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Photos: Nepal flood survivors find little trace of former lives | Floods News

Photos: Nepal flood survivors find little trace of former lives | Floods News

Published by Sam Flores

Published On 20 Sep 202620 Sep 2026 When Anusa Thapa Magar rushed home from her job in the Maldives after hearing of Nepal’s devastating floods, she clung to the hope that her grandmother had somehow survived. Instead, when she reached Betrawati, the small riverside town where her family lived, she found only a flat expanse of hardened grey silt. There was no house, and no Betrawati. “If my house is buried underneath, that means my Aama is still here underneath too, right?” the 23-year-old said quietly, standing where the family’s two-storey home once stood. Her grandmother, who could barely walk, was last seen resting on her bed. Last month’s torrent of mud, rock and water, triggered by a glacial collapse in the mountains along the Nepal-China border, tore through settlements along the Trishuli River, killing at least 1,386 people on the Nepal side. Authorities say 5,130 are still missing, and while searches continue, it has been days since anyone was found alive. To reach what used to be Betrawati, survivors now climb a steep hillside, …

9/11 25th Anniversary: How Diane Sawyer and David Muir Reported the Tragedy Live, Then Found Hope in Its Survivors

9/11 25th Anniversary: How Diane Sawyer and David Muir Reported the Tragedy Live, Then Found Hope in Its Survivors

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Vanity Fair: Diane, you were on live TV when the first plane hit the north tower on 9/11. How did you manage to keep your composure as the attacks were unfolding in real time? Diane Sawyer: Well, I don’t think it was about me. It was about all of us. Charlie and I were on the air doing Good Morning America. And like so many people watching, your first default position when something’s inconceivable is you try to come up with rational explanations. You say to yourself, “Well, maybe that was a ghastly accident.” Then the second plane hit, and Charlie and I just said, “Oh my God, my God.” Both of us then took our hard turn into the awful reality. David, you were just 27 at the time that you were reporting on 9/11 at WCVB in Boston, and won an award for tracing the hijackers’ path through New England. How did the events shape your career and desire to be in broadcast news? Sawyer: Of course David was only 27. How unfair …

A week after the deadly floods in Nepal, rescuers work to find survivors : NPR

A week after the deadly floods in Nepal, rescuers work to find survivors : NPR

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A view of damaged tunnel of the Trishuli Hydropower Plant on the banks of the swollen Trishuli River following landslides on August 30, 2026, in Trishuli, Nepal. Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images KATHMANDU, Nepal — A week after powerful flash floods devastated riverside communities in Tibet and Nepal and killed more than 1,000 people, rescuers are still racing to locate survivors who may be trapped inside around a dozen hydro-power plants buried under the mud. But to rescue them, one man overseeing part of a rescue says, first, they have to find the tunnels where the men and women are believed to have fled. Just finding the tunnels is an achievement, amid a post-flood landscape that tunneling expert Arnold Dix described as “like a bomb’s gone off.” The effort to locate the trapped workers was just one part of a sprawling, complex rescue and humanitarian operation that some 21,000 Nepali security forces and rescuers have been undertaking since floods left some 4,000 people missing, according to a Wednesday briefing by …

‘Like a mud apocalypse’: Survivors reckon with devastation after Nepal’s deadly flood

‘Like a mud apocalypse’: Survivors reckon with devastation after Nepal’s deadly flood

Published by Sam Flores

Mobile networks have been disrupted across parts of the disaster zone and access to some communities still remains difficult. Shyam Kumar Pun is desperate for news of his lost brother, who was working as a machine operator at the border port of Rasuwagadhi. Pun, 33, flew from Pokhara to Bidur and has been waiting for days for any news. “If he was alive he would contact us on the phone,” he said. “We think he might have died but sometimes we wonder if he is out of phone network or his phone has died. We are somewhat hopeful that he is alive.” As he speaks, the air buzzes with more helicopters dropping aid and bringing back survivors. For those waiting for their loved ones, it’s a cycle of hope turned to anguish on repeat. MORE BODIES IN THE MUD In the small nearby town of Devighat, a digger starts to work around one of the collapsed houses close to the river. A rescue team is on hand with sniffer dogs. After some time, there is …

Commentary: What a cancer survivor’s wrongful dismissal case tells us about the employer-employee relationship

Commentary: What a cancer survivor’s wrongful dismissal case tells us about the employer-employee relationship

Published by Sam Flores

WHEN EMPLOYEES BECOME “TEMPORARILY INCONVENIENT” It is estimated that one in four Singapore residents is at risk of developing cancer in their lifetime. With cancer incidence rising among younger age groups, more employees will be navigating treatment, recovery and long-term health challenges while in the workforce.  A cancer survivor may be medically cleared to return to work, yet continue to struggle with “invisible” symptoms like fatigue, reduced stamina, and cognitive effects sometimes known as “brain fog”. Simple tasks like processing emails now take much longer, leading to concerns about being perceived as less capable than before. Cancer can also become more of a chronic condition, meaning some treatment effects may continue for many months or years. Illness is only one reason employees may become temporarily less available to their employers. Similar challenges also arise in pregnancy, injury recovery and caregiving for elderly parents. The recent National Day Rally announcement of expanded childcare leave is, in effect, an acknowledgement that employees will become temporarily less available to their employers at various points in life – and …