Flooding in the Himalayas

Death toll rises after disaster – passes 900

More than 900 people are dead after last week's disaster in the Himalayas, writes CNN. At the same time, almost 4,300 people are still missing after the floods, according to Nepal's disaster management agency. Of these, almost 600 are foreign nationals.

In Chitwan, 200 unidentified bodies were buried on Sunday. The condition of the bodies is so bad that it is difficult to identify them. Therefore, DNA tests are being carried out to match them with relatives and the burial site is being well documented, according to Nepal's police.

At the same time, India has increased its support after the disaster by, among other things, deploying a forensic team that is working to identify the victims. 

Everest Season
Espresso Bar and Underfloor Heating Make Ice Melt Faster

Amenities at the base camp at Mount Everest in Nepal are causing the ice to melt faster, writes the New York Times.

There is now an espresso bar, big-screen TV, hot showers and underfloor heating for the record number of climbers planning to climb the mountain. In a new study, researchers point out that around three million kilograms of glaciers and snow are disappearing due to modernity every year.

– You don't have to be a scientist to see that we are losing more ice every year – you can see it with the naked eye, says Khim Lal Gautam, the study's lead author.

Human urine also affects the melting. An estimated 154 tons of glaciers have melted because of it. Even though there are toilets, many choose to pee outside.