Shattered by disaster, ignored by authorities
Families hit by floods and landslides in Kavrepalanchok face dangerous conditions with no safe shelter as government aid and relocation plans lag.
Families hit by floods and landslides in Kavrepalanchok face dangerous conditions with no safe shelter as government aid and relocation plans lag.
The scooter rider breathed his last while undergoing treatment in hospital.
Of the many families displaced by September-end disaster in Kavrepalanchok, three are still taking shelter at a school in lack of resettlement support from authorities.
School administrations have been forced to run classes out in the open.
They complain that all three levels of government seem reluctant to provide them with immediate relief and ensure their rehabilitation.
The hastily built track is narrow, dusty, and full of potholes, and causes long traffic jams.
Kavrepalanchok residents, left without proper shelter and basic necessities, struggle in the aftermath of monsoon chaos.
Police urged travellers to avoid BP Highway as landslides continue to occur, blocking both directions of the road.
Grandfather worries for boy’s future without birth registration. Official vows to resolve issue.
246 people have lost their lives to date with Kavre, Lalitpur, Dhading, Kathmandu, and Sindhupalchowk as districts with the highest tolls.
In a first for Nepal, a non-profit uses a drone to fly relief to settlements cut off by floods and landslides in Kavre.
Local official says over 250 families in ward 4 displaced, 600 affected across Bethanchok Rural Municipality of Kavrepalanchok, but resources for shelter and recovery are lacking.
Friday midnight’s flood devastated Bhaleshwar and Kalanti areas destroying around 300 houses and displacing residents.
Disaster claimed 20 lives in Panauti alone, with 500 houses destroyed and 713 more partially damaged.
Many walk for hours amid devastation caused by heavy rains and landslides.