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Nepali men stand amid the damage caused by landslides and flooding in the mountain village of Samagaun, where dozens of Israeli tourists were trapped, September 27, 2026. (Courtesy of Passportcard)
September 27, 2026, 6:25 pm
Dozens of Israelis trapped in Nepali mountain village due to landslides, floods
Extreme weather across Nepal, northern India kills at least 70, just month after major floods killed over 1,400; Foreign Ministry says it’s working to rescue trapped Israelis
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
In this photo provided by the Nepal Army, a Chinese national is seen after being rescued by soldiers during an ongoing operation at the Trishuli-3A hydropower project in Nepal’s Rasuwa district, September 5, 2026. (Nepal Army via AP)
September 5, 2026, 2:14 pm
Rescuers in Nepal pull 2 people alive from the debris 10 days after devastating floods
Chinese man and a woman found in separate operations, day after 2 Nepalese hydropower workers were found, but thousands are still missing
By AP
Relatives console Muna Khadka, center, who lost her son Aayush Khada in flash floods, at a cremation ground in Chitwan, Nepal, August 31, 2026.
September 2, 2026, 11:39 am
Nepal turns to rehabilitation as hope fades for nearly 4,000 missing after glacier disaster
Rescuers make last search of hydropower tunnels a week after devastating flash floods left more than 1,100 dead; authorities fear many are buried under debris
By Gopal Sharma and Saurabh Sharma
Katerina (Katya) Sakovich (MFA, courtesy of the family)
August 31, 2026, 5:07 pm
Second Israeli confirmed missing as death toll continues to climb in Nepal floods
More than 900 people confirmed killed in natural disaster, with over 4,000 still missing, including Israeli-Belarusian Katya Sakovich and a second unidentified Israeli man
By Nava Freiberg and Agencies
A resident looks at the swollen Trishuli river in Galchhi, Dhading District, Nepal, August 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
August 30, 2026, 9:19 pm
Nepal warns of possible fresh flooding as communities grapple with devastation
Death toll passes 800 with 3,000 still missing, as rescuers scramble to find survivors of Wednesday’s flood; residents begin to return to ruined homes; mass burials begin
By Agencies
Damage is seen in the aftermath of flash floods in Devighat in the Nuwakot district in Nepal, August 27, 2026. (AP/Niranjan Shrestha)
August 28, 2026, 8:40 am
Rescue teams race to find survivors of Nepal flash floods as risk of fresh flooding grows
Confirmed death toll rises to 469, with almost 1,000 others still missing, including at least 540 foreigners; lake formed by debris could soon burst, disaster management body warns
By Reuters
A member of the security forces and his sniffer dog search for survivors following flash floods at Trishuli in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on August 27, 2026. (Prakash MATHEMA/AFP)
August 27, 2026, 6:10 pm
Nepal flood death toll rises to 362 as rescuers dig through mud for more than 1,400 missing
Foreign Ministry says it’s providing assistance in search for Israeli man among the missing, is in contact with his family; survivors describe towns completely wiped out as rescuers race against fresh flood risk
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Rescuers use earthmovers to reach submerged houses after flash flooding along the Trishuli River in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, August 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
August 27, 2026, 5:57 am
At least 168 killed in Nepal-Tibet flood disaster; Israeli among over 1,300 missing
Videos of the tragedy show water and mud swallowing people as they tried to escape; USGS says disaster caused by glacial collapse
By AFP
A boy looks at the devastation caused by flash flooding along the Trishuli River in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, August 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
August 26, 2026, 10:01 pm
At least 160 dead, hundreds of tourists missing, including Israeli, after Nepal-Tibet mudslide
Homes, roads and villages swept away after possible quake triggers Himalayan landslide and flooding; authorities fear death toll will rise significantly
By Gopal Sharma, Liz Lee, Sahana Bajracharya and Navesh Chitrakar
A man prays outside the Chabad House in Kathmandu, Nepal, December 18, 2016. (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)
January 5, 2026, 3:36 am
Chabad evicted from center in Kathmandu amid dispute with landlord
Emissaries say Nepali landlord told them explicitly to leave after months of demands, accusing him of antisemitism, but locals point to conflict over unpaid rent
By ToI Staff
Bipin Joshi (Courtesy)
October 30, 2025, 10:34 pm
Bipin Joshi, 23: Nepali farming student rapped about his experiences
Kidnapped from Kibbutz Alumim on October 7 and murdered in captivity, his body returned in October 2025
By ToI Staff
Screen grabs from an undated video of a group of trekkers as they became trapped by a snowstorm in Nepal (Video from Passportcard's Situation Room)
October 29, 2025, 2:17 pm
Israelis rescued from Nepal snowstorm: ‘There was panic, could have ended much worse’
Around 150 trekkers realized they couldn’t see route as weather in Everest region deteriorated; one person medivacked to nearby town; group stuck in village at lower altitude till conditions improve
By ToI Staff and Reuters
Family members mourn during the funeral ceremony of Bipin Joshi, a deceased Nepali agricultural student who was slain in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, in Kanchanpur, Nepal, October 21, 2025. (PRAKASH CHANDRA TIMILSENA / AFP)
October 22, 2025, 7:27 pm
‘A reminder of darkness’: Mourners in Nepal bid farewell to slain Gaza hostage Bipin Joshi
Two years after he was kidnapped from Israeli kibbutz, family of agricultural student holds traditional Hindu cremation ceremony after his body was flown home
By ToI Staff
A member of the Nepalese army pays his respects to Bipin Joshi, a Nepali man who was taken hostage by Hamas, during a memorial procession at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, October 20, 2025. (AP/Niranjan Shrestha)
October 20, 2025, 5:38 pm
‘A son of Nepal’: Body of Bipin Joshi, slain in Gaza captivity, finally arrives home
‘Bipin’s courage and bravery are a matter of pride for every Nepali,’ prime minister says on airport tarmac, two years after agricultural student was kidnapped from border kibbutz
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Mourners surround the coffin of slain hostage Bipin Joshi, before the repatriation of his body to Nepal, at Ben Gurion Airport, on October 19, 2025. (FADEL SENNA / AFP)
October 19, 2025, 2:02 pm
Slain hostage Bipin Joshi praised for October 7 heroism as his body flown to Nepal
Joshi, 23, deflected grenade in shelter, tried to save friends before he was abducted from Kibbutz Alumim; government’s hostage point man: ‘I’m sorry. It shouldn’t have ended this way’
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
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