Nepal: Thousands Still Missing as Flood Recovery Begins The receding floodwaters in Nepal's Bhotekoshi Trishuli river corridor have revealed a devastating truth: thousands of lives lost, homes swept away, and entire communities devastated in minutes.
The country is confronting a staggering $4. 8 billion reconstruction bill and a deeper question – what this disaster means for climate justice. The deluge that ravaged Nepal's upper river basins was no ordinary flood.
Authorities attribute it to a glacier collapse triggered by climate change, but scientists caution against simplistic explanations.