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Two trapped tunnel workers rescued in Nepal
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (343+ words) The men were named as Sanjay Shah, 30, a mechanical foreman, and Kabir Maharjan, 45, a mechanical supervisor. KATHMANDU: Two hydropower workers were pulled from a tunnel buried by debris in Nepal on Friday (Sep 4), more than a week after catastrophic flooding…...
CNA Explains: Why Indonesia’s forest fires could get worse and what needs to change
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (1490+ words) September will be a crucial month, Indonesia’s forestry minister has cautioned, with experts saying the country may not have reached the peak of this year’s fire season yet. JAKARTA: Haze caused by fires that have raged for weeks in Indonesia’s…...
How engineers in a WhatsApp group are guiding Nepal's flood rescue efforts
4+ hour, 21+ min ago (470+ words) KATHMANDU: An army of experts in a WhatsApp group is guiding rescue workers scouring a Nepali valley after a huge flash flood more than a week ago as they desperately search for anyone who may be alive inside tunnels...
Delivering aid to Nepal flood survivors 'very, very difficult': UN
15+ hour, 29+ min ago (714+ words) Communities near the epicentre of the catastrophic glacial mountain collapse in Nepal remain cut off, with destroyed roads, bridges and hydropower dams. KATHMANDU: The United Nations warned on Thursday (Sep 3) of the immense challenge of reaching Nepal flood survivors, with…...
As the climate changes, South Asia's farmers rethink how – and what – they grow
20+ hour, 2+ min ago (1471+ words) From India's prized mangoes to olives taking root in Pakistan, farmers are finding new ways to produce food in a hotter, less predictable world. Crates of mangoes are displayed for sale at a market in Uttar Pradesh, India. (Image: CNA)…...
Families descend on Nepal in search of missing tourists - CNA
22+ hour, 23+ min ago (621+ words) KATHMANDU, Nepal: Desperate families of missing foreigners were clinging to hope as they combed hospitals and morgues in search of clues, a week after catastrophic floods tore through Nepal's Himalayan border region. The 53-year-old American flew to Nepal after learning…...
Schools, ferry routes suspended as Typhoon Saudel lashes east China
22+ hour, 29+ min ago (317+ words) Schools in the cities of Fuzhou and Quanzhou halted in-person activities as Typhoon Saudel made its third landfall in China on Fujian's coast on Thursday (Sep 3) morning. BEIJING: Authorities closed schools and suspended ferry routes in eastern China's Fujian province…...
Nepal to rebuild early-warning system on China border after deadly flood, sources say
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (559+ words) “The landscape is adjusting after the mega event, so [it] could trigger a few more landslides,” one Nepali government source says as Nepal installs sensors, cameras and VSAT. KATHMANDU: Nepal plans to rebuild an early-warning system for landslides on part…...
Aid agencies fear water shortages, poor sanitation may spark second crisis in Nepal-Tibet disaster
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (54+ words) CNA A week after the deadly floods in Nepal and Tibet, aid officials are worried about a growing public health and sanitation crisis. CNA spoke with Dr Allison E Gocotano, Acting WHO Representative to Nepal, who joined us from Kathmandu....
Haze is choking parts of Southeast Asia as wildfires continue to spread in Indonesia
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (69+ words) CNA East Malaysia blanketed in haze, as southwesterly winds carry smoke across the border from Indonesia’s Kalimantan. Over in the Philippines, very unhealthy API readings of nearly 300 were recorded in parts of Metro Manila. Indonesia is intensifying efforts to get…...