Floods have washed away key makeshift crossings over rivers across Panchthar, a hill district of Koshi province, severing transport links and forcing vehicles to cross rivers directly, often by ...

In all, about 150 families lost their homes and land in the flood and now face an uncertain future. Lepcha’s family lost both ...

“I left 10 kattha (0.34 hectares) of land fallow,” said Rampravesh Yadav from Banjraha in Ishnath, Rautahat. “There’s no water source. If it rains, I’ll plant. If not, I’ll abandon it.” ...