‘The river has taken everything’: people return to remains of their homes in Nepal

Residents of Devighat along the Trishuli River are once again facing urgent danger as rising floodwaters force evacuations, while the aftermath of recent Himalayan floods in Nepal and Tibet grows deadlier by the day. Authorities are overwhelmed as hundreds of bodies continue to surface from the thick, tar-like mud left behind by the receding waters, straining already full morgues. The death toll has climbed steadily, now exceeding 700 in the affected regions, with more victims expected as recovery efforts persist. The scale of destruction and the grim task of identifying the lost underscore the devastating human cost of the disaster.

Precariousness of living in Devighat by the Trishuli River underlined as waters swell again and residents flee to higher groundThe bodies continue to wash up. But the morgues have already run out of room.Since the deadly floods coursed through the Himalayan valleys of Nepal and Tibet, the numbers of people killed have continued to rise. The bodies have surfaced in their hundreds and continue to be pulled from the thick, tar-like mud that engulfed everything after the flood waters receded. By Sunday, the death toll stood at 797 in Nepal and Tibet. Continue reading...