'No longer safe': Nepal flood survivors left landless
NUWAKOT: Sheltering with relatives or in temporary camps, survivors of devastating floods in Nepal say they can no longer rebuild their homes after the landscape was violently transformed, leaving them focused simply on survival.
Survivors of devastating floods in Nepal are left landless and struggling to find shelter, according to reports. Pabitra Lamsal, a resident of Dhunge Bazaar in the Nuwakot district, lost her two homes and rice paddy fields to the floodwaters. She and her family of nine are currently staying in rented rooms, eating at relatives' homes, and unsure of where they will live in the future.
The floods, caused by a glacial mountain collapse on the China-Nepal border, have killed over 1,300 people and left more than 5,600 missing in both countries. The United Nations has appealed for US$50 million to aid the affected 84,000 people in Nepal. Rawendra Dawadi, a headteacher in Trishuli Bazaar, described the flood as worse than the 2015 earthquake, as he lost both his school and land.
Families are sleeping on school benches, with barely any belongings, as they grapple with the loss of their homes and livelihoods.
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