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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

לובגה רנגזן הבעיר עצמו כמחאה מול בניין האו"ם בניו יורק

Man dies after self-immolation near UN headquarters in New York

Difficult to watch: New York police said a 52-year-old man died after setting himself on fire near the UN headquarters; Activists and Voice of Tibet identified him as a Tibetan Uber driver who self-immolated in a protest for independence

ynet Global, News Agencies | 07.03.26

בייג'ינג סין ב מוזיאון המפלגה הקומוניסטית באירועים לציון 105 שנה להקתה

China’s new unity law turns minority identity into a legal threat

Beijing says the law promotes unity, but rights groups warn it gives legal cover to forced assimilation of Uyghurs, Tibetans and other minorities

ynet | 07.01.26

Death toll nears 100 and rising, in powerful Tibet quake

magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet's holiest cities and 50 miles from Mount Everest; tremors felt in Nepal;

Reuters | 01.07.25

Researchers discover ancient viruses in Tibetan glacier ice

China launched a scientific expedition in Lhasa to investigate the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, focusing on one glacier, two lakes, and three rivers, with over 400 researchers participating in six research teams

Ynetnews | 08.29.24

Climate change instrumental in 9th-century collapse of Tibetan Empire, study says

Experts find harsh climate conditions led to drought and mass death on Tibetan Plateau bringing social unrest to the empire

Yogev Israeli | 09.20.23

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