U.S. Cut Nepal Landslide Monitoring Program Months Before Deadly Floods

In January 2025, the Trump administration ended funding for a program identifying and monitoring landslide hotspots in Nepal. That program provided early-warning infrastructure for monsoon-triggered disasters. Its termination preceded the country's recent monsoon flood catastrophe. The U.S. later raised flood relief aid from $500,000 to $3.6 million after experts called the initial commitment "pitiful."