in (kp 11/08/2007), Flood of int’l aid for flood-hit (samn 11/08/2007), Flood victims reject old clothes (samn 11/08/2007), Germany, Denmark to aid flood victims (kp 12/08/2007)

House panel raps govt over floods: Need for national policy: Pradhan (kp 08/08/2007), Funds for flood victims pour in (kp 08/08/2007)

Floods leave many in dire straits (kp 01/08/2007), Over 1000 flood victims fall sick (samn 01/08/2007), Flood toll reaches 86; UN appeals for unhindered access to rescuers (nn), 12 more die due to flood, diarrhea: Flood repercussions prompt deaths, disease (kp 02/08/2007), NRNA appeals to Nepali Diaspora for help to flood victims (nn 03/082007), WFP comes to the rescue of flood-victims (nn 03/08/2007), Dearth of relief materials irks flood victims (kp 03/08/2007), Unnatural disasters (nt 03/08/2007), Wreaking Havoc, by Keshab Poudel (sp 03/08/2007), Nepal: Floods and Landslides OCHA Situation Report No. 1 (Relief Web 03/08/2007), Nepal floods (map) (Relief Web 03/08/2007), Govt appeals for help to cope with natural disaster (nn 03/08/2007), Biratnagar witnesses record rainfall (nn 23/08/2007), Monsoon wrecks havoc across South Asia; human toll over 1000 (nn 04/08/2007), $1.5 million needed for three months (kp 04/08/2007), 5 more die in flood related catastrophes (kp 04/08/2007), Flood victims clash with police in Inaruwa (nn 05/08/2007), Woes, worries dismay flood-hit people (kp 05/08/2007), Nearly 10,000 families displaced by floods and landslides; toll reaches 93 (nn 05/08/2007), Spice Nepal, Chaudhary Group support flood victims (kp 06/08/2007), 3 more die due to floods (kp 06/08/2007), Funds pour in for flood victims (kp 07/08/2007), Nepal: Flood and Land slide information bulletin no. 20 (Relief Web 07/08/2007), Nepal: Flood and land slide information bulletin no. 21 (Relief Web 07/08/2007), WHO-EHA Nepal floods and landslides health update: Situation report 3 - 5 Aug 2007 (Relief Web 07/08/2007)

Floods wreak havoc (kp 23/07/2007), Floods wreak havoc in four Tarai dists (samn 23/07/2007), Lawmakers demand demolition of Indian dams; floods affect Terai (nn 23/07/2007), Flood renders many homeless in districts (kp 24/07/2007), Floods inundate 24 villages (samn 24/07/2007), Indian illegal dam construction inundate (samn 24/07/2007), Floods spell chaos in districts (kp 25/07/2007), Rains, floods wreak havoc in Tarai (samn 25/07/2007), Floods, landslides paralyze life throughout Nepal (Relief Web 25/07/2007), Flashfloods and landslides claim 5 lives (nn 26/07/2007), Flashfloods kill 4 person: Life crippled across the country (kp 26/07/2007), Flood wreaks havoc in various places, four feared dead (nn 26/07/2007), Lawmakers call for immediate relief works in flood affected areas (26/07/2007), Home Minister announces relief package for flood victims (nn 27/07/2007), Five of a family killed in landslide (nn 27/07/2007), 5 from one family dead, toll hits 11: Six killed in floods, landslides (kp 27/07/2007), Floods claim six more lives (samn 27/07/2007), Floods leave thousands homeless in Nepal (Washington Post 27/07/2007), Flood wreaks havoc in southern plains (Relief Web 27/07/2007), Flood leaves thousands stranded; four more killed (nn 28/07/2007), 2 more die, toll hits 13: Monsoon deluges terai (kp 28/07/2007), Floods continue to ravage Tarai (samn 28/07/2007), Govt for tackling terai issues together (kp 28/07/2007), MPs to donate five days salary to flood victims (nn 28/07/2007), Bad weather hampers relief efforts in flood-hit areas (nn 28/07/2007), Nepal flood toll rises to 15, tens of thousands displaced (Monster and Critics 28/07/2007), After floods, famine stalks Nepal (Gulf Times 28/07/2007), Seven die in Gulmi landslide; flood continues to take lives (nn 28/07/2007), Over 16,000 families displaced by floods (nn 29/07/2007), 17 more die in floods: Toll reaches 32 (kp 29/07/2007), 18 more deaths in watery grave (samn 29/07/2007), Monsoon floods, landslides kill 18 in Nepal (iht 29/07/2007), Nepal flood toll climbs; over 75,000 displaced (Gulf Times 29/07/2007), Govt intensifies rescue efforts in flood-hit districts; NC, CPN-M to mobilise cadres (nn 29/07/2007), Govt announces Rs 50 million as emergency relief to flood victims (nn 29/07/2007), Flood toll reaches 74: Govt to release Rs 50m for relief (kp 30/07/2007), Floods claim five more lives (kp 30/07/2007), Calamitous rains (kp 30/07/2007), Nepal blames India as flood toll nears 70 (wi 30/07/2007), Nepali flood toll reaches 74 (Relief Web 30/07/2007), Snakes wreak havoc in flood-hit villages (Gulf Times 30/07/2007), NA steps up rescue and relief operations (nn 30/07/2007), NC, NA, others mobilize relief (kp 31/07/2007), 3 more die due to floods: Rains gradually subsiding (kp 31/07/2007), Flood deaths hit 77 (samn 31/07/2007), Five die in floods (nn 31/07/2007), UN comes to the rescue of flood victims (nn 31/07/2007)

Two people die in natural calamity (nn 20/07/2007)

Landslide kills 5 people in western Nepal (iht 13/07/2007), 24 killed in landslides in Baglung, Bajura (nn 13/07/2007), 26 feared dead in landslides in Baglung, Bajura (nn 13/07/2007), Another 5 die in Bajura: Landslides kill 21 in Baglung (kp 14/07/2007), Baglung landslide toll rises to 25 (nn 14/07/2007), Nepal rains leave 28 dead, drought in other parts (wi 14/07/2007), Landslide in Jajarkot kills three (nn 15/07/2007), Situala briefs parliament on landslide losses (nn 15/07/2007), Landslides displace 150 locals in Baglung, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 16/07/2007), Be prepared (kp 16/07/2007), Rescue teams struggle to bring aid to landslide victims (Relief Web 16/07/2007), Landslide death toll reaches 24 (samn 17/07/2007)

Morang declared drought-hit district (samn 12/07/2007)

Floods affect life in lower Mustang (samn 12/07/2007)

500 Sankhuwasabha families face landslide threat (kp 07/07/2007), ‘Help the landslide-threatened’ (kp 07/07/2007)

Landslide displaces 6 families (samn 05/07/2007)

Densely-populated Kathmandu said facing increased earthquake risk (Relief Web 19/06/2007)

Landslide kills two (nn 19/06/2007)

Locals flee village fearing landslide, by Ghanashyam Ojha (kp 18/06/2007)

Over 80 families displaced by flooding, by Rabindra Upreti (kp 17/06/2007), Hundreds displaced in Nepal flooding (Relief Web 18/06/2007)

What is NDPC doing?, by Er Narayan Gurung (kp 15/06/2007)

Doomsday ahead, warns Nepal godman (wi 13/06/2007), Home Ministry trashes earthquake rumours (nn 13/06/2007), Doomsday spares Nepal, smites fake prophet (wi 22/06/2007), 'Trishul Baba' arrested (nn 22/06/2007)

Old temples of Nepal can resist high magnitude earthquake with short duration (Xinhua 12/06/2007)

Temples are vulnerable to quakes: study (samn 06/06/2007)

Flood season is approaching, by Trilochan Upreti (kp 05/06/2007)

Fire destroys 65 houses in Rajbiraj, 13 in Pyuthan (nn 02/06/2007)

Landslide menace displaces 80 families, by Biplav Maharjan (kp 01/06/2007)

Dozens feared dead, hundreds stranded in freak snow storm in Nepal (Monster and Critics 29/05/2007), 16 killed, hundreds missing in Dolpa snowstorm (nn 29/05/2007), NA chopper drops rescuers in Dolpa (nn 30/05/2007), 16 yarchagumba pickers feared dead, by J Pandey and Motilal Poudel (kp 30/05/2007), Nepal storm traps fungus hunters, by Mark Dummett (BBC News 30/05/2007), Snowstorm kills 16 Dolpa herb hunters (samn 30/05/2007), Dolpa blizzard: Rescue work on (kp 31/05/2007), 1,000 Dolpa locals still missing (samn 31/05/2007), Rescue team heads towards Kaigaon (nn 31/05/2007), Rescuers reach Kaigaun, begin search (kp 01/06/2007), Rescue team finds 16 bodies in Kaigaon (nn 01/06/2007), 16 dead yarcha pickers identified (kp 02/06/2007), Dolpa rescue mission completed (nn 04/06/2007)

Mountaineers' fear of global warming, by Surendra Phuyal (BBC News 21/05/2007)

Series of tremors hit eastern Taplejung (nn 16/05/2007), Locals fear more quake tremors (samn 19/05/2007), Quake-hit Taplejung folk living in fear (samn 31/05/2007)

Heavy rain, hail buries 25 houses (kp 13/05/2007), Storm kills one in Nawalparasi (samn 13/05/2007)

Experts to discuss how vulnerable people be protected from disasters (nn 08/05/2007), Women and Children Victims of Natural Disasters: South Asia disaster preparedness conference kicks off in Nepal, by Muhammad Aslam Khan (on 09/05/2007)

Gender concerns in disaster management, by Bhawana Upadhyay (kp 29/04/2007)

Nepal scientists warn of glacier flood threat, by Dambaru Ballab Kattel(Science and Development Netwotk 26/04/2007), Global warming and Himalayan glaciers, by AB Thapa (sp 27/04/2007)

Fire engulfs entire village (kp 31/03/2007)

Valley denizens gear up for quake safety, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 29/03/2007), KMC preparing detailed map of valley (samn 30/03/2007)

Five women buried to death in Salyan (nn 22/03/2007)

Over 70 houses gutted in fire in Saptari, Udaypur (nn 15/03/2007)

National DRM strategy by April (kp 27/02/2007), Unshockable: Earthquake-proof buildings can save thousands of lives, by Mallika Aryal (nt 02/03/2007)

Over 100 cattle die due to heavy snowfall (kp 23/02/2007), Snowfall brings famine (kp 23/02/2007)

Earthquakes and Nepal, by AB Thapa (sp 16/02/2007), Moderate quake jolts Nepal (samn 18/02/2007)

Three die in snowfall (nn 14/02/2007), 1 killed, 4 missing in snowfall (kp 19/02/2007)

1 dies of severe cold, life hard hit (kp 09/02/2007)

Three die in landslide in Darchula (nn 04/02/2007)

Preparing for earthquakes, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 14/01/2007), Earthquake Safety Day being observed (nn 16/01/2007), 'Snakes can be used to predict quake' (samn 16/01/2007)

‘Declare Bhojpur a drought-hit district’ (samn 07/01/2007)

Strategy for disaster risk management on anvil (kp 05/01/2007)

Two more die due to cold (nn 01/01/2007), Cold wave kills 3, flights canceled (kp 01/01/2007), Cold wave kills 6 more, toll hits 9 (kp), Two more die of cold wave; death toll reaches 11 (nn 03/01/2007), Death toll reaches 16 from cold snap in southern Nepal (Relief Web 03/01/2007), Cold claims 9 more lives: Toll hits 18 (kp 04/01/2007), Cold wave toll hits 28 (nn 04/01/2007), More people succumb to cold wave (Relief Web 04/01/2007), 18 die as icy Himalayan air hits Nepal lowlands (Khaleej Times 04/01/2007), Cold spell kills 9 more: Toll climbs to 27 (kp 05/01/2007), 12 more die in Terai cold wave, Toll hits 39 (kp 06/01/2007), Cold wave hitting poor the hardest (samn 06/01/2007), Terai cold kills 5 more (kp 07/01/2007), Cold wave kills four more: Death toll hits 48 (kp 08/01/2007), Wintry cold displaces 40 families, by Dharma Poudyal (kp 09/01/2007), Kin of cold wave dead too poor for last rites (kp 10/01/2007), Cold spell (kp 11/01/2007)

Soil erosion puts 550 houses at risk, by Damodar Neupane (kp 29/12/2006)

Possible lake outburst worries locals (samn 28/12/2006)

18 houses gutted (kp 24/12/2006)

Displaced flood victims picket CDO Office, by Kamal Panthi (kp 24/12/2006)

Landslide displaces 90 families, by Ghanashyam Ojha (kp 20/11/2006)

Panel seeks help for hailstorm-hit (samn 19/11/2006)

Suggestion to reduce natural calamities (samn 01/11/2006)

Quake may cause acute water crisis: experts (kp 01/11/2006)

Hailstorm destroys crops (kp 01/11/2006)

No education for kids of flood-hit areas (kp 11/10/2006)

A trickle of hope: We went to help flood victims, and realised the problems went far deeper, by Sadeep Shah and Abhishek Thapa (nt 29/09/2006)

Floods destroy 5 houses (kp 27/09/2006), Floods wreak havoc in Mahottari (kp 28/09/2006), 1,000 families displaced by floods (samn 29/09/2006)

4 of a family killed in house collapse, by Rishiram Poudyal (kp 26/09/2006)

Incessant rain hits life nationwide (samn 25/09/2006), Heavy rain cripples life in eastern Nepal (kp 26/09/2006), Rains wreak havoc outside capital (samn 26/09/2006)

Four of a family killed in Sindhupalchowk landslide (nn 25/09/2006)

Red Cross plays a leading role for survivors of floods, by Hari Adhikari, Nepal Red Cross Society (Relief Web 19/09/2006)

WFP Begins Major Feeding Operation For Flood Victims In Western Nepal (Medical News Today 16/09/2006)

Two killed in landslide in Sindhupalchowk (nn 16/09/2006)

Landslides displace 150 families, by Ghanashyam Khadka (kp 15/09/2006)

3 dead, 2 missing in landslide (kp 14/09/2006)

Flood Aftermath, by Kamal Panthi (kp 13/09/2006), Monsoon victims (kp 14/09/2006)

Food supplies continued despite bad weather: WFP (nn 11/09/2006) Flood victims complain about lack of relief supplies (kp 12/09/2006), WFP appeals to donors (kp 12/09/2006), RRN provides relief assistance to flood, landslide hit people (nn 12/09/2006), Govt provides Rs 4 m to flood-hit dists (samn 15/09/2006)

4 die, 30 houses swept away (kp 11/09/2006)

Seven people died in floods, landslides and lightning in several districts Friday night and Saturday, by Ghanashyam Khadka (kp 10/09/2006), Seven killed, many missing in different parts of country (nn 10/09/2006), Floods, mudslides wreck havoc again (samn 10/09/2006), Traffic movement in Mugling-Narayangarh road partially resumes; death toll reaches 11 (nn 10/09/2006)

Govt seeks $32.5m for flood victims (kp 10/09/2006)

India-built barrages, by Trilochan Upreti (kp 08/09/2006)

Rehab work starts for disaster-hit (kp 08/09/2006)

Rs 30m WFP food aid (kp 06/09/2006)

Medicines in flood-hit zone but not doctors, by Kamal Panthi (kp 05/09/2006)

Govt appeal for $120m flood, drought assistance (kp 05/09/2006)

Epidemic looms at flood victims' camps, by Kamal Panthi (kp 04/09/2006), ‘No-epidemic in flood-hit areas’ (kp 06/09/2006)

Achham landslide, by J Pandey (kp 01/09/2006), Apathy saddens calamity victims, by J Pandey (kp 03/09/2006)

9 perish in Mustang landslide, by Kulchandra Neupane (kp 30/08/2006)

21 more die in floods, landslides (kp 29/08/2006), Emergency meet on rescue, relief (kp 29/08/2006), Aftermath of floods, landslides (kp 30/08/2006), Army cookies feed hungry landslide-hit children, by Mohan Budaair (kp 30/08/2006), Monsoon havocs (kp 30/08/2006), Flood Havoc, by Kamal Panthi (kp 31/08/2006), Govt SOS for help, releases Rs 23.8m relief (kp 01/09/2006), Flood victims face disease, lack of relief (kp 01/09/2006)

3 killed, 5 injured by lightning (kp 29/08/2006)

Floods wreak havoc in western Nepal (kp 28/08/2006)

10 of a family die in landslide, by Rajendra Nath (kp 27/08/2006)

Two still missing in Kaligandaki (kp 27/08/2006)

Landslide buries a passenger bus in Ramechhap district (nn 15/08/2006), Landslide buries passenger bus in central Nepal (Xinhua 16/08/2006)

Lightening kills three in central Nepal (pd 14/08/2006)

Pilgrims stranded at Trishuli-Dhunche road, by Krishna Thapa (kp 12/08/2006)

Experts to discuss disaster preparedness for natural hazards in Nepal (pd 07/08/2006)

Moderate quake hits India-Nepal border, no damage (Reuters 05/08/2006), Minor quake hits Nepal-India border (nn 05/08/2006)

Landslide kills 10 in Rasuwa (nn 03/08/2006), 4 killed, 6 missing in Rasuwa landslide, by Krishna Thapa (kp 04/08/2006), Landslide buries 10 people in Nuwakot (samn 04/08/2006)

Landslide in northern Nepal blocks highway to Tibet (Star 23/07/2006)

Three of a Nuwakot family killed in landslide (nn 22/07/2006)

Rise in Koshi water level wrecks havoc, by Bedraj Poudel (kp 20/07/2006)

Three person of a family die in a landslide (nn 20/07/2006)

Landslide victims in dire straits, by Prem Nepali (kp 19/07/2006), Magar Association of UK assists landslide victims (nn 19/07/2006)

Two girls swept away by flooded canal (kp 18/07/2006)

'Flood prevention better than cure' (samn 16/07/2006), Koshi River eroding embankment (kp 17/07/2006)

Eight killed, over a dozen missing in Kaski landslide (nn 15/07/2006), 17 Buried in Landslide, 13 Missing in Nepal: Search and rescue operations underway, by Rajan Pokhrel (Ohmy News 16/07/2006), Rain hampers search for 13 missing in west Nepal landslide (Star 16/07/2006), Landslide buries alive 16 in Kaski (samn 16/07/2006), 17 killed, 13 missing in Kaski landslide (nn 16/07/2006), 17 killed, 13 missing as landslide destroys hamlet: Army, police, Maoists team up in rescue work, by Prem Nepali & Prakash Baral (kp 16/07/2006), Rescue efforts for missing after landslide in Nepal going on (People's Daily 17/07/2006), 3 more bodies recovered: Kaski landslide, by Prem Nepali (kp 17/07/2006), Cause of Nepane landslide, by Er Narayan Gurung (kp 19/07/2006)

Nepal launches earthquake precaution preparation program (People's Daily 15/07/2006)

Flood threat haunts locals, by Madhav Dhungana (kp 11/07/2006)

Rapti floods Holiya VDC, by Janak Nepal (kp 10/07/2006), River floods submerges six villages in mid-western Nepal (People's Daily 10/07/2006)

Surging Bagmati River sweeps away five houses (nn 02/07/2006), Bagmati ravages homes: Victims demand compensatation, resettlement (kp 03/07/2006), Flood victims yet to get land, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 08/07/2006)

22 missing in boat capsize, by Bedraj Poudel & Shanker Kharel (kp 01/07/2006), Symbolic cremation held for missing persons (kp 09/07/2006)

Flood sweeps two dozen houses in Terai (nn 30/06/2006), Flood sweeps away 25 houses, by Shiva Puri (kp 30/06/2006)

Two swept away by flooded river (samn 25/06/2006)

2,200 locals to be shifted to safe area: Indian construction brings inundation, by Janak Nepal (kp 24/06/2006)

Lightning claims five in Kaski, Nuwakot (nn 24/06/2006)

Seven die due to flood in Baglung (nn 07/05/2006), Seven die as hotel swept away, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 07/05/2006)

Over 200,000 valley houses under risk of collapse: Study (nn 07/04/2006)

Fire Takes Its Toll Nationwide, 95 Houses Gutted (nln 29/03/2006), Fire guts 95 houses in districts (kp 29/03/2006), Two killed, over 100 houses gutted, in separate fire outbreaks (nn 29/03/2006), Fire guts hundreds of houses in Terai: Two minors killed (kp 30/03/2006), Fighting fires (kp 30/03/2006), Hundreds of houses gutted (kp 31/03/2006), 10 killed as fires spread through Nepal (wi 03/04/2006), 10 killed, four injured in fire outbreak in Sindhuli (nn 03/04/2006), 10 dead, 69 houses gutted in fires (kp 04/04/2006), Fire victims in pathetic condition, by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp 05/04/2006)

Valley ill-prepared to tackle major fires, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 28/03/2006), Time for caution (kp 28/03/2006)

80 houses gutted in Bhojpur; four fires on Sunday in Valley (nn 27/03/2006), 28 families homeless 80 houses gutted in Bhojpur (kp 27/03/2006), Wildfire hits Shivpuri forest (kp 27/03/2006)

Melting like icecream cones: Yet, global warming and retreating glaciers don’t make it to the World Water Forum, by Mallika Aryal (nt 24/03/2006)

Himalaya Ice-Melt Threat Monitored in Nepal, by James Owen (National Geographic, 10/03/2006), Himalaya ice-melt threat monitored (samn 11/03/2006)

Himalayan melting risk surveyed, by Navin Singh Khadka (BBC News 05/03/2006)

400 landslide-hit families left in lurch, by D R Panta (kp 25/02/2006)

First Step: With the implementation of building code, the government has initiated a major step to avert the human catastrophe in the event of major earthquake (sp 20/01/2006)

Nepal Develops Earthquake Resistant Architecture: A plan for safer houses in rural areas, by Rupesh Silwal (Ohmy News 18/01/2006)

Getting ready for the Big One: Inner city communities in Kathmandu and Patan prepare for the earthquake that will surely come, by Aarti Basnyat and Mallika Aryal (nt 13/01/2006), All Allah’s will: In Kashmir, a Nepali gets a glimpse of the aftermath of a future quake in his own country, by Asim Singh Mahat (nt 13/01/2006), Are we safe against 'quake calamity'? by Koshraj Koirala (kp 15/01/2006), Experts call for awareness on earthquake (nn 16/01/2006)

Sirsa flood victims left in lurch (nn 11/12/2005)

Millions face glacier catastrophe: Global warming hits Himalayas, by Robin McKie (Guardian 20/11/2005)

Int’l cooperation must to deal with natural disaster: Experts (nn 19/11/2005)

Disaster risk management education, by Komal Raj Aryal (kp 15/11/2005)

SAARC nations agree to set up disaster centre (nn 11/11/2005)

Flashflood threat in the Himalaya Growing: Experts (nn 29/10/2005), Flood threat in Himalayas grows: experts (samn 01/11/2005)

Not if, but when (nt 28/10/2005)

Snowfall kills 300 yaks in Manang, by Tirtha Neupane (kp 26/10/2005), 400 tourists stranded in Manang (nn 26/10/2005), 'Tourists trapped' in Nepal snow (BBC News 26/10/2005), Climbers, 300 yaks perish as snow wreaks havoc in Nepal (wi 26/10/2005)

Nepal: Floods Appeal No. 17/2004 Final Report (rw 26/10/2005)

Disaster management in Nepal, by Ramesh M Tuladhar (kp 25/10/2005)

Damages put to be over 20 million rupees in Dang (nln 24/10/2005)

Lessons of Kashmir for Kathmandu: My home is still standing but my soul is buried in the rubble, by Farooq Ahmad (nt 21/10/2005)

Too little, too late (kp 18/10/2005)

Quake-prone Nepal sitting on powder keg (wi 09/10/2005)

Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 1 (rw 30/09/2005)

Global warming major reason behind landslides: Report (nn 29/09/2005)

Water induced disasters (kp 28/09/2005)

15 dead, 52 missing in flooding in west Nepal village (Khaleej Times 28/09/2005), 10 killed, 36 missing in floods in Dadeldhura (nn 28/09/2005), Nepal flood toll rises to 18 (wi 28/09/2005), 13 killed 33 missing in floods in Dadeldhura (nn 29/09/2005)

Mahakali river deluge renders 1500 homeless (ko 26/09/2005), Floodwaters inundate villages in far-west; one dead, another missing (nn 26/09/2005), Dam collapse leaves 1500 homeless (samn 27/09/2005), At least five dead, hundreds homeless in Nepal floods (wi 27/09/2005)

Seismicity And Nepal ’s Water Resources, by AB Thapa (sp 02/09/2005)

Dozens of villages submerged in Terai (nn 27/08/2005), Floods wreaking havoc in eastern Terai (kp 27/08/2005), Four die in floods (kp 28/08/2005)

Flood victims feel neglected (Reuters Alert Net 25/07/2005)

6 killed, 5 missing in landslide (kp 20/07/2005), Armed conflict hampers rescue operation (nn 20/07/2005)

Raging Rapti submerges 6 villages, by J Pandey (kp 19/07/2005), Rautahat people moving out of flood fears (rn 19/07/2005), Govt apathy dismays flood-hit, by J Pandey (kp 20/07/2005)

Melting glacier worries locals, by Ang Chhiring Sherpa (kp 04/07/2005), Glacial menace (kp 05/07/2005)

Bangladesh, Nepal among world’s leading disaster hot spots (New Kerala 31/03/2005)

Role of plants in landslide protection Shri Ram Newpane (kp 23/01/2005)

Nepal for establishment of disaster forecasting system (rn 22/01/2005)

Realization of Destruction: After a decade of efforts, the policy makers have started realizing the need for a long-term preparedness to cope with major earthquake, by Keshab Poudel (sp 21/01/2005), Seeing is believing: There is unprecedented interest in earthquake preparedness among Nepalis after the Asian tsunami, by Aarti Basnyat (nt 21/01/2005)

KMC adopts building code (kp 16/01/2005), Deuba releases building construction guidelines (rn 16/01/2005), Building code (kp 17/01/2005)

Earth Quake Preparedness: Too Little Too Slow, by Keshab Poudel (sp 14/01/2005), "We Still Lack Risk Perception", interview with Amod Mani Dixit, general secretary and executive director of Nepal Society For Earthquake Technology- Nepal (NSET) (sp 14/01/2005), Earthquakes inevitable, but are we prepared? by Shandip KC (kp 15/01/2005), Looming disaster, by Hemant Arjyal (kp 15/01/2005), ‘Follow building code for tremor safety’ (rn 15/01/2005)

Nepal ill prepared to cope with quakes (kp 01/01/2005)

Who Checked Design? West Seti Dam Disaster, by AB Thapa (sp 31/12/2004), ‘Saptakoshi dam will inundate 150 VDCs’ (kp 02/01/2005)

Not if, but when: We can’t prevent a Sumatra-type earthquake, but we can be prepared for it, by Navin Singh Khadka (nt 31/12/2004)

Nepal should prepare for disasters, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 31/12/2004)

Experts ask to update disaster control system (ht 29/12/2004)

Data sharing to reduce water induced disasters (kp 30/11/2004)

Disaster-prone world (kp 19/11/2004)

Mild quake shakes Valley (ht 10/11/2004)

Japan, NEC to conduct landslide mgmt study (kp 09/11/2004)

Monsoon destroys 100,000 ha lands (kp 27/10/2004)

Hailstorm damages paddy crop in Tanahun district severely (ht 18/10/2004)

2 die, 4 missing in natural calamities (kp 14/10/2004)

Preparedness essential to avert disaster casualties, by Shandip K.C. (kp 13/10/2004)

9 killed, many trapped as slide buries bus, by Mahendra Thapa (ht 10/10/2004), Landslide buries vehicles (kp 10/10/2004)

Link disaster management with development: Experts (ht 04/10/2004), Risk management, by Bishwa Nath Tiwari (kp 04/10/2004)

Unprepared: The Kathmandu Valley has a history of major earthquakes; another one is inevitable, by Indra Adhikari (na 27/09/2004)

The Big One: From the scene of distant disaster, a plea to Nepal to get ready for the worst, by Daniel Lak (nt 24/09/2004)

Falling tree kills three girls (kp 23/09/2004)

16 schoolgirls swept away, four bodies found (ht 19/09/2004), Six schoolgirls swept away in flood (kp 19/09/2004), Six girls swept away by flashfloods (rn 19/09/2004)

Mahalisagar inundates paddy fields (kp 17/09/2004)

Landslide kills one, damages road in Nuwakot (rn 15/09/2004)

2 killed in flashfloods, 15 families displaced (kp 15/09/2004)

Fear of landslides in Panchthar (ht 03/09/2004)

Govt to release funds for flood-hit farmers (ht 19/08/2004), Flood victims still deprived of relief packages, by Krishna Sharma (rn 19/08/2004), Australia provides $ 100,000 for flood victims (rn 20/08/2004), Caring The Flood Victims: An INGO mobilizes efforts to provide relief to victims of floods (sp 20/08/2004)

NSETN, NEFEJ sign deal (rn 18/08/2004)

Landslide blocks road in Trishuli (rn 16/08/2004)

Flood affected demand compensation from RCNP (kp 16/08/2004), CARE Nepal providing relief to Terai flood victims (rn 16/08/2004), CARE Nepal does its bit for flood victims (ht 17/08/2004)

Flood control needs regional cooperation, by Hari Bansh Jha (ht 11/08/2004)

Report points to hurdles in flood relief work (ht 07/08/2004)

NRCS appeals for emergency aid (rn 06/08/2004)

Incessant rains damage property in Bhojpur (rn 05/08/2004)

Landslides block Prithvi Highway (kp 05/08/2004)

Disaster lying in wait over Shivapuri School, by Nitya Nanda Timsina & Shankar Kharel (kp 05/08/2004)

Over 120 killed in floods, landslides (rn 04/08/2004)

Rs 13.5m DFID support for flood victims (kp 03/08/2004)

Flood damage totals Rs 650 m (kp 01/08/2004)

Flood victims suffer from lack of relief (kp 01/08/2004)

Flood brings perilous boon for fishermen (kp 01/08/2004)

Rescue Disorder: Huge casualties due to water-induced calamities could be averted with some improvement in the flood forecasting system, by Thakur Amgai (sp 30/07/2004)

Floods: Cost Of Disaster, by Keshab Poudel (sp 30/07/2004)

Floods displace 43,000 in Siraha; 11 killed so far (ht 29/07/2004), Flood toll 179: NRCS (ht 29/07/2004), Floods, landslides toll crosses 113: Ministry (kp 29/07/2004)

Home ministry adds insult to flood victims’ injuries, rebuffs aid, by Ishwar Khanal (ht 27/07/2004)

Floods affect life across the country (kp 24/07/2004), Floods destroy rice crop (kp 25/07/2004), Development comes to halt due to rains, floods in dists (rn 25/07/2004), No respite yet from floods, landslide (kp 26/07/2004), Floods & Development (rn 26/07/2004), Inundation affects 5,000 families in Sarlahi (rn 27/07/2004), Floods & Development (rn 28/07/2004)

Biratnagar Could Be Devastated: Sun-Kosi Project A Shield, by AB Thapa (sp 23/07/2004)

Nijgadh locals demand erosion control measures (kp 23/07/2004)

One dead, one missing in floods (kp 23/07/2004)

Spate of reasons why no flood forecast, by Tika R Pradhan (ht 23/07/2004), Early warnings Flood forecasting would save money but who is going to pay for prevention? by Navin Singh Khadka (nt 23/07/2004)

Drought in western Nepal (ht 22/07/2004)

Earthquake (kp 21/07/2004)

Floods, landslides claim 96 lives (ht 17/07/2004), Traffic resumes on Tribhuvan Highway (rn 17/07/2004), Flood claims 2 in Arghakhanchi (kp 18/07/2004), Three die in flood related incidents (kp 19/07/2004), Floods displace hundreds in several VDCs (kp 19/07/2004), Dhading flood claims four lives (ht 20/07/2004), Floods continue taking toll (kp 20/07/2004), Unjustified violence (kp)

Govt needs disaster mgmt policy changes (kp 15/07/2004), No contingency plan (ht 16/07/2004)

41 people dead, 3 missing in floods (kp 12/07/2004), 17 killed, 12 missing on Day 6 (ht 12/07/2004), Koshi river eroding land (ht 12/07/2004), Floods kill nine, thousands homeless (rn 12/07/2004), Monsoon havoc: Prithvi Highway grows worse (rn 12/07/2004), Monsoon Floods & Landslides Everywhere, Every Year, by Bishnu Gautam (rn 12/07/2004), Prompt Relief (rn 12/07/2004), Rain claims 23 more lives (ht 13/07/2004), 14 deaths in floods, landslides (kp 13/07/2004), Flood, landslide claim nine more lives (rn 13/07/2004), Rains, floods kill 4 more (ht 14/07/2004), 17 more die in flood fury (kp 14/07/2004), Floods ravage Terai dist (rn 14/07/2004), 9 dead, 17 missing in floods, landslides (kp 15/07/2004), Rain damages eight roads (kp 15/07/2004), Man dies in floods (kp 16/07/2004), Floods claim 77 so far,nine missing: Home Ministry (rn 16/07/2004)

Consultations, arbitration could solve inundation problems, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 12/07/2004)

Rain swamps eastern Nepal (ht 10/07/2004), Floods claim five more lives (kp 10/07/2004), Flood threatens Koshi barrage, people panicked (rn 10/07/2004), Floods kill five, families displaced (rn 10/07/2004), 9 killed, 3 missing as rain ravages country (ht 11/07/2004), 2 dead, 10 missing in floods (kp 11/07/2004), Floods wreak havoc, at least 7 killed, thousands displaced (rn 11/07/2004), Major accesses to capital obstructed (rn 11/07/2004)

Govt releases fund for relief of flood affected (rn 10/07/2004)

Ill-prepared, always (kp 10/07/2004)

The day after tomorrow in the Himalaya: Global climate change is melting our glaciers, and this poses catastrophic threats to the region, by Navin Singh Khadka (nt 09/07/2004)

Awareness meet on disaster mgmt (ht 09/07/2004)

Rain causes havoc in Terai (kp 08/07/2004), Floods claim seven lives (ht 09/07/2004), Floods leave 3 dead (kp 09/07/2004), Rains affect Terai districts (rn 09/07/2004)

Flood inundates two VDCs, four municipal wards in Mahottari (rn 05/07/2004)

3 killed, dozens homeless in landslide (kp 05/07/2004)

A high dam on the Kosi: It may be needed just to correct the mistake made 40 years ago to build the Kosi barrage, by Navin Singh Khadka (nt 02/07/2004), Danger sign flag hoisted at Koshi barrage (ht 05/07/2004), Gandak, Koshi structures give sleepless nights to thousands, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 05/07/2004)

Flood claims two, over 30 homeless (kp 28/06/2004)

The Innovative Approach of Total Disaster Risk Management: An Introduction, by Lekh Nath Pokharel (sp 25/06/2004)

Mahalisagar, Marchabar embankments threaten thousands, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 23/06/2004)

Nepal yet to submit disaster report to UN, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rn 18/06/2004)

India to provide Rs 50 million for flood control (ht 18/06/2004)

India to discuss embankment construction (ht 14/06/2004)

Koshi barrage ‘leak’ threatens millions, by Manoj Shrestha (ht 10/06/2004)

UNDP aid for disaster mgmt, by Om Prakash Sharma (kp 06/06/2004), Australian aid for disaster mitigation (kp 08/06/2004)

Locals take to disaster management on their own, by Kiran Chapagain (kp 02/06/2004)

Measures needed to check fires (rn 01/06/2004)

Jagatpur flood victims seek help, by Tika R Pradhan (ht 30/05/2005), Flood-hit women obliged to sell wine for survival (rn 01/06/2004)

Before monsoon, floods displace Phattepur locals (ht 29/05/2004)

Victims got only a flood of promises, by Tika R Pradhan (ht 29/05/2004)

Preparedness key to mitigate disasters, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rn 28/05/2004)

Dhading cut off after flood (ht 23/05/2004)

Govt gears up for flood control as monsoon knocks, by Damaru Lal Bhandari (ht 23/05/2004)

Disaster Management System in Nepal, by Lekhnath Pokharel (sp 21/05/2004)

Mere whimper (ht 22/04/2004)

Hailstone damages crops in districts (rn 20/04/2004)

Disaster mitigation (ht 15/04/2004)

Expert wants regulation on disaster relief formulated (ht 14/04/2004)

Hailstones destroy crops and vegetation (kp 06/04/2004)

Any solution to inundation ?, by Suresh Niraula (kp 05/04/2004)

In case of fire douse it yourself !, by Tejasuee Rajbhandari (kp 02/04/2004)

More funds sought for disaster mitigation (ht 27/03/2004)

Fire outbreaks wreak havoc in 3 Terai dists (kp 26/03/2004), Fire engulfs 100 houses (ht 26/03/2004), Fire damages property worth millions in Terai districts (rn 27/03/2004), Three dozen houses gutted in separate fires, two killed (kp 29/03/2004), Losses estimated at Rs. 1 billion: Seasonal fires devastate eastern Nepal (kp 30/03/2004), Fire kills child in Udayapur (rn 30/03/2004), Charkose Jhaadi catches fire, half of the forest engulfed (ht 30/03/2004), Fire guts 18 houses (kp 31/03/2004), Victims starve as fire guts 65 houses in Banke (kp 03/04/2004)

Quake may destroy valley water system (kp 23/03/2004)

Consultation on regional flood information system (rn 17/03/2004)

Floods a stark reality, forecasting a pipe dream, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 17/03/2004)

Incorporate disaster risk in dev planning: UN (kp 10/03/2004), Earthquake, flood risk quite high in Nepal (ht 10/03/2004)

Quake-proof technology gaining ground (ht 03/03/2004)

Monsoon woes worry locals, by Peshal Acharya (kp 30/01/2004)

Extreme cold desolates Mahottari, 30 dead so far, by Rabindra Upreti (kp 27/01/2004)

Terrors Of Tremors: Valley celebrates the Earthquake day by organizing various programs (sp 23/01/2004)

Geologists warn of massive quake in Nepal in ten years (ht 17/01/2004)

Will rallies help Valley avert quakes?, by Razen Manandhar (ht 16/01/2004), Earthquake in Iran: Lesson for Nepal, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 16/01/2004)

Gurja village accessible after 15 days (kp 13/01/2004)

Role of media stressed in disaster mitigation (kp 13/01/2004)

70 years after: On 15 January it will be 70 years since the great 1934 earthquake killed 4,500 people in Kathmandu Valley. The next big one is due any day now, by Navin Singh Khadka (nt 09/01/2004)

Mild tremors shake city, surroundings (kp 04/01/2004)

Cold wave claims 5 in Mahottari, Rautahat (kp 01/01/2004), Cold wave claims eight across the country (rn 01/01/2004), Cold wave claims nine more lives in Terai (kp 02/01/2004), Cold wave claims 11 in two days (ht 02/01/2004), Two more succumb to cold wave in Mahottari (kp 03/01/2004), Nine more dead, toll reaches 33 (kp 04/01/2004), 15 more succumb to cold wave, toll rises to 48 (kp 05/01/2004), Cold claims five more in Mahottari: Cold wave toll reaches 63 (kp 06/01/2004), Cold claims six more kids, death toll rises to 53 (kp 07/01/2004), Cold wave claims 3 more in Mahottari (kp 15/01/2004), Cold wave claims 5 more lives (kp 17/01/2004)

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Background

Disasters situation report, as of 20 August 2003, provided by Lekh Nath Pokharel, Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Disaster Management

Seismic Hazard Map

HMG of Nepal, Ministry of Home, Natural Disaster Management