When Leon Lv was looking for somewhere to travel last year, she turned to the Chinese social media app RedNote for ideas. The algorithm took her to videos of people struggling to survive typhoon-strength winds and flash floods. “I never experienced a typhoon. I don’t know how it will feel and what will happen. I just have seen it on the news,” says the 28-year-old from Chongqing in south-west China. “So that’s why I want to go there to have a safe place to experience it and learn something.” She…
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‘Forcing a reckoning’: How Asia is preparing for a ‘supersized’ El Niño
Asian governments are rushing preparations for the most severe El Niño weather event on record, with hundreds of millions of people bracing for multiple crises at once as extreme heat, heavy rain and food shortages hit the region. Fuelled by exceptionally warm ocean conditions across the tropical Pacific – and developing alongside the human-driven climate crisis – El Niño is virtually guaranteed to grow to a very strong intensity towards the end of this year and into 2027. The World Food Programme has warned that about 50 million people will…
Which countries have citizens killed or missing after Nepal-Tibet flash flood?
Hundreds of foreigners were in area to work, take guided treks or make pilgrimages when disaster struck Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates Flash floods at the Nepal-Tibet border have killed at least 543 people and more than 1,500 are missing. Hundreds were foreigners in the area to work, take guided treks or make pilgrimages. Thousands have been rescued, with some of the injured taken to hospitals in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu. The number of missing may vary because of progress in the ongoing rescue efforts and differences in how data…
How deadly flash floods unfolded in Nepal and Tibet – The Latest
Hundreds of people are missing or have been killed after a catastrophic flash flood hit Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday. Entire villages have been destroyed, many of which are popular pilgrimage and trekking destinations for tourists. Lucy Hough talks to global editor Devika Bhat about how the devastating event unfolded – watch on YouTube The Guardian
Deadly flash flood shown sweeping through valley toward village in Nepal – video
Eyewitness footage captured a flood sweeping through a village in Nepal’s Himalayan region after a massive collapse of mud and rock triggered catastrophic flooding near the border with China’s Tibet region. The video, filmed near Betrawati Bazaar in Uttargaya municipality, showed a torrent of flood water, mud and debris rushing down a mountainside and covering part of a settlement. The Guardian
Girl, 13, among missing British citizens after flash flood in Nepal
Twelve British citizens including a 13-year-old girl are among 384 travellers missing after a flash flood in the Rasuwa district of Nepal, according to reports. The Nepali tourist board said the “sudden” flood happened on the Tibetan side of the Bhote Koshi River at about 8.30am local time on Wednesday. It said 12 Britons, four South Africans and four Nepalis were in the area with Alpine Eco Trek. The company, which offers guided tours and expeditions in Nepal, confirmed that 12 British nationals on its tour across the Nepal-Tibet border…
‘Major casualties’ feared after flash floods along Nepal-Tibet border
Hundreds are missing and at least 22 people have died after torrential floods hit the Himalayan border areas of Nepal and in Tibet in China. Houses, roads, bridges and power projects were swept away in Nepal while officials in Tibet said they feared “major casualties” with some missing in the county of Gyirong after a mudslide hit a land crossing between the neighbours. Officials said 384 tourists, including 291 from countries including India, the United States, the United Kingdom and Malaysia, were reported missing Rescue helicopters could not land in…
Typhoon Narra: record flood waters submerge homes and force mass evacuations in China
Widespread flooding triggered by Typhoon Narra has submerged homes and forced mass evacuations in southern China, as another storm system tracked towards Japan and Taiwan. Authorities in Chongzuo, in China’s Guangxi region – famous for its giant waterfalls and karst limestone mountains – on Tuesday evacuated more than 15,000 people after water levels surpassed a record high set in 2008. Rising flood waters have prompted China to relocate a total of 54,000 people in Guangxi, state television said. Narra made landfall as a tropical storm on Tuesday evening in China’s…
Typhoon Narra floods cities in China’s Guangxi region – video
Days of heavy rain caused by Typhoon Narra have left China’s southern Guangxi region inundated by flood waters. Emergency workers used boats to navigate flooded city streets as 54,000 residents had to be relocated, according to the state broadcaster CCTV The Guardian
Mass evacuations in Beijing as Typhoon Dolphin brings more torrential rain to China
Thousands of people have been evacuated from areas at risk of flooding and landslides in Beijing, as the remnants of Typhoon Dolphin continue to bring torrential rain to northern and central China. Forecasters warned on Tuesday that the Chinese capital could receive more than 150mm of rain over the following 24 hours, with some districts forecast to exceed 200mm – more than one-third of Beijing’s average annual rainfall of 528mm. Beijing remained under an orange rainstorm warning, the second-highest level, on Wednesday, with the heaviest rainfall expected across the morning.…