A regional data-sharing mechanism is urgently needed to manage the escalating risks of glacial outbursts in the Himalayas, says Safi Ahsan Rizvi, an expert risk analyst, former adviser to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), and a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer with extensive experience in disaster management and risk…
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The death toll due to flash floods in Nepal rose to 1,295 on Friday (September 4, 2026) as more bodies were recovered from the affected areas, while two men were rescued alive from a tunnel at the…
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Ecuador defends US sinking of vessels as joint anti-drug operation Relatives of detained crew say US forces acted without evidence, claiming the men were fishermen, not smugglers. Ecuador has…