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With hundreds dead and thousands missing, Nepal-Tibet flood nightmare may not be over

At least 682 people are dead and about 3,000 missing as rescuers halt searches, new lakes raise fears of another surge and damage estimates reach $5 billion

News agencies | 08.29.26

התמוטטות קרחון בהרי ההימלאיה שנטען שהוביל לשיטפון בנפאל וטיבט

Drone at 7,200 meters captures glacier collapse that triggered deadly Nepal flood | Watch

Nearly 2,000 people remain missing and 579 are dead, including 517 foreign nationals among the missing, as rescuers monitor two newly formed lakes that authorities fear could overflow and unleash another destructive surge downstream across the region

ynet, News Agencies | 08.29.26

Nepal floods: rescue efforts hampered as tourists and workers remain missing

Nepal’s flood death toll has reached 469, with more than 1,300 people missing, including nationals from over 30 countries; Severe weather is hampering rescue efforts as authorities search for tourists, pilgrims and workers trapped in a tunnel

News Agencies, ynet | 08.28.26

Nepal-Tibet flood catastrophe seen from space: ‘No human settlement left, everything is flat’

More than 1,400 people are missing, including foreign tourists, one Israeli and pilgrims; survivors described a sudden wall of water ‘like a bomb,’ while mud buried the border crossing and debris surged at about 50 meters per second

ynet, News Agencies | 08.28.26

נפאל אסון שיטפון שיטפונות גבול טיבט צילום רחפן יום אחרי

Israeli man goes missing after deadly Nepal-Tibet floods: what we know so far

The man, in his 60s, was traveling with an organized group near Mount Kailash and apparently crossed into Nepal shortly before a massive torrent hit the border; dozens of foreign tourists and several other Israelis are also out of contact

Itamar Eichner | 08.27.26

נפאל אסון שיטפון שיטפונות הצפות ליד גבול טיבט מים דוהרים במדרון

Nepal flood disaster: 160 dead, 341 foreign tourists missing, including Israeli

Nepal-Tibet border floods kill 160, with 403 missing, including 341 foreigners and one Israeli; a survivor says the waters swept away his wife; satellite data points to a glacier collapse after rapid snowmelt, possibly linked to climate change

ynet | 08.27.26

Houses lie partially submerged in muddy water along a riverside after flash floods at Trishuli Bazar in Nepal's Nuwakot district

Hundreds missing, at least 19 dead after avalanche triggers flash floods in Nepal | Watch

At least 19 people are confirmed dead and 384 travelers are reported missing, including 291 foreigners, after a wall of water devastated villages, roads and hydropower infrastructure near the Tibet border

Associated Press | 08.26.26

רובי לאמה, טרנסג'נדרית ועובדת סיוע לשעבר ב נפאל

From HIV prevention to survival: Nepal aid workers forced into sex work after USAID funding cuts

Former HIV outreach worker Rubi Lama lost her job after U.S. aid cuts shut down Nepal programs; Now, the transgender activist and others once helping sex workers have turned to sex work themselves to survive

AP | 07.24.26

“הנופים ותחושת הסיפוק היו יותר חזקים מהמים הקפואים במקלחת". סוסנה וקרביץ בנפאל

From Hamas tunnels to Annapurna: Amit Soussana’s fight to become herself again

Six months after meeting author Asher Kravitz on a trek in Nepal, former hostage Amit Soussana speaks about captivity, panic attacks, guilt, trust, the book they wrote together and the hope that one day she can say: ‘Captivity was only one chapter in my story, not the headline’

Asher Kravitz | 07.06.26

Chabad House in Kathmandu forced to vacate after 20 years: ‘they didn't want a Jewish presence’

Chani and Hezki Lifshitz were told to vacate the site immediately, apparently due to antisemitism, after the landlord demanded the removal of Hebrew signs, sharply raised the rent and ordered an abrupt eviction

Itamar Eichner | 01.04.26

Mission, inspiration and autism: Chabad emisseries in Kathmandu opens up in new film

A new film shares the story of Cheli Lifshitz, daughter of Chabad emissaries in Kathmandu, who is on the autism spectrum; it captures her life in Nepal and her family’s deep commitment to purpose, acceptance and unconditional love, without shame or pretense

Itamar Eichner | 12.23.25

ישראלי הותקף באכזריות על ידי חבורת נפאלים בקטמנדו

Israeli traveler attacked in Nepal: ‘They heard Hebrew and hit me in the head with an iron bar’

Almog Armoza says a group of Nepalese men struck him in the head with a metal club after hearing him speak Hebrew near a hostel in Kathmandu, which Israeli tourists frequently use; police search for the suspects

Itamar Eichner | 12.02.25

'We had to burn yak dung to keep warm': Israeli trekkers still trapped in Himalayan blizzard as rescuers race weather

Dozens of Israelis stranded in remote Nepalese villages amid rare, severe snowstorm; emergency teams report harrowing conditions, limited supplies and urgent need for airlifts as weather window narrows

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 10.29.25

Snowstorm traps 100 Israeli trekkers in remote Nepal villages

Helicopter rescue delayed until daylight as stranded hikers report panic, deep snow and cyclone threat; no immediate danger, insurer says

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 10.28.25

Israel bids farewell to Bipin Joshi, Nepali student kidnapped by Hamas and murdered in captivity

Joshi came to Israel weeks before Oct. 7 to study agriculture at Kibbutz Alumim, where he risked his life to save others before being taken captive by Hamas terrorists

Roi Rubinstein | 10.19.25

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