Nepal Floods

• Nepal holds day of mourning after deadly floods kill at least 1,300

  The government had declared Monday an official day of mourning and ordered flags at government offices lowered to half-staff.

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  Sep 7
  
• 2 trapped workers rescued from tunnel 9 days after Nepal floods

  Search teams first heard voices from inside the tunnel in the morning, allowing them to locate the two men, Nepalese lawmaker Shri Ram Neupane said.

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  Sep 4
  
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• N.S. woman says her family has lost hundreds of relatives, friends in Nepal floods

  One N.S. resident says she has lost hundreds of relatives and friends after Nepal's deadly flash floods in her home district of Rasuwa.

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  Sep 3
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• Canadian citizen confirmed safe after Nepal floods but 29 still missing

  The search for missing individuals in Nepal is ongoing despite treacherous terrain, damaged infrastructure and dangerous weather conditions.

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  Sep 3
• Canadian families still waiting for answers 1 week after Nepal disaster

  The flooding on Aug. 26 killed more than 1,100 people and left roughly 4,400 missing, after a glacier collapsed in the Himalayan border region between Nepal and China.

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  Sep 2
• Nepalese community in Nova Scotia rallies as death toll rises after flash flooding

  As the death toll rises following last week's flash floods in central Nepal, the Maritimes' Nepalese community is waiting anxiously to hear from friends and family members. 

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  Sep 1
• Ottawa sends officials to Nepal as search for missing Canadians continues

  Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said that 30 Canadians and permanent residents remain missing, a number she says may change as the government gets more information.

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  Sep 1
• Nepal flood death toll crosses 900 as hundreds stuck in hydropower tunnels

  Nepal’s disaster agency said Monday that 903 deaths had been counted in that country, with 4,247 people, including 592 foreigners, missing.

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  Aug 31
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• Canada’s Nepalese communities cancel Teej festivals after deadly Nepal floods

  Organizers across the country, in cities including Toronto, Brampton and Calgary, cancelled Teej celebrations in light of the disaster.

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  Aug 31
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• Nepal warns of possible fresh flooding as death toll rises to at least 800

  Flood warning notices were sent to people's phones early Sunday as rescue crews worked to clear a major highway connecting Kathmandu to one of the areas worst hit by the floods.

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  Aug 30