Tibet quake highlights earthquake risk for dams on roof of the world
Beijing, China Reuters Tibet’s earthquake of magnitude 6.8 that killed at least 126 and damaged four water reservoirs last week highlights the risks from a hydropower building spree by Asian giants China and India in one of the world’s most remote, quake-prone regions, experts say. Some 68 major dams in the Himalayan region exploit the […]
Urgency mounts in search for survivors of powerful Tibet earthquake
Beijing, China Reuters More than 400 people trapped by rubble in earthquake-stricken Tibet have been rescued, Chinese officials said on Wednesday, with an unknown number still unaccounted for in freezing weather a day after a strong tremor rocked the Himalayan foothills. The epicentre of Tuesday’s magnitude 6.8 quake, one of the region’s most powerful tremors […]
Rescue efforts under way after earthquake in Tibet kills more than 120
Beijing, China Reuters More than 400 people trapped by a strong earthquake that struck the foothills of the Himalayas on Tuesday have been rescued, Chinese authorities said, while over 30,000 residents have been relocated, as rescuers continue the search for survivors. The magnitude 6.8 quake’s epicentre was in China’s Tibet region, about 80 kilometres north […]
Earthquake in Tibet kills more than 120, striking near holy Buddhist city
Updated: 7:25am, 8th January, 2024 (AEDT) Beijing, China Reuters A strong earthquake struck the foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet’s holiest cities on Tuesday, killing at least 126 people and flattening hundreds of houses, Chinese authorities said. The magnitude 6.8 quake’s epicentre was about 80 kilometres north of Mount Everest, the world’s highest […]
Children traumatised by Nepal quake need aid to rebuild lives – UNICEF
Kathmandu, Nepal Reuters About 68,000 children and their families who survived Nepal’s deadliest quake in eight years need further humanitarian aid to rebuild their lives, UNICEF said on Sunday, 100 days after the tremors that devastated parts of west Nepal. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck two districts of Jajarkot and Rukum West in the remote […]
Indian rescuers hope to reach 41 trapped in tunnel on Thursday
Silkyara, India Reuters Rescuers in India hope to finish drilling through debris on Thursday and free 41 men trapped in a highway tunnel in the Himalayan region after a metal obstacle slowed progress, officials said. The men began the twelfth day of their ordeal confined in the 4.5 kilometre tunnel in Uttarakhand state since it […]
Death toll from Indian Himalayan flash floods rises to 42, scores still missing
Kolkata/New Delhi, India Reuters At least 42 people were killed after a glacial lake burst its banks and triggered flash floods in the Indian Himalayas this week, government officials said on Friday as rescuers kept searching for almost 150 missing. The Lhonak Lake in the mountainous north-eastern state of Sikkim overflowed on Wednesday after a […]
Himalayan lake flooding in India kills 18, nearly 100 missing
New Delhi/Kolkata, India Reuters At least 18 people were killed and nearly 100 were missing on Thursday after heavy rains caused a Himalayan glacial lake in northeast India to burst its banks, the worst such disaster in the region in more than 50 years. Lhonak Lake in Sikkim state overflowed on Wednesday, causing major flooding that authorities […]
Tourist tax: Bhutan seeks to balance economy and environment
Bhutan’s Sustainable Development Fee highlights challenge of trying to revive tourism post-pandemic while avoiding harm to nature. ROLI SRIVASTAVA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Over 50 killed in Indian Himalayas as rain triggers landslides
New Delhi, India Reuters Torrential rain in India’s Himalayas triggered landslides over the weekend that have killed over 50 people, with the death toll expected to rise as more than 20 remain trapped or missing, officials said on Monday. Unusually heavy rain and melting glaciers have brought deadly flash floods to the mountains of India […]