While some states in the country were dealing with floods, others...
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Climate Disasters: Shrinking funding & heightened risk of GLOFs
Himalayan glaciers are losing mass 65% faster than they were a...
Drought declared in three-quarters of India’s richest state, Maharashtra
The declaration in Maharashtra came after the national weather...
Hydropower Risks: Mapping interdependencies and building resilience
From an insurance perspective, events such as recent floods in South Asia reinforce the need for a forward-looking approach to risk assessment. Historical loss data remains important, but should be complemented by climate science, catastrophe modelling, engineering...
Nepal floods could cost insurers over $130 million even before death, injury claims
Eleven Nepali hydropower projects lie in the affected region, some covered by standard commercial insurance policies that are still being assessed, said Toton Chakraborty, CEO of Oriental Insurance Company Nepal. MUMBAI:The devastating flood in Nepal last week could...
Home secy Govind Mohan reviews preparedness of Himalayan states/UT for GLOF and snow avalanches
Govind Mohan,Union Home Secretary The meeting concluded with directions for continued inter-agency coordination, regular sharing of risk information and strengthening of early warning and response mechanisms to minimise loss of life and property in vulnerable...
Nepal Floods Catastrophe:15 non-life insurers report losses of Rs25.87 billion
The scale of the claims is being driven primarily by engineering and construction exposures, highlighting the concentration of insured losses in large infrastructure projects following the August 26 disaster. Kathmandu:Insurance claims arising from the devastating...
Thailand shifts disaster risk to insurers with $467 million plan
The government on Tuesday approved a 15.5 billion baht ($467 million) annual insurance program to cover 30 million households against floods, storms and earthquakes, said Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul Thailand plans to provide government-funded disaster insurance...
Before flood catastrophe, Nepal asked China for early warnings as risks mounted
"What we actually wanted from them, and still want, is if there are early movements of glaciers and early movements around that area, we would want to know a bit early," said Sauhardra Joshi, a hydrologist at Nepal's Flood Forecasting Division, who was in the May...
Flood water level rises again in Bhotekoshi river: Nepal authorities
Death toll from the flash floods, which caused widespread devastation, has surged to nearly 700 and nearly 2,400 people remain missing following the disaster, according to authorities.. The impoverished Himalayan nation of 30 million people called for specialist...
China says flash flood disaster caused by high-altitude glacier collapse in Nepal
Scientists are examining how a possible glacial collapse and ice-rock avalanche may have triggered the devastating flash floods along Nepal's Bhotekoshi River, with preliminary assessments indicating that debris may have temporarily blocked the Lhende River and...
Himalayan Flood Fury: Death toll rises to 469 as lake poses new flood threat,1,500 people are missing
Scientists who’ve studied satellite images said bedrock underneath a glacier high in the Himalayan region had collapsed, taking part of the glacier with it. The rocks and melted water swelled the rivers in the valleys below, causing a torrent of water that swept...
558 people are missing in Tibet after floods that left hundreds of others also missing in Nepal
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported that 260 of the 558 missing people were foreigners and two villagers were rescued. At least three people were killed as of Thursday morning, it said. UDIN DHUNGA, Nepal:China’s Xinhua News Agency said Thursday that mudslides in...