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Press evaluation:
Background:

4 houses destroyed in fresh fire in Aurahi, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 19/05/2012)

Four die in landslide, by Dilip Paudel (rep 18/05/2012)

Fire fighters get new fire truck, life saving equipment, by Arjun Poudel (rep 17/05/2012)

1,500 buildings burnt down, by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp 16/05/2012), Wind-fed inferno in Siraha wreaks havoc (ht 16/05/2012), Bhattarai visits fire victims in Siraha (ht 17/05/2012), Tinder Tarai (kp 18/05/2012)

Connecting the dots, by Kashish Das Shrestha (rep 07/05/2012), Time to deal: Flood preparedness (rep 07/05/2012), When nature kills: Better preparations must be in place to address consequences of natural disasters (kp 07/05/2012), Wash out: The Seti floods might not be the end of it. Extreme weather could make such disaster more frequent—a risk not officially recognised yet, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp 11/05/2012)

Avalanche in Annapurna mountain range triggers massive flood in Seti River; eight killed, several missing (nn 05/05/2012), 13 dead, over 36 missing in Seti flashflood, by Manoj Adhikari and Santosh Pokharel (rep 06/05/2012), Village swept away, by Santosh Pokharel (rep 06/05/2012), Tragedy strikes Tamrakar family, by Tek Narayan Bhattarai (rep 06/05/2012), Himalayan tsunamis, by Kunda Dixit (rep 06/05/2012), 13 die as Seti flash flood wreaks havoc: 3 Ukrainians among dead; Army says number of deaths, missing may be much higher (kp 06/05/2012), Seti flash flood not from glacial lake outburst, suggest experts, by Pragati Shahi (kp 06/05/2012), Sudden flood on Seti River takes a heavy toll: 13 bodies found,more than 50 missing; Kharapani Bazaar swept away; Rescue operation on, by Bharat Koirala and Rishi Baral (ht 06/05/2012), PM Bhattarai announces relief package for flood victims as death toll in Seti tragedy reaches 15 (nn 06/05/2012), Seti flashflood toll reaches 17, by Manoj Adhikari (rep 07/05/2012), Toll rises to 17; 47 still missing, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 07/05/2012), 17 bodies recovered, 47 still missing (ht 07/05/2012), Flood sweeps away students, by Rishi Baral (ht 07/05/2012), Seti Flash Flood: Toll rises to 19 as authorities continue looking for bodies among the debris (nn 07/05/2012), More bodies found as Seti flood toll reaches 21 (rep 08/05/2012), Flood victims left in the lurch, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 08/05/2012), Flood victims in forest without food, clothes, by Santosh Pokhrel (rep 08/05/2012), Govt fails to provide relief to victims, by Rishi Baral and Bibhu Bhusal (ht), Families helpless after loss of breadwinners, by Manoj Adhikari (rep 08/05/2012), Seti flash flood toll reaches 26; 40 still missing (nn 08/05/2012), More bodies found, flood toll 26, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 08/05/2012), Seti death toll reaches 27 (rep 10/05/2012), Experts off to Annapurna to dig out Seti flood cause, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 10/05/2012), Material loss of around Rs 50 million, by Manoj Adhikari (rep 11/05/2012), Lack of preparedness to blame for Seti havoc: Experts, by Pragati Shahi (kp 11/05/2012), New insight into Seti flood cause (kp 13/05/2012), Team confirms landslips led to Seti flash flood, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 16/05/2012), Death toll reaches 32 (kp 18/05/2012)

Windstorm wreaks havoc in Sunsari, by Somnath Bastola (ht 03/05/2012)

Fire guts property worth Rs 30 million in Itahari (nn 02/05/2012)

Dam brings sweeping changes in Chitwan (kp 29/04/2012)

Dang hit by forest fires, by Gajendra Bohora (rep 24/04/2012), Fire guts over 250 houses in Saptari district (nn 24/04/2012), 256 Saptari houses reduced to cinders (kp 25/04/2012), Forest fires raging across country (kp 25/04/2012), Five people hurt, properties worth Rs 4 million destroyed in Panauti fire (nn 26/04/2012), Fire reduces 282 houses to ashes (kp 29/04/2012), Fire wreaks havoc in Siraha: 250 houses gutted; 85 families affected; Rs10 crore loss estimated, by Ram Babu Yadav (ht 29/04/2012), Fire causes havoc in Siraha, Morang (nn 29/04/2012)

269 incidents of fire in Valley in nine months: 11 killed, losses worth over Rs 200m (ht 22/04/2012)

21 houses gutted in Nawalparasi village (ht 19/04/2012)

Koshi embankment works halted, by Abadhesh Kumar Jha (kp 18/04/2012)

Preparedness must as landslips, floods take most lives: The government is often unprepared for a disaster, a sure thing in the fragile topography like Nepal’s, by Nirjana Sharma (kp 17/04/2012)

Lightning claims 12 lives in two weeks as two more die in Ilam (nn 16/04/2012)

8.9 magnitude quake jolts Indonesia; tremors felt in Nepal (nn 11/04/2012), Tremors felt in Nepal (kp 12/04/2012)

86 forest fires break out in 24 hours: NASA image shows most fires near Kathmandu Valley, Eastern districts, by Pragati Shahi (kp 30/03/2012)

5.2 magnitude tremor felt in eastern region (nn 28/03/2012)

Bhotekoshi river basin prone to flash floods, by Rudra Pangeni (ht 27/03/2012)

Metropolitan City to add three modern fire engines to its fleet: Only 2 fire fighting vehicles of KMC are in operation (kp 18/03/2012)

Wildfires burn, govt ill-prepared, by Pragati Shahi (rep 15/03/2012)

Bhaktapur sans functional fire engines (nn 15/03/2012)

Fire engines a must for every municipal (ht 14/03/2012)

Fire, Fire!, by Shyam K.C. (rn 13/03/2012)

Raging wildfires in districts threaten human settlements (kp 12/03/2012)

30 houses gutted in Siraha fire, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 12/03/2012)

Like a spear: When natural hazards strike, it’s the women who suffer the most, by Anita Karki (kp 08/03/2012)

State authorities still ill-equipped to fight fire: 19 people died in one month across the country, 8 in the Capital, by Nirjana Sharma (kp 05/03/2012), Fire brigade that’s running out of steam: Valley needs 55 engines, 300 firefighters, by Rudra Pangeni (ht 06/03/2012), Lone fire station needs help: Firefighters want more brigades across City (ht 09/03/2012)

6 die in massive Kalimati fire, by Arjun Poudel and Shreejana Shrestha (rep 05/03/2012), Kalimati veg market fire claims 6, property worth Rs 80m gutted, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 05/02/2012), Poverty costs Pun family dear, by Arjun Poudel (rep 05/03/2012), Four of a family among six burnt alive (ht 05/03/2012), Witnesses drop new hints at Kalimati fire incident, by Ankit Adhikari and Roshan Sedhai (kp 14/03/2012)

Govt readies relief for quake victims (kp 04/03/2012) [So early? Not even six months months have past since the quake!!]

Flood threat in Himalayas more real than ever: Apa (ht 03/03/2012)

Classes still affected in quake-hit schools, by Dipendra Shakya (kp 02/03/2012)

Twin tremors hit far-western Nepal (nn 27/02/2012)

36 houses burnt down (kp 26/02/2012)

28 houses gutted in Pyuthan village: Dozens of cattle killed; Fire from jungle enters Terhathum settlement (ht 24/02/2012)

Hoarding fuel due to crisis ups fire risk, by Arjun Poudel (rep 22/02/2012)

Valley’s interior ‘vulnerable’ to damage in case of calamity, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 22/02/2012)

Property worth Rs 13m destroyed in Ason fire (ht 22/02/2012)

Tremors trigger terror, by Khagendra Adhikari (rep 16/02/2012), Quake terror hits locals (ht 16/02/2012)

Seismic safety: The potential for future earthquakes and their devastating effects cannot be under-estimated or ignored, by Ananta R. Baidya (kp 16/02/2012)

2 die, 50 injured in Parbat fire, by Bimal Khatiwada (kp 24/01/2012)

Hospitals vulnerable to high intensity quakes (ht 22/01/2012)

Minor quake jolts central terai region (nn 19/01/2012)

Five members of family killed in fire in Dhankuta (nn 19/01/2012), Fire kills five of a family in Dhankuta, by Rohit Rai (rep 20/01/2012), Five of family charred to death, by Ramesh Chandra Adhikari (kp 20/01/2012)

Better late than never: Nepal has no other option than to make necessary arrangements to create a disaster resilient society, by Ratindra Khatri (kp 17/01/2012), Reducing Disaster Risk (rn 18/01/2012), Disaster Preparedness: Only ritualistic & marginal improvements, by Ujjwala Maharjan (rep 20/01/2012)

Perils of quake come under scrutiny: Ninety per cent houses in Pokhara at grave risk; Dadeldhura headquarters no less vulnerable (ht 17/01/2012)

Quake safety day: Are we prepared? by Robert Piper (rep 16/01/2012)

Shudder to think: For a glimpse of what Kathmandu will look like after a big quake, just look at the buildings torn down for road-widening and multiply that by 10,000 (nt 13/01/2012), Where the quake will hit hardest: Kathmandu is woefully unprepared for the next Big One, by Rubeena Maato (nt 13/01/2012)

‘Nepalgunj buildings highly vulnerable to earthquake’ (ht 12/01/2012)

Petrol pumps: Playing with fire, by Binod Ghimire and Nirjana Sharma (kp 10/01/2012)

American experts conducting TIA's first seismic preparedness study, by Bikash Sangraula (rep 09/01/2012)

Valley witnesses three separate incidents of fire: One killed,as many injured; Property worth lakhs burnt to cinders (ht 08/01/2012)

Country ill-equipped to fight fire, by Nirjana Sharma (kp 03/01/2012), Happy to be firefighters and save lives of many people, by Pragati Shahi (kp 03/01/2012)

65 houses destroyed in fire, by Jitendra Khadga (kp 31/12/2011)

84 open spaces in Valley for emergency accommodation, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 27/12/2011), Hospitals aren’t prepared for big quake, by Pradeep Vaidya (kp 27/12/2011)

Winter sparks fires in Valley: People suffer in lack of fire-fighting capability, by Nirjana Sharma (kp 23/12/2011)

Victims rue lack of quake relief (kp 22/12/2011)

4.6 magnitude earthquake jolts Taplejung (nn 19/12/2011), Jolts add to Taplejung folk’s fears, by Ananda Gautam (kp 21/12/2011)

4.9 magnitude tremor felt in Taplejung (nn 15/12/2011)

Disastrous response: The people of eastern Nepal cope with the aftermath of the earthquake, by Anurag Acharya (nt 02/12/2011)

Damming against deluge: Chitwan stems the tide of floods, by Roshan Sedhai (kp 29/11/2011)

Sept quake damage bill Rs 5 billion (ht 20/11/2011)

15 houses gutted in fire (rep 18/11/2011)

Quake victims living in cave, by Ananda Gautam (kp 15/11/2011)

Magnitude-5 earthquake jolts western Nepal (nn 13/11/2011)

Challenges Of Earthquake Risk Reduction, by Deepak Chamlagain (rn 11/11/2011)

For earthquake-resilient buildings: Time for action, not words, by Punya Sagar Marahatta (ht 10/11/2011)

Preparing For Natural Disasters, by P. Thapa (rn 05/11/2011)

Rumour On Himalayas, by Bhimsen Thapaliya (rn 02/11/2011)

Caught between river and mountain: Villagers living under flood menace all through the year, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 01/11/2011)

Okhaldhunga villages prone to landslips (ht 31/10/2011)

Quake victims’ wait for relief not over (kp 30/10/2011)

Rain, hailstones destroy paddies, by Prem Nepali (kp 23/10/2011)

Villagers in Myagdi living under constant fear of recurring landslide (nn 21/10/2011)

Earthquake-hit schools yet to resume classes in Taplejung, by Ananda Gautam (kp 17/10/2011)

All plan, no action: Disasters don’t make appointments, it’s time we implemented the preparedness plans, by Eva Manandhar (kp 13/10/2011)

Disrespecting history: Ill-practice in responding to earthquakes, by Punya Sagar Marahatta (ht 04/10/2011)

Great Himalayan Quake: Wake Up Call, by Keshab Poudel (sp 30/09/2011)

After the earthquake, trauma haunts people, by Manish Gautam (kp 30/09/2011)

Post-monsoon rainfall claims two lives: Rainfall hits quake victims, relief work (kp 27/09/2011)

Trouble with monsoon: Water management is a key to disaster preparedness (kp 27/09/2011)

Five women of village killed in landslip, by Dilip Poudel (rep 23/09/2011)

Proposal on earthquake insurance coverage gathers dust, by Rupak D. Sharma (rep 22/09/2011)

Earthquake measuring 6.8 magnitude rocks eastern Nepal; tremors felt throughout the country (nn 18/09/2011), Magnitude 6.8 quake kills 5 in Nepal, 10 in India, by Prem Dhakal (rep 19/09/2011), 6.8 quake hits Nepal, five lose lives: Jolt strongest in 78 years; three die in UK mission wall collapse (kp 19/09/2011), Biggest quake since ’34 leaves destruction trail: British Embassy wall collapses on passing vehicles,leaving three dead; Two casualties in Dharan (ht 19/09/2011), Tremor wreaks havoc in eastern Nepal: Brothers killed in house collapse; Structures cave in (ht 19/09/2011), Eastern Nepal takes brunt of 6.8 quake with five dead, scores injured (nn), Quake death toll rises to 9; dozens injured across the country (nn 19/09/2011), CA members feel earthquake vibes (kp 19/09/2011), Three killed, scores hurt in Valley (ht 19/09/2011), Govt to provide Rs 25,000 to quake victims (nn 19/09/2011), Quake kills seven, injures hundreds (rn), Earthquake damage massive (rep 20/09/2011), A trail of destruction; toll 11: Eastern hilly districts bear brunt of 6.8 earthquake (kp 20/09/2011), Six confirmed dead, 73 injured in east (ht 20/09/2011), On shaky ground (rep 20/09/2011), Earthquake 101: Basics of preparing for the inevitable, by Sradda Thapa (rep 20/09/2011), Quake Rings Wake Up Call For Preparedness (rn 20/09/2011), Most schools in capital vulnerable to quakes (rep 20/09/2011), Be prepared: School children are especially vulnerable to earthquake hazards in Kathmandu, by Prabesh Ghimire (kp 20/09/2011), Govt hospitals at high quake risk (kp 20/09/2011), Hospitals receive jolt, by Rudra Pangeni (ht 20/09/2011), A wake-up call: What we make of Sunday's earthquake will determine our future (kp 20/09/2011), Seismic retrofitting ‘a must’ to save lives: Retrofitting refers to increasing the strength, stiffness and ductility of buildings (kp 20/09/2011), Nepal is ‘100 pc more prepared than it was a few years ago’ (kp 20/09/2011), Quake-prone Kathmandu ill-equipped for disaster (kp 20/09/2011), Victims to get state relief (kp 20/09/2011), Key life-saving tools that can come handy (kp 20/09/2011), Quake toll climbs to 11 as reports of deaths and destruction keep coming in from across the country (nn 20/09/2011), Quake toll reaches 11, hundreds injured across nation (rn 21/09/2011), Embassy calls London engineer to inspect wall (rep 2109/2011), Victims’ kin seek early damages from UK: British govt ready to compensate them, says envoy Tucknott, by Ankit Adhikari (kp), Rs 100,000 compensation to quake victims (rep 21/09/2011), Quake victims still await relief, by Ananda Gautam (kp 21/09/2011), Quake leaves multiple cracks in Hanumandhoka Museum, by Bikash Sangraula (rep 21/09/2011), Quake affects 312 schools in east (ht 21/09/2011), Quake And Questions, by Bhimsen Thapaliya (rn 21/09/2011), Preparedness Is Key To Quake Disaster Mitigation, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 21/09/2011), Quake preparedness: US, Nepal armies working on ‘synchronised’ rescue plan, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp 21/09/2011), Adopt preparedness measures, govt told (kp 21/09/2011), How safe are Kathmandu Valley’s high-rise buildings? (kp 21/09/2011), Geologists say Sikkim quake unusual (ht 21/09/2011), How to keep safe should an earthquake strike, by Som Prasad Sapkota (kp 22/09/2011), Emergency kit part of disaster preparedness (kp 22/09/2011), Relief work continuing at snail’s pace (kp 22/09/2011), No to complacency (ht 22/09/2011), Quake-victims seek interest-free loans, by Roshan Sanwa (rep 23/09/2011), Non-healing wounds? (kp 23/09/2011), Quake tragedy: The UK embassy has failed to handle Nepali sensitivities (kp 23/09/2011), DAOs to verify quake-damage reports, by Roshan Sanwa (rep 25/09/2011), Shortage of funds stands in way of relief distribution (kp 26/09/2011), PM Bhattarai donates his New York travel allowance to quake victims (nn 27/09/2011)

Landslide in remote village of Rolpa claims seven lives as police team continues rescue operation (nn 17/09/2011), Seven die in Rolpa landslide (kp 18/09/2011), Seven perish in Rolpa landslide, by Khem Bahadur Budha (ht 18/09/2011)

Landslide threat forces villagers to flee (kp 15/09/2011)

Flood-hit seek govt help (ht 15/09/2011)

Seven missing in Sunsari boat capsize (nn 14/09/2011)

Buy fire engines (rep 12/09/2011)

Glacial lake expedition to Everest starts (kp 08/09/2011)

Disaster response in Nepal: Barefoot battle, by Dinanath Bhandari (ht)

Six missing in Rukum landslide (nn 06/09/2011), 7 feared dead in Rukum landslide, by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp 07/09/2011)

Dolakha floods damage houses, farmland, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 04/09/2011)

80 villagers shut away after landslide damages bridge, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 02/09/2011)

Bajhang hard-hit due to landslip induced crunch (ht 02/09/2011)

Six Rukum families displaced after continuous landslide (nn 31/08/2011)

Mugu’s landslip victims await relief, by Jiban Sejuwal (ht 27/08/2011)

Nine killed in landslips (kp 24/08/2011)

Landslide claims 3 in Jajarkot (nn 24/08/2011)

Landslips kill five in Rukum (ht 24/08/2011)

Landslides kill 8 in Rukum, Salyan, by Kamal Thapa (rep 23/08/2011)

One dies, three go missing as boat capsizes, by Bikram Giri (rep 19/08/2011), Death toll reaches four, 21 still missing, by Suresh Yadav (rep 19/08/2011)

Boy killed in Jhapa flood, dozens hit (kp 19/08/2011)

Minor tremor recorded in far west (nn 19/08/2011)

Far West floods sweep away dozen houses, by Chitranga Tha and DR Panta (kp 17/08/2011), Floods, landslides wreak havoc in Far west (kp 18/08/2011), Highways in far west obstructed by landslides caused by heavy rain (nn 19/08/2011), Rain-ravaged Far West breathes easy (kp 21/08/2011)

Landslide claims five lives in Solukhumbu district (nn 14/08/2011)

Left out in the cold: Humla’s glacial lake flood has exposed flaws in the national climate adaptation programme, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp 12/08/2011)

Flood displaced families left high and dry in Banke, by Rajendra Nath and Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 08/08/2011)

Gender In Emergencies, by Radha Poudel (sp 05/08/2011)

3 siblings die in landslide, by Kashiram Dangi (kp 04/08/2011)

60 cattle herders missing (kp 02/08/2011), 60 Dhading yak grazers missing: Three days on,cops,rescuers yet to reach the highland, by Kesav Adhikari (ht 02/08/2011)

Sankhuwasabha villages exposed to landslide threat: 62 families displaced, thousands at risk, by Kishor Budhathoki (ht 02/08/2011)

Sarlahi villages at flood risk (kp 01/08/2011)

Seven VDCs in Terhathum face high risk of landslips (kp 31/07/2011), Flood, landslip threat worsens: Households in 16 Udayapur villages at risk (ht 31/07/2011)

Wettest Mustang spell in decades, by Ishwori Neupane (kp 27/07/2011)

Incessant rain cripples life in Valley (kp 21/07/2011), 10 die in rain-related incidents: Landslides in Nuwakot, Kaski, Rasuwa, Khotang, by Prakash Adhikari and Shiva Sharma (kp 21/07/2011), Fear Of Floods (rn 23/07/2011)

Six killed in landslips (rep 20/07/2011)

Landslides block road, garbage disposal hit (kp 18/07/2011)

Raging Mahakali rings alarm: Washes away two embankment spurs (ht 18/07/2011)

Koshi water flow highest for year: Crosses danger mark; 161,845 cusecs recorded (ht 16/07/2011), Scores displaced by floods: Water flow in Koshi river was measured at 181,000 cusec on Friday midnight, a record for this year, by Shiva Puri (kp 17/07/2011), Water-level at Saptakoshi near 200 thousand cusec (nn 20/07/2011)

Landslides hold terror for villagers (ht 16/07/2011)

Sixteen dead in landslides and floods caused by heavy rain in Rukum, Nuwakot (nn 15/07/2011), 16 perish in Rukum, Nuwakot landslips (kp 16/07/2011)

Lalbakaiya threatens 12 VDCs (ht 13/07/2011)

Flood puts 300 Kavre houses in peril, by Manoj Basnet (kp 11/07/2011)

Nepal, India agree to tame Koshi erosion (kp 09/07/2011), Nepali, Indian officials inspect Koshi ravage (ht 09/07/2011)

58 people killed, properties worth millions destroyed in natural disasters since May 15: NEOC (nn 08/07/2011), 56 killed, 17 missing in landslides, floods (rep 10/07/2011)

Kaski landslide victims left in the lurch, by Basanti Bastola (kp 07/07/2011)

Narayani eroding spurs, by Bechu Gaus and Trishna Kunwar (kp 04/07/2011)

Mudslides, swollen rivers kill 10 (rep 02/07/2011), 12 killed, 3 missing in floods, landslides (kp 02/07/2011), Flood, landslide death toll at 12 (rep 03/07/2011), 6 lives lost; havoc unabated (kp 03/07/2011), Floods, landslides take their toll across country: Five more deaths in different parts reported; 12 Dalit families displaced in Bajura; 500 houses in Saptari inundated (ht 03/07/2011), Three killed in Kaski landslide, four remain missing (nn 04/07/2011)

With monsoon comes misery (kp 01/07/2011)

Water-level at Saptakoshi crosses 100 thousand cusec mark (nn 29/06/2011), Senior govt, security officials inspect Koshi barrage as risk of floods increase (nn 30/06/2011), Water flow in Koshi reaches danger level (rep 01/07/2011), Rising water level has experts worried: Another flood feared as water level nears the danger mark, by Abadesh Kumar Jha and Pragati Shahi (kp 01/07/2011), Rising water level in Koshi poses flood threat: 136,000 cusecs,highest for year, recorded; Locals fear disaster (ht 01/07/2011), Water rises, red flag flies over Koshi, by Abadesh Kumar Jha (kp 02/07/2011), Koshi gets recalcitrant yet again, by Abadesh Kumar Jha (kp 03/07/2011)

Landslide threatens Khalanga, by Janak K.C. (rep 29/06/2011)

Five missing in Trishuli as ropeway snaps, by Krishna Acharya (kp 28/06/2011), Five missing in Trishuli as tuin snaps (ht 28/06/2011)

24 Rupandehi VDCs at high risk of flood (kp 28/06/2011), Mitigating flood risk in Rupandehi: Too little, too late?, by Amrita Anmol (kp 29/06/2011)

Narayani threatens 19 VDCs (ht 28/06/2011)

Monsoon rains raise Koshi flow, by Abadesh Kumar Jha (kp 20/06/2011), Surging Koshi has barrage officials alarmed, by Somanath Bastola (ht 20/06/2011), Saptakoshi sees highest water-level of the year (nn 25/06/2011), Rains are here; Koshi starts breaching spurs, by Abadhesh Kumar Jha (kp 26/06/2011), Raging Koshi sets off alarm bells (ht 26/06/2011), Water-level continues to rise at Saptakoshi; warning flag raised (nn 26/06/2011), Be alert (rep 27/06/2011), Koshi turns eastwards (ht 27/06/2011), Water-level goes down at Saptakoshi (nn 27/06/2011)

Flood havoc looms large in Susta (kp 18/06/2011)

Minor tremor jolts eastern hilly districts (nn 03/06/2011), Moderate temblor jolts eastern region (kp 04/06/2011)

Swelling Saptakoshi still a threat, by Abedesh Kumar Jha (kp 02/06/2011)

Earthquake risk reduction must be national priority, interview with Surya Narayan Shrestha (rn 29/05/2011)

Hit Risk: Experts warn a major earthquake might hit Kathmandu any moment, yet preparedness to minimise the risk is far too slow, by Nitish Bhattarai and Elien van Hee (sp 27/05/2011)

Disaster & Nepal's fate, by Ram Sharan Sedhai (rep 25/05/2011)

Koshi embankment repair: Team asks for Rs 20m soon, by Madhav Ghimire (kp 13/05/2011)

Taming the Kosi to prevent the world's greatest catastrophe, by A.B. Thapa (sp 13/05/2011)

The sociology of disaster, by Ram Sharan Sedhai (rep 04/05/2011)

Morang windstorm victims left in lurch (ht 04/05/2011)

Is the city prepared to tackle the disaster?, by Alan Duncan (kp 18/04/2011)

Sunsari hailstorm kills one; life hit hard, crops damaged: Locals forced to live out in the open (ht 17/04/2011)

Lightning claims six in three districts as most parts experience thunderstorm, cloudy weather (nn 13/04/2011), Lightning strikes places, 6 killed (kp 14/04/2011)

Eastern hill towns prone to fire havoc, by Roshan Sanwa (rep 10/04/2011)

27 houses gutted in three districts, by Juli Gurung (kp 09/04/2011), Seven houses gutted in Salleri: Property worth Rs 13 crores destroyed (ht 09/04/2011), Solu journos bear Salleri blaze brunt (ht 10/04/2011)

Koshi work slow: Bihar minister, by Abadesh Kumar Jha (kp 07/04/2011)

5.7 Baitadi quake causes minor damage (kp 05/04/2011), Aftershock recorded (kp 06/04/2011)

Insufficient fire engines render city vulnerable (ht 04/04/2011)

Flood project helps 800,000 (kp 01/04/2011)

When Kathmandu collapses, by Sradda Thapa (rep 31/03/2011) [see part 2 (07/04/2011)], Natural disaster in Japan
Impact on Nepal
, by Kamal Raj Dhungel (ht 31/03/2011)

Flood-displaced find abode in jungle, by Barun Paneru (rep 31/03/2011)

Flood fear haunts Kanchanpur, by Chitranga Thapa (kp 30/03/2011)

Five killed in Gorkha mudslip (nn 29/03/2011)

Earthquakes along the political faultlines, by Mohan Das Manandhar (rep 28/03/2011)

Preventive fire eating up Bara forests (ht 28/03/2011)

Fire guts factory, damage Rs 15m (kp 27/03/2011)

13 houses gutted in Sankhuwasabha (kp 27/03/2011)

Jhapa inferno: Fire razes 1,200 huts of refugees, by Lila Baral and Chetan Adhikari (kp 23/03/2011)

Do We Have A Concrete Plan?, by G. K. Pakavath (rn 21/03/2011)

Scars of disaster, by Alina R. Shrestha (rep 20/03/2011)

Disaster Preparedness: Nepal at severe risk of data loss, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 19/03/2011)

Tremors felt in Western Nepal (nn 12/03/2011), Mild tremor recorded: Experts urge for preparedness measures (kp 13/03/2011), Another wakeup call (kp 15/03/2011), Japan quake tragedy a wake-up call for Nepal, by Pragati Shahi (kp 16/03/2011)

Preparedness Needed (rn 17/02/2011), A threat looms: An earthquake is coming, and we’re not ready (kp 20/02/2011)

‘Nepal’s vulnerability to disaster magnified’ (ht 15/02/2011), Consolidated efforts key to easing disaster risks (kp 16/02/2011), ‘Kathmandu can learn from Christchurch’s handling of quake’, interview with Robert Parker, Mayor of Christchurch (kp 18/02/2011)

Minor tremor felt (nn 14/02/2011)

Symposium on disaster risk reduction (rep 11/02/2011)

Landslips, floods threaten villages, by DR Pant (kp 10/02/2011)

Kailali schools to withstand disaster (kp 08/02/2011)

Revisiting disasters responses in Nepal, by Komal Raj Aryal (rep 06/02/2011)

Disaster risk: Far West districts on shaky turf, by Mohan Shahi (kp 30/01/2011), Tackling natural disasters, by Bishnu Kharel (rep 30/01/2011)

Earthquakes inevitable, are we prepared?, by Shandip K.C. (rep 25/01/2011)

Disaster team gets more skilled hands (kp 21/01/2011)

Quake risk for Kathmandu 200 times more than Kobe: A 1934 type tremblor could spell disaster (ht 11/01/2011), The quake of '34: Survivors' tales (nt 14/01/2011), Not if, but when: Ask not what your government can do for you in an earthquake, ask what you can do for yourself, by Kunda Dixit (nt 14/01/2011), Unsafe schools and hospitals: Where the earthquake will hit the hardest, by Damakant Jayshi (nt 14/01/2011), "Let's learn from Haiti": UN Resident Coordinator, Robert Piper, spoke to Nepali Times about the Nepal Risk Reduction Consortium (nt 14/01/2011), "Doing nothing is not an option": US Ambassador Scott DeLisi spoke to Nepali Times about coordination between the donors and the government to prepare for the big earthquake (nt 14/01/2011), High time for investment in disaster risk reduction, by Pragati Shahi (kp 16/01/2011), Learning other’s lessons: The aftermath of the Haiti and Chile earthquakes offer insight for Nepal, by Deepak Chamlagain (kp 16/01/2011), Preparing for the worst: Disaster training for the nation’s security forces is vital for an effective first response, by Keshar Bahadur Bhandari (kp 16/01/2011), Standing on shaky ground, by Bijaya K. Shrestha (rep 20/01/2011)

Wildfire rages on; 3 injured, by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp 08/01/2011)

Two die from cold wave in Terai (nn 03/01/2011)

Koshi victims’ lives unchanged, by Abadesh Kumar Jha (kp 20/12/2010)

Indian minister blames Nepal rivers for havoc (kp 26/11/2010)

Disaster risk management, by Mona Sapkota (rep 16/11/2010)

Nepal bearing brunt of natural disasters (kp 12/11/2010)

Heaven help the Valley in the event of a disaster, by Pragati Shahi (kp 26/10/2010), Shake it up: Little has been done to secure life and property from quakes (kp 27/109/2010)

Tremors rock Kathmandu twice; no reports of casualty, damages (nn 18/10/2010), 4.9 magnitude tremor rocks Kathmandu valley (ek 18/10/2010)

Simple dykes, simply washed away: Mahakali embankment failure should be a lesson for its planners, financers and implementers, by Shital Babu Regmee (kp 12/10/2010)

One killed, eight hurt in landslides (ht 09/10/2010)

Landslide victims pour out woes before CDO (ht 04/10/2010)

Satellite to provide images of disasters: Eight-member team of Japanese experts installs receiver, by Ramesh prasad Bhushal (ht 30/09/2010), Japanese satellite station (kp 04/10/2010), Satellite station launched (ht 04/10/2010)

Flood-hit districts get $2m from UN (ht 29/09/2010)

Flood inundates Gaighat, by Dilliram Khatiwada (kp 23/09/2010)

‘Road blockade shoots up inflation’: In Karnali, both air and road transports obstructed (ht 20/09/2010)

Mahakali River wrecks havoc in Kanchanpur (nn 19/09/2010), Mahakali bursts banks: Mahakali bursts banks, by Chitrang Thapa (kp 20/09/2010), Raging Mahakali spurs exodus: More than hundred families displaced in far-western region, by Rajendra Bhatta (ht 20/09/2010)

Landslide obstructs Mugling-Maleku stretch of Prithvi Highway (nn 17/09/2010), Thousands stranded on Prithvi Highway for over 24 hours (nn 18/09/2010), Landslip strands thousands on highway (ht 19/09/2010)

Monsoon takes toll on studies: Fear of drowning keeps Gorkha schoolkids home (ht 15/09/2010)

Floods displace three families, 10 under threat (ht 15/09/2010), Landslip hurts seven of family (ht 15/09/2010)

Four missing in Baitadi landslide (nn 14/09/2010)

Raging Rapti turns riches to rags:Landlords of yore finding it hard to make ends meet, by Surendra Kafle (ht 10/09/2010)

300 vehicles stuck on ravaged Araniko highway for a week (ht 10/09/2010)

Early warning for all: Who better to protect communities from floods than community members themselves?, by Shradha Giri (nt 10/09/2010)

60 families displaced, millions lost (ht 10/09/2010)

Rs 60 million for displaced people goes down drain, by Surendra Subedi (kp 09/09/2010)

Overnight downpour hits squatters hard (ht 08/09/2010), Two killed, two missing in Sindhupalchok landslide (nn 08/09/2010), Tulsipur-Salyan road stretch obstructed (nn 08/09/2010)

Quake preparedness an urgent need (kp 07/09/2010)

Govt rubs relief salt into landslide victims’ wounds (kp 07/09/2010)

Mahakali havoc continues unabated (ht 05/09/2010), Rapti puts Banke villages in peril (ht 06/09/2010)

Natural disaster killed 258 in 2.5 months (kp 03/09/2010)

Monsoon menace shows no signs of ebbing (kp 30/08/2010), Raging Seti puts villages in grave danger (ht 31/08/2010), Floods destroy fish farming in Chitwan (nn 31/08/2010), Seven killed as house collapses in Kalikot (nn 31/08/2010), House collapse kills 7, by Tularam Pandey (kp 01/09/2010), Landslide-hit accuse govt of apathy (ht 02/09/2010)

A river between us: I think back to people who are left homeless, out in the rain, too close to rivers, by Sushma Joshi (kp 29/08/2010)

Flood havoc looms in riverside settlements (kp 23/08/2010), Floods displace 175 families in Udaypur (nn 23/08/2010), Floods wreak havoc, 4 dead: 2 swept away in Sindhuli, 500 families displaced in Bardiya (kp 24/08/2010), Deluge dread spreads in Banke, Bardiya (ht 24/08/2010), Monsoon havoc in 2 districts (ht 24/08/2010), Folks caught between state apathy, Mahakali (ht 24/08/2010), Five killed in landslides, floods (nn 24/08/2010), Govt team inspects Koshi barrage as water level reaches highest level (nn 24/08/2010), Three dead, seven missing (kp 25/08/2010), Incessant rains cause havoc across the country (nn 25/08/2010), Monsoon menace continues to wreak havoc nationwide: 9 dead, 10 missing in two days, Several VDCs inundated (ht 25/08/2010), Saptakoshi flow highest in 14 years, by Somnath bastola (ht 25/08/2010), 7 die in floods, landslides (kp 26/08/2010), Floodwaters enter school, by Narayan Sharma (kp 26/08/2010), Saptakoshi water receding slowly (ht 26/08/2010), Tragedy strikes (ht 26/08/2010), Where raging river flows over their yards, by Shivaraj Bhatta (ht 27/08/2010), Homes deluged, many displaced (kp 28/08/2010), Monsoon continues to rain sorrow: One dead, hundreds displaced (ht 28/08/2010), Flood in Morang inundates over 300 houses (nn 28/08/2010), Flood situation still grim (kp 29/08/2010)

Ghorahi-Holeri road stretch remain obstructed by landslide debris (nn 23/08/2010)

Two die in Dang flash flood (nn 22/08/2010)

Dumkibas-Parasi stretch of East-West Highway partially resumes (nn 22/08/2010)

Mahakali gushes into Badaipur village: Army,police personnel mobilised for rescue operation, no human casualties (ht 21/08/2010), Mahakali River unleashes terror, by Rajendra Bhatta (ht 22/08/2010), Mahakali flood displaced to be sheltered at schools (nn 22/08/2010), Raging Mahakali triggers exodus, by Rajendra Bhatta (ht 23/08/2010)

Bindabasini folk recall nightmare (ht 19/08/2010)

Flood terror haunts Saptakoshi victims, by Abadesh Kumar Jha (kp 18/08/2010)

Seven die in Bajura landslide; over two dozen Nepalis missing in Kashmir landslide (nn 10/08/2010), Seven killed in Bajura landslide, by Arjun  Shah (kp 11/08/2010), Seven killed in Bajura landslide: Four of them were of the same family, by Binod Thapa (ht 11/08/2010), Parsa VDC loses four youths (kp 12/08/2010), Flood relief elusive (kp 13/08/2010), Flood-hit still waiting for relief (ht 13/08/2010)

Landslides wreak havoc in Myagdi (ht 08/08/2010), Landslides block roads, Doti faces food crisis (ht 08/08/2010), Woman buried alive, entire village at risk (ht 08/08/2010)

Eleven die in landslides, flood related incidents in Dolakha and Jajarkot (nn 03/08/2010), Nine killed in Dolakha landslide, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 04/08/2010), Nine hydroproject workers swept away (ht 04/08/2010), 5 missing in Kaski landslides (ht 05/08/2010)

Water above danger level, by Somnath Bastola (ht 02/08/2010), Koshi puts island settlement at risk, by Abadesh Kumar Jha (kp 03/08/2010), Koshi floods pose threat to Chilaiya Tapu (ht 04/08/2010)

Three missing, 26 rescued after boat capsizes in Karnali (nn 01/08/2010)

Scores displaced by floods in Kailali: Transport defunct in places (kp 31/07/2010), Kailali villages deluged, hundreds displaced (ht 31/07/2010), It doesn’t rain but pours
for Sunsari flood victims: Twiddling thumbs for relief package
(ht 31/07/2010), Downpour lashes Gulmi (ht 31/07/2010)

Taming the monstrous Kosi to prevent the world's greatest catastrophe, by A.B. Thapa (sp 30/07/2010)

Crop damaged by heavy winds (nn 30/07/2010)

Sunsari flood victims stage protest (kp 27/07/2010)

Floods in various parts of the country claim 9 lives (nn 25/07/2010), Flood havoc
worsens, thanks to encroachment
, by Somnath Bastola (ht 25/07/2010)

Monsoon menace continues (kp 22/07/2010), Flood toll rises, hundreds displaced: Saptakoshi pounding Koshi Barrage with record flow (ht 22/07/2010), Levee fails to endure river rage (ht 22/07/2010), Despair stalks Sunsari flood victims, by Somnath Bastola (ht 23/07/2010), Flood fear gives locals sleepless nights (ht 23/07/2010), Four of family die after house collapses following heavy rain (nn 23/0772010)

Sunsari embankment on Koshi target: Floods deisplace 60 families, by Abadesh Kumar Jha (kp 19/07/2010), Floods wreak havoc in eastern Tarai (ht 19/07/2010), Monsoon rain causes havoc in Nepalgunj (nn 19/07/2010), Monsoon wreaks havoc across country (kp 20/07/2010), Monsoon menace: Scores homeless (ht 20/07/2010), Ten missing in Dolpa landslide (nn 20/07/2010), Eleven missing, scores displaced (kp 21/07/2010), Rain rage: 10 of family missing (ht 21/07/2010)

Koshi breaching embankments, by Abadesh Kumar Jha (kp 11/07/2010), 150 Kalikot houses in peril (ht 11/07/2010), Five killed, five missing in landslides in Kaski, Shyangja (nn 11/07/2010), Landslide at Mugling-Narayanghat section obstructs Prithvi Highway (nn 11/07/2010), Landslides hit Kaski, Syangja; 10 killed (ht 12/07/2010), Landslide sweeps five houses (rn 13/07/2010), Monsoon wreaking havoc in districts (ht 13/07/2010), Monsoon Disasters, by Bhimsen Thapaliya (rn 14/07/2010), 25 Mahottari VDCs at flood risk, by Rabindra Upreti (kp 15/07/2010), Landslip fear grips villagers, by Bharat Ingnam (ht 15/07/2010), Jhapa under spectre of floods: 1,200 houses inundated,thousands displaced (ht 15/07/2010), Monsoon woes (ht 15/07/2010), Disaster looms large (ht 16/07/2010), Three minors die in Baglung landslide (nn 16/07/2010), Three of family buried in landslide: Rain,raging rivers wreaking havoc (ht 17/07/2010), Inundation fear grips villages (kp 17/07/2010)

Five Udayapur villages face flood fury (ht 07/07/2010)

Bodies of five missing in Dhading landslide recovered (nn 05/07/2010), Five killed in Dhading landslide (kp 06/07/2010)

Flood threat looms, folks await funds, by Bharat Koirala (ht 02/07/2010)

Flood info system in 6 nations (kp 26/06/2010)

Raging Rapti has dozen VDCs in troubled waters (ht 24/06/2010), Flooding affects locals in eastern VDC of Dhanusa (rn 24/06/2010), Dharan flood renders 75 people homeless (ht 25/06/2010), Sankhuwasabha VDCs in panic (ht 26/06/2010), Tehrathum locals living in landslide trepidation, by Chandra Karki (kp 27/06/2010), Flood in Rapti displaces over 150 families (rn 28/06/2010), Landslide obstructs Mugling-Narayanghat road section (nn 28/06/2010), Swollen stream inundates villages (kp 29/06/2010), Landslide renders 400 homeless (ht 30/06/2010), Over 50 households in Sankhuwasabha displaced due to landslide (nn 30/06/2010), Landslide sweeps away twelve houses at Sankhuwasabha (rn 01/07/2010), Eight people missing following landslide in Udaypur (nn 30/06/2010), Landslip victims missing (kp 03/07/2010)

Monsoon lashes Jhapa (kp 23/06/2010)

Saptakoshi breaching embankment (rn 20/06/2010), Fears of flood rises as Koshi starts breaching embankment; 6 VDC's inundated in Saptari (nn 20/06/2010), Joint team rules out Koshi threat (kp 21/06/2010)

Valley firemen have a rough ride in broken fire tenders (ht 17/06/2010)

Two quakes recorded (ht 15/06/2010)

Chho-Rolpa warning sirens lying defunct, by Subash Yonjan (ht 14/06/2010)

Manang asks state to save it from disaster (ht 14/06/2010)

Wildfire in community forest threatens three village in Gulmi (nn 11/06/2010)

Fire at Triveni complex: Property worth over Rs.10 million gutted (kp 05/06/2010), Blaze lays bare Valley’s fire-fighting flaws (ht 05/06/2010)

Imja lake outburst threat looms large, by Rajesh Barma (ht 05/06/2010)

Quake-prone city losing space for rescue, by Prasun Singh (kp 01/06/2010), Plotters on the prowl: Developers have spared no piece of land in a valley that’s vulnerable to earthquakes, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 02/06/2010)

India springs flood fear, by Jitendra Khadka (kp 24/05/2010), India puts flood fear into Saptari, by Jitendra Khadka and Abadesh Jha (kp 27/05/2010)

Three killed, property worth millions gutted (ht 15/05/2010)

Salyan wildfire claims three (nn 14/05/2010)

Fire guts Dhankuta forests (kp 12/05/2010)

Call to tackle disaster risks (kp 09/05/2010)

Lightning kills ten in various parts of country (nn 08/05/2010)

Rs 8.2 M relief to Koshi flood victims (rn 02/05/2010) [after 2 years?!]

Fire breaks out in community forests: Property worth millions destroyed (rn 27/04/2010)

276 major fires in two months, 28 burnt alive (ht 24/04/2010)

One killed, 12 injured in Rolpa fire (ht 23/04/2010)

Be prepared: The spate of fires in Kathmandu shows the need for better equipment and regular drills, by Shyam K.C. (kp 19/04/2010), Dry season triggering fire all too often (ht 19/04/2010)

Fire burns nine houses in Solukhumbu (nn 18/04/2010)

Earthquake preparedness in Nepal: Develop plans that can help, by Rajendra K. Shrestha (ht 16/04/2010)

Fire wreaks havoc in many districts: Property worth millions gutted (ht 16/04/2010)

Lightning kills two in Makwanpur (nn 14/04/2010)

Manang’s Thulagi glacial lake in danger of outburst (rn 08/04/2010)

Blaze havoc in several districts (kp 05/04/2010)

Fire in various places across the country; 2 killed, over hundred houses gutted (nn 03/04/2010), 67 huts gutted in Chitwan fire (ht 04/04/2010), Forest fire out of control (rn 05/04/2010), Fires wreak havoc across country, by Rambabu Yadav and Maya Adhikari (ht 05/04/2010), Wildfire cause havoc in several districts (nn 05/04/2010), Fires continue as death toll rises, by Krishna Prasad Dhakal and Rambabu Yadav (ht 06/04/2010), Fire creates havoc in districts (rn 06/04/2010), Fire under control In Nawalpsarasi (rn 06/04/2010), Three killed in Kapilvastu fire (nn 06/04/2010), The Fire Menace (rn 07/04/2010), Fire guts 56 Rupandehi houses (kp 08/04/2010), Fire still panicking people in districts (rn 08/04/2010), 100 houses burnt down in Saptari (kp 09/04/2010), Ashes to ashes: For the dispossessed in Badarjhula, this year's inferno is one more disaster they will struggle to overcome, by Indu Nepal (nt 09/04/2010), Fire victims living without shelter (rn 13/04/2010), Wildfire a menace for Sankhuwasabha folks, by Kishor Budhathoki (ht 13/04/2010)

Wildfire raging in Khandbari (ht 30/03/2010)

Duhabi fire victims face misery, by Somnath Banstola (ht 29/03/2010)

Six houses gutted (ht 28/03/2010)

Fire destroys 40 houses (rn 27/03/2010)

Defunct fire engine gobbles Rs 7.5 lakh every year, by Roshan Sanwa (ht 20/03/2010)

Fires bring destruction in 2 districts: 100 huts gutted in Banke (kp 17/03/2010), 36 houses burnt in Saptari (kp 17/03/2010), Relief materials distributed (rn 18/03/2010), Fire victims await relief (rn 20/03/2010)

Lightning injures 60 students (ht 17/03/2010)

Hailstones destroy crops, vegetables in Pokhara (rn 16/03/2010)

Minimising disaster results (kp 11/03/2010), Natural Calamity (rn 12/03/2010)

Shoddy work at Koshi barrage, by Abadesh Kumar Jha (kp 10/03/2010)

Fire-prone areas sans fire-fighting measures, by Roshan Sanwa (ht 09/03/2010)

Landslide victims face famine (rn 08/03/2010)

One dies, 5 houses gutted in fire (ht 06/03/2010)

Tibetan earthquake felt across Nepal (nn 26/02/2010), Tremor recorded (kp 27/02/2010), Tremor felt (ht 27/02/2010)

Report trashes GLOF threat (kp 23/02/2010), No threats by three lakes (rn 23/02/2010)

Koshi victims clash with police, 15 hurt (rn 23/02/2010), 12 hurt as Koshi flood victims, cops clash (ht 23/02/2010)

Earthquakes know no boundaries: Nepal must brace up, by Jeevan Karki (ht 22/02/2010)

Wildfire likely to rage this year: Experts, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 22/02/2010)

10 houses gutted by fire in Ilam (kp 16/02/2010), Ilam fire guts 11 houses (kp 17/02/2010), Fire engulfs 18 houses in Ilam, property of Rs.100 m damaged (rn 17/02/2010), 18 houses gutted in Ilam, by Roshan Sanwa (ht 17/02/2010), Irate fire victims resort to vandalism in Ilam (ht 18/02/2010), Blaze victims seek relief, loan (ht 19/02/2010)

Mustang avalanche claims one (kp 13/02/2010)

2 killed, 5 injured in snow slide (ht 13/02/2010)

Nepal next in quake line after Haiti? (ht 11/02/2010), Build from fear (ht 12/02/2010), Learning From Haiti, by Jeevan Karki (rn 13/02/2010)

Two killed in Phidim inferno, by Lal Dev Dhungana (kp 07/02/2010)

Preparing For Worst, by Abijit Sharma (sp 05/02/2010)

Quake up, by Armugam Ananta (kp 04/02/2010)

Valley fire engines in dire state, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 04/02/2010)

Glacial flooding threatens village in Humla, by Pragati Shahi (kp 28/01/2010)

Glacier melting blunder puts Nepal in a fix, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 28/01/2010)

Emergency centres to aid rescue, relief operations (ht 26/01/2010)

Tremors felt in western Nepal (nn 18/01/2010)

Lessons to learn (ht 15/01/12010), Lessons From Haiti Horror (rn 15/01/2010), Schools for quake mitigation (kp 15/01/2010), Despite being at high risk from earthquakes, Nepal's lack of preparedness makes a mockery of Earthquake Safety Day, by Dambar K. Shrestha (nt 15/01/2010), Which World Cities Are Most Vulnerable to Earthquakes? (Chosun Ilbo 15/01/2010), To ensure never again, by Pragati Shahi (kp 16/01/2010), Rise of Himalayas giving rise to quake proneness, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 17/01/2010), Poor infrastructure, not the quake, kills people, by Sabin Chandra Acharya (ht 17/01/2010), Disaster mitigation body a must: Dixit, by Laxmi Maharjan (ht 17/01/2010), It’s coming (kp 17/01/2010), Haiti’s Earthquake: A Wake Up Call, by Laxman Datt Pant (rn 19/01/2010), Before it is too late: If a major quake hits Kathmandu, the city will be unlivable for decades, by Anil Bhattarai (kp 19/01/2010), "I feel the earth move": Apathy presents a greater risk to Nepal from earthquakes, by Wendy Cue (nt 22/01/2010)

Flood information system for Himalayan region, by Erika Yarrow (WEM Magazine 14/01/2010)

Country to mark 76th anniv of 1934 earthquake (ht 13/01/2010)

Wildfire in Annapurna region (ht 13/01/2010), APF tames Annapurna inferno (ht 16/01/2010)

Schools nationwide to take part in quake drill, by Pragati Shahi (kp 12/01/2010)

Major fire in Shyaulibang, Pyuthan (nn 08/01/2010), Fire victims spend night in hunger, by Devendra Bhadra (ht 11/01/2010)

Chill adds to Tarai woes, one dead in Birgunj (ht 04/01/2010), General life hit by cold (rn 04/01/2010), Cold wave in Tarai, 18 dead so far (kp 05/01/2010), Cold waves make life dear in Terai, six more die (nn 05/01/2010)

Saptakoshi flood victims yet to get land (ht 01/01/2010), Koshi flood victims protest resettlement bid

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