Yearly distress

The incessant rains of the past few days have submerged a number of areas in the Tarai. The districts affected include Banke, Bardiya, Bara, Parsa, Sunsari, Udaypur, Sarlahi, Mahottari, Rautahat, Rupandehi, Siraha, Saptari, Dang, Kailali and...

29 Jul, 2007

Thousands of flood victims face starvation

Bardiya, September 4 :Thousands of flood victims of Bardiya will be compelled to go hungry if food items do not arrive here by tomorrow, Govinda Poudel, section officer of the Bardiya Red Cross, said, requesting international aid agencies for more...

Travel 05 Sep, 2006

LETTERS

Damage control :Apropos of the news “25,000 flood victims stranded, starving” (THT, August 30), the people of the flood-hit areas aren’t out of the woods yet. Flood-prone regions like Banke and Bardiya should be equipped with resources enough to...

31 Aug, 2006

1.8 lakh left homeless in Assam

Himalayan News Service Guwahati, July 18: The Assam government today sounded an alert as floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains left at least 12 dead and over 180,000 homeless. A flood control official said that about 30,000 people were displaced...

Women 18 Jul, 2005

Team inspects flood-hit areas

Himalayan News ServiceRautahat/Birgunj, June 14:Indo-Nepal joint flood control team today inspected the areas in Bara and Rautahat districts which are often affected by floods in Bagmati and Lalbakaiya rivers. The six-member Indian team headed by chief...

Travel 14 Jun, 2004