Bhotekoshi Flood Crisis
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Floods in Nepal’s Bhotekoshi river system leave at least 147 local representatives, government workers, teachers and security personnel missing. Students donate snack money to relief funds, while families begin funeral rites for missing relatives and damaged hydropower projects halt electricity exports to Bangladesh.
Nepalese students give up snack money to help Bhotekoshi flood victims
Some students in western Nepal gave up their snack money to help children affected by the Bhotekoshi floods in Rasuwa. At Shodasha Secondary School in Mangalsen Municipality-5, Achham, the idea came from ninth-grader Yunik KC during a meeting of the student-led child club. Students had been watching images and videos of destroyed homes, separated families and disrupted schooling. Although Achham l…
Nepal Flood Survivors Lack Space Even to Mourn Their Dead
Eight days after the Bhotekoshi floods, families of missing victims have begun performing funeral rites with effigies made from kusha grass because they have found no clues about their loved ones. The…
Bhotekoshi floods halt Nepal’s electricity exports to Bangladesh
The monsoon usually gives Nepal more electricity than it can consume. This year, swollen rivers have instead disrupted generation and brought exports to Bangladesh effectively to a halt. A flood that …
147 Local Representatives, Government Workers, Teachers and Security Personnel Missing After Bhotekoshi Floods
At least 147 elected representatives, government employees, teachers and security personnel remain unaccounted for after devastating floods swept through Nepal’s Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading districts …