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“Five people remained missing and five others were injured, while floods and landslides damaged 194 houses.”

“Heavy rainfall has triggered floods and landslides that have killed at least 56 people in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in recent days while 12 people have been reported dead in neighbouring Nepal.”

“Heavy rain triggered floods and landslides across northern India and Nepal, killing at least 68 people over the past three days, disaster authorities said on Sunday.”

“Inside Nepal’s unending cycle of avalanches, floods and landslides Experts warn such events could become an ‘annual occurrence’ and urge the government to rethink its development model The rock-ice avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border that opened the…”

“The Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan-administered Kashmir contains hundreds of glaciers and glacial lakes, while communities and infrastructure sit along valleys exposed to sudden floods and landslides.”

“The story so far: Weeks after catastrophic floods hit Nepal, authorities are scrambling to mount a relief effort with over 6,000 people still missing and death toll climbing to 1,410.”

“Massive floods and landslides swept through border towns and villages in Nepal and Tibet, wiping out thousands of houses, destroying energy infrastructure and leaving thousands dead or missing.”

“Heavy rain triggers landslide in Nepal's Mustang District Part of a mountain collapsed into a river in Nepal’s Mustang region, after heavy rains triggered deadly flooding and landslides.”

“…ring on the edge of the river, the home quickly collapsed as onlookers watched in horror Floods and landslides also disrupted telecommunications in parts of Nepal after damage to optical fibres and power supplies, Communications Minister Bikram Timilsina…”

“Sri Lanka has also closed schools, with its Department of Meteorology warning the storm could trigger flash floods and landslides.”

“Temperatures in the Himalayan region are rising faster than the global average, accelerating glacier retreat and permafrost thaw and contributing to growing risks of landslides, rockfalls, avalanches and glacial lake outburst floods.”

“Rescuers are still searching for more than 5,000 people missing in the border region with China after August’s glacier collapse unleashed landslides and a flash flood that tore through valleys.”

“Cities including Valencia and Castelló de la Plana, with Valencia having experienced several damaging floods in recent years, are most at risk.”

“Such events can trigger floods, landslides and other cascading hazards.”

“The report expects the number and severity of floods and landslides to increase as glacier ice melts, even if carbon dioxide emissions reach net-zero.”