At least 639 people remain stranded in devastated hydropower stations that have become ⁠the focus of rescue ⁠efforts, Nepal's disaster management authority said on Tuesday. The death toll rose to 1,050, while about 4,000 people remain ​missing, including 583 foreign nationals.

In January 2025, the Trump administration cut off funding for a program to identify and monitor landslide hotspots in Nepal. Just over a year later, disaster struck.

A Woodland couple with UC Davis ties is among the thousands still missing a week after a rocky mountainside and the glacier it supported collapsed in Nepal, the university confirmed Wednesday.

Rescuers raced Monday to free hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in tunnels at hydropower sites that were buried in mud by catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-China border, as the death toll climbed and increasingly desperate families searched for missing loved ones.

The Nepali PM said the government's focus would shift to "rehabilitation."

NUWAKOT, Nepal — Two days after waves nearly 30-feet high gushed down a river between Tibet and Nepal, wiping away communities for miles downstream, the death toll Saturday had risen to more than 670 people, according to the Associated Press.

As the planet warms, glacier meltwater and a thawing permafrost could have contributed to destabilizing the rock.

School principal Rajendra Dawadi's quick decision to evacuate his school saved at least 900 students from devastating flash floods in Nepal last week.

After floodwaters washed away bridges in parts of Nepal, villagers have turned to zip lines to cross rivers as rescue and recovery efforts continue. The death toll following the massive flash flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border climbed on Wednesday to 1,