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Algeria says at least 12 people have been killed in wildfires sweeping the northeast, with the toll expected to rise.

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70,000 Ervebo vaccine doses have been sent to DR Congo in hope they prove effective against the Bundibugyo strain.

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Alison Sargent is pleased to welcome Sunita Sharma, Head of Programs of Karuna-Shechen. While Nepal has considerable experience responding to natural disasters, the scale of the present devastation exposes a deeper challenge: Placing greater emphasis on preparedness. The immediate priorities are clear: finding those still missing and providing survivors with drinking water, food, shelter, clothing and medicine. But recovery cannot end there. Ultimately, they will need to rebuild confidence and entire communities. Given the scale of the destruction, that process could take years.

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According to Swarnim Wagle, the World Bank has committed to siphon off about $160 million to Nepal's humanitarian needs

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New satellite imagery and video analysis show the deadly Nepal floods began when part of a glacier near the Chinese border collapsed, triggering a debris flow that raced downstream at up to 150 km/h and devastated communities over more than 80 kilometres. Scientists are still piecing together the exact sequence of events, while authorities warn the disaster may not be over as a newly formed lake upstream has started to overflow.

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At least 472 people have been killed and more than 1,500 remain missing after devastating flash floods hit the Himalayan border between Nepal and China, where over 3,250 people have already been evacuated by helicopter. As rescuers race to find survivors, one of the biggest fears is that the death toll will continue to rise, with authorities also warning that an overflowing lake upstream could trigger more flooding. FRANCE 24's Navodita Kumari has the latest.

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Countries including South Korea, India, China, the UK and the EU are ramping up rescue efforts and humanitarian aid after the devastating Nepal-China floods, with hundreds of foreign nationals still missing. Relief operations remain difficult in the Himalayan terrain, while authorities warn that a lake formed by the disaster could burst and trigger a second wave of flooding.

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More than 100 people remain trapped in a hydropower tunnel in Nepal, while rescuers across the border in Tibet have been forced to withdraw as fears grow of renewed flooding.

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The devastating Bhotekoshi flood struck the mountainous Nepal-Tibet border region on Wednesday morning.

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Nepal issues alert as emergency services race to save survivors of catastrophic flooding

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The death toll from the Himalayan flash floods has climbed to 469, with more than 1,000 still missing. Meanwhile, authorities warn an overflowing lake formed by debris could trigger a second wave of flooding.

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Insight with Haslinda Amin, a daily news program featuring in-depth, high-profile interviews and analysis to give viewers the complete picture on the stories that matter. The show features prominent leaders spanning the worlds of business, finance, politics and culture. (Source: Bloomberg)

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The flood of debt financing for AI capital expenditures is causing “indigestion” in fixed-income markets and fueling yields, but that dynamic should result in decent longer-term returns for investors, according to Pacific Investment Management Co.

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Nepali army helicopter rescue teams were working on Friday to rescue around 100 people trapped inside a tunnel at a hydropower project swamped by a devastating flood two days earlier. “Our focus is in search and rescue of people … some people are trapped in the tunnel of Trishuli 3A hydropower project,” Nepal Army spokesman Raja Ram Basnet said. “Two helicopters have been dispatched but it is challenging because it is tough to even locate the entry points of the tunnel. Relief efforts are also...

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The US-built canal's main users are the United States, China, Japan, Chile and South Korea.

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The death toll from the Himalayan flash flood has climbed to 469, with more than 1,000 still missing. Meanwhile, authorities in China warn an overflowing lake formed by debris could trigger a second wave of flooding.

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Over 1,500 people remain missing as rescue paused near the Nepal-China border amid fears of further flooding.

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Nepal’s Finance Minister, Swarnim Wagle, says the devastating flash floods would cause at least “a few billion dollars” in damage to its $45 billion economy. He appeared exclusively on Bloomberg's "Insight with Haslinda Amin. " (Source: Bloomberg)

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Drought and extreme heat are drying up rivers and farmland across Europe.

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Footage released by Nepal's government shows a dramatic rescue efforts amidst mud-encrusted terrain near a tunnel. Catastrophic flooding triggered by the collapse of a glacier and underlying bedrock in the Himalayan region has led to a humanitarian catastrophe in the Nepalese valley near the Chinese border. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Residents of Algeria’s northeastern Jijel province are inspecting the aftermath of wildfires.

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Typhoon Saudel made landfall in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang, disrupting flights and ferry services across major urban centres, including the industrial hub of Ningbo and the economic powerhouse of Shanghai. Ningbo Lishe International Airport suspended all flight operations from 11.30pm on Thursday. Even though services resumed at 11am on Friday, some 16 inbound and 28 outbound flights were cancelled for the day. In the Zhejiang city of Wenzhou, a base for private enterprise, 197...

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Nepalese industrialist Binod Chaudhary speaks with Bloomberg's Haslinda Amin about the scale of the humanitarian disaster facing his country, and how his conglomerate is working with the government to improve the situation. (Source: Bloomberg)