![A drone view shows mud covering buildings and property following devastating floods at Trishuli in Nuwakot district, Nepal, on August 27, 2026. [Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters]](https://news.charm-retirement.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-27T040700Z_1429273603_RC2S6NAJGSBE_RTRMADP_3_NEPAL-FLOODS-1787811133-600x400.jpg "More than 1,300 missing in Nepal and China after deadly Himalayan flood | Environment News")
More than 1,300 people, including more than 700 foreign nationals, are missing across Nepal and China’s Tibet region after a huge collapse of mud and rock into a Himalayan river triggered catastrophic flooding across local towns and valleys, authorities have said. Nepalese police and tourism officials confirmed on Thursday that nearly 500 foreigners were among…
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Torrential rains have pounded southern South Korea, leaving one person dead and four others injured, officials said Monday. One person died in a landslide that struck an apartment building in the southern city of Geoje on Monday, the Interior and Safety Ministry said in a report. It said two people…
LONDON (AP) — Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to consider the death of the summertime state of mind. What seems as dead as the grass in England this year is the summertime ideal — lazy days, warm nights and escape, however temporary, from classes or parents or work or rules. During the Summer…
TOKYO (AP) — Record-breaking rainfall that pounded cities east of Tokyo overnight flooded roads and dozens of homes, stranded thousands of people, caused power outages and left at least four people dead and one missing. The Japan Meteorological Agency downgraded its most severe warning for heavy rain in more than a dozen municipalities in Chiba…
LONDON (AP) — Large parts of western Europe will be sweltering once again on Thursday, with Britain poised for its fifth heat wave of an exceptional summer that is expected to be the hottest on record. Forecasters are predicting the mercury to rise as high as 38 Celsius (100 Fahrenheit) in central and southeast England,…
TOKYO (AP) — Tropical storm Chan-hom moved westward Wednesday after making landfall in the greater Tokyo region the night before, knocking down trees and leaving thousands of homes without power. Five people suffered minor injuries. Chan-hom was significantly weakened after making landfall in southern Ibaraki prefecture late Tuesday. It was near Gifu, in central Japan,…
Hong Kong’s Labour Department will revamp the city’s heat stress warning system, its chief has said, after a former weather official called the mechanism “decorative” for issuing only the lowest alert during record-breaking heat. A heatwave in Hong Kong. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Commissioner for Labour Sam Hui said on Tuesday that his department will…
Get the Travel Insider newsletter for tips, deals, and inspiration from our global travel editor Get inspired with our free Travel Insider newsletter Get inspired with our free Travel Insider newsletter More than one million people have been evacuated after Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in China, bringing with it heavy rain and strong winds. The…
Provinces in eastern China have been inundated with heavy rain and flooding caused by Typhoon Dolphin, the strongest storm to make landfall in China this year. Dolphin struck eastern China, including Shanghai, with winds up to 150 kilometres per hour (93 miles per hour), forcing more than one million people to evacuate their homes. The storm…
Authorities have warned of risks of severe flooding and landslides in some areas. Dolphin had maximum sustained winds of 65 kph (40 mph) in the morning and was continuing to weaken, Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration said. The China Meteorological Administration said Dolphin was moving northwest at 15 to 20 kilometers per hour (9 to 12…