Natural disasters

Around 341,000 people have been affected by the delay, diversion, or cancellation of 2,961 flights

The suspension has affected 301 flights, including 58 international flights

No country in the region depends more on glaciers for both water supplies and income than Nepal

[KATHMANDU] Three months before a wall of water, mud and rock killed hundreds when it hurtled down a Himalayan valley bordering Nepal and China, experts and officials from both countries met in Kathmandu to discuss the risk of such disasters.

Scale of the disaster has complicated rescue efforts across the rugged Himalayan terrain

More than 1,500 people are missing, including visitors from India, Malaysia, Australia, UK, US, Singapore

A 5.6-magnitude quake was reported in Nagekeo region, near the initial epicentre, on the morning of Aug 17

Strong shaking was felt across East Nusa Tenggara, West Nusa Tenggara and parts of South Sulawesi

Here’s how the process behind storm nomenclature – drawing from food, animals and local expressions – works