With the scale of destruction still being assessed, aid groups say cash donations, instead of physical goods, are the most effective way for the public to help right now.

Meta agreed over the next decade to restrict teenagers’ use of Facebook and Instagram ​to two hours a day and block all usage from midnight to 6 am, absent parental consent.

A rare chance to represent Nepal at the global event has drawn a huge response from young footballers, exposing the sharp contrast between grassroots enthusiasm and government neglect.

New platforms are targeting time-conscious consumers and small merchants with simpler ways to shop and sell.

The endangered yellow-rumped bird is among 74 species recorded during a recent expedition.

An avalanche on the Chinese side of the border triggered a wall of water with no warning, sweeping through trekking routes and towns along the Bhotekoshi river in one of Nepal’s deadliest disasters in decades.

Satellite images obtained from Chinese authorities show the blockage occurred about 20 kilometres upstream of the Miteri Bridge before a sudden surge swept downstream.

Nepal says a Tibet earthquake may have triggered a glacial outburst, but officials on both sides of the border remain unable to establish the exact cause as rescue and relief efforts intensify.

PMO reports 95 deaths across seven districts, while security personnel, hydropower workers, customs staff and bank employees remain out of contact after Wednesday’s flooding.

Television footage showed a gutted, blackened ward with scattered equipment and smoke still ​rising.

Nine commercial bank branches in Rasuwa were swept away by the flood, while communication disruptions have made it difficult to contact employees working there, the Nepal Bankers’ Association said.

The death toll has climbed to 22, nearly 400 remain missing and 88 have been rescued. Inclement weather and disruptions in communication have hampered search-and-rescue efforts.

The NEPSE index fell 35.92 points, or 1.38 percent, as shares of hydropower and non-life insurance companies came under heavy selling pressure following reports of flood damage to projects in Rasuwa.

Sixty hydropower workers, 15 customs officials and 32 security personnel are among those still out of contact as bad weather hampers rescue flights.