‘Nothing is Usable’: Nepal Residents Return to Flood-Ravaged Homes
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- Residents of Devighat, Nepal, are returning to homes damaged by floods and searching through mud and debris for anything they can save.
- More than 900 people have died, while about 4,200 remain missing across Nepal and Tibet.
“Nothing is worth using,” residents in Nepal’s Devighat say as they return to homes devastated by flooding.
People are sifting through mud and debris, trying to salvage whatever remains usable. The destruction has left households searching through the wreckage of their belongings.
More than 900 people have died, while around 4,200 remain missing across Nepal and Tibet.
Nothing is worth using.
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Originally published by Al Jazeera in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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