The contributions, meant for flood-affected children, demonstrate that even small gestures can provide meaningful relief in times of disaster, teachers say.

Families perform funeral rites using effigies, mourners struggle to find cooking gas.

After years of unfulfilled government promises to move them to safe ground, dozens of quake-affected families in Rasuwa and Nuwakot have now been swept away by the catastrophic Bhotekoshi flood.

Guna Maya Bohara was rescued from an elderly care home where she had lived for more than a decade. But her survival was only the latest chapter in a life marked by loss, resilience and a family she built around herself.

As Nepal reels from the August 26 flood, Chinese scientists warn that warming glaciers could trigger more frequent cascading disasters.

Nepal had been exporting an average of about 1,000 MW of electricity during the wet season. That has now fallen to around 650 MW.

As Nepal considers setting up data centres of its own, experts say the country must assess their energy, water and environmental costs before breaking ground.

The Bhotekoshi floods swept away roads and bridges linking Langtang with Dhunche, leaving tourists dependent on helicopters and raising concerns over supplies and the future of the trekking season.

The missing include 83 security personnel and 64 local representatives and government employees, according to government data, as the overall number of people unaccounted for reaches 3,916.

The United States threatened more devastating strikes. Iran accused Washington of hitting a wedding ‌party, killing five people and wounding dozens.

In the House of Representatives on Wednesday, leaders urged a coordinated response to the Bhotekoshi disaster as opposition parties criticised delays in tunnel rescues.

In Parliament, the prime minister defended the government’s response to the August 26 disaster, addressing criticism over warnings, body management, foreign assistance, tunnel rescues and coordination with provincial and local authorities.

His government is seeking to turn the country’s growing exposure to Himalayan disasters into a diplomatic campaign for greater international support and compensation.

Prime minister tells parliament the disaster in Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading is a shared national tragedy as the government details its search, rescue and relief efforts.