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Rescuers grapple with a mountain of challenges after the Nepal-Tibet floods
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Rescuers grapple with a mountain of challenges after the Nepal-Tibet floods

Emergency services are rushing to find survivors and treat the wounded after a devastating flash flood on the border of Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday killed more than 500 people, with over a thousand still missing. But the remote and rugged terrain, as well as the risk of further flooding from upstream lakes formed by piles of debris, make their work as delicate as it is dangerous.

Rescuers grapple with mountain of challenges after the Nepal-Tibet floods
France 24

Rescuers grapple with mountain of challenges after the Nepal-Tibet floods

Emergency services are rushing to find survivors and treat the wounded after a devastating flash flood on the border of Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday killed more than 500 people, with over a thousand still missing. But the remote and rugged terrain, as well as the risk of further flooding from upstream lakes formed by piles of debris, make their work as delicate as it is dangerous.

Rock en Seine: Visually impaired spectators enjoy festival with audio description

Rock en Seine: Visually impaired spectators enjoy festival with audio description

France 24

At Paris's Rock en Seine, visually impaired festival-goers can enjoy concerts through live audio description. The festival is offering dedicated platforms, as well as headphones and receivers provided by the Valentin Haüy Association, a pioneer in audio description in France. Spectators can experience a concert with audio description each day of the music festival, from August 26 to August 30. 

Nepal floods explained: The chain of events behind the disaster

Nepal floods explained: The chain of events behind the disaster

France 24

A glacier broke apart. An ice and rock avalanche followed. Then came an earthquake, before a landslide triggered devastating floods that tore through kilometres of valley. This is what happened along the Nepal-China border, where rescue teams are still trying to recover survivors 48 hours after the catastrophe. FRANCE 24 breaks down the chain of events and the scientific explanations behind the di...

Japan's controversial WWII heroes: How one kamikaze pilot escaped certain death

Japan's controversial WWII heroes: How one kamikaze pilot escaped certain death

France 24

Towards the end of World War II, as US troops advanced across the Pacific, Japan resorted to a desperate strategy: kamikaze attacks. Thousands of Japanese pilots, with an average age of just 21, were ordered to crash their explosive-laden planes into enemy ships. More than 3,800 pilots gave up their lives, killing over 7,000 allied naval personnel. Our reporter Mélodie Sforza met one of the last s...

Nepal flood survivors rescued from hydropower tunnel

Nepal flood survivors rescued from hydropower tunnel

France 24

Nepali soldiers rescued around 100 people trapped inside a flooded hydropower tunnel as the death toll from the Nepal-China floods continued to climb, with more than 1,500 people still missing. Rescue efforts were briefly suspended over fears that an overflowing landslide lake could trigger more flooding, while families across the disaster zone continue searching for loved ones.

Nepal: A newly formed lake is sparking fears of more flooding along the Chinese border

Nepal: A newly formed lake is sparking fears of more flooding along the Chinese border

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Rescue operations are continuing after the devastating Nepal-China floods, but authorities have ordered emergency teams to stay on high alert as a newly formed upstream lake threatens to burst and trigger fresh flooding. Satellite imagery suggests the lake formed in the same area where a glacier collapse on Wednesday unleashed the deadly chain of events. FRANCE 24's Navodita Kumari has the latest ...

US-CANADA: Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’

US-CANADA: Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’

France 24

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 27 to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America', a change he said would take effect immediately. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney took to X, writing the Great Lake's name will remain 'now and always'. The order comes after US-Canada trade talks collapsed last week, prompting the two longtime allies to announce tit-for-tat tariffs

Nepal and Tibet : around 93,000 people affected, according to the Red Cross

Nepal and Tibet : around 93,000 people affected, according to the Red Cross

France 24

The death toll continues to rise in the Nepal and Tibet floods as the situation remains fast-moving. The Red Cross says around 93,000 people have been affected. International aid is arriving from several countries, but rescue efforts have been hampered by the difficulty of coordinating operations in the remote Himalayan terrain. The epicentre of the disaster was only reached 48 hours after the flo...

Serbian war criminal Mladic to be buried with 'state honours'

Serbian war criminal Mladic to be buried with 'state honours'

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Convicted genocidaire Ratko Mladić has died at the age of 84 in a UN prison in The Hague, where he was serving a life sentence. He was found guilty of leading the siege of Sarajevo and orchestrating the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, in which more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys were murdered. His planned burial with national honours has sparked sharp divisions in Serbia.

Nepal flash floods: 'Very challenging' for survivors who have lost their homes and their families

Nepal flash floods: 'Very challenging' for survivors who have lost their homes and their families

France 24

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...

El Niño, paired with climate change, 'just makes everything so much more dangerous'

El Niño, paired with climate change, 'just makes everything so much more dangerous'

France 24

Annette Young is pleased to welcome Gareth Redmond-King, Head of the International Programme at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit. He warns we are entering a period in which climate change is not only intensifying extreme weather but adding greater instability to the climate system itself. Natural phenomena such as El Niño will then amplify, and intensify, that disruption, effectively “fann...

Nepal flood disaster reconstructed minute by minute

Nepal flood disaster reconstructed minute by minute

France 24

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 u...

China's lost children: Adoptees search for answers

China's lost children: Adoptees search for answers

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At the height of China's controversial one-child policy, children were torn away from their birth families and put up for adoption. FRANCE 24's Yena Lee follows one adoptee, now an adult, who is on a quest to find out more about her background.

In Tibet and Nepal, 'the most pressing fear is that the death toll could rise'

In Tibet and Nepal, 'the most pressing fear is that the death toll could rise'

France 24

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 tri...

EU wants Meta to extend US teen safety restrictions to Europe

EU wants Meta to extend US teen safety restrictions to Europe

France 24

The EU is pressing Meta to introduce the same protections for under-18s in Europe that it agreed to in a landmark US settlement, including screen-time limits and stronger parental controls on Facebook and Instagram. Brussels is also demanding additional measures.

US : Tate brothers remain in jail as judge delays bail decision

US : Tate brothers remain in jail as judge delays bail decision

France 24

Andrew and Tristan Tate will remain in custody in Miami after a federal judge declined to rule on their bail request as they fight extradition to the UK, where they face charges including rape, assault, human trafficking and money laundering. The UK has until mid-September to submit its evidence to the US State Department, while the brothers continue to deny wrongdoing and claim their online perso...

UEFA prepares complaint against FIFA president Infantino

UEFA prepares complaint against FIFA president Infantino

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UEFA is preparing a legal complaint against FIFA president Gianni Infantino over what it calls "unfair management" linked to his abandoned plan to open the World Cup to private investors. The European governing body has meanwhile suspended its threat to boycott FIFA competitions next season after receiving assurances from FIFA, but says it will keep pressure on Infantino ahead of his re-election b...

Spain's Villena Treasure stolen in four-minute museum heist

Spain's Villena Treasure stolen in four-minute museum heist

France 24

Almost the entire Villena Treasure, one of Europe's most valuable Bronze Age collections, was stolen from a museum in eastern Spain in a four-minute raid after thieves smashed through a window and bulletproof glass. Police believe several people and vehicles were involved, and suspect the thieves created a diversion by triggering an alarm at a nearby sports centre before the break-in.

Countries step up aid for Nepal flood disaster

Countries step up aid for Nepal flood disaster

France 24

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.