Some of the survivors of the monsoon floods that devastated Nepal over the weekend criticized the government on Tuesday for insufficient relief efforts during a disaster that left at least 225 dead.
Deadly floods and landslides are common in southern Asia during the monsoon season, from June to September, but experts say climate change is making them worse.
Neighborhoods Entire homes in the capital Kathmandu were flooded over the weekend, as were some villages in remote parts of the Himalayan republic still waiting for help.
“There is no road, so no one has come,” Mira KC, a resident of a village in the district of Kavreeast of Kathmandu.
“Even if they come, those who died are already dead, and the damage is done. All they will do is express their condolences,” he added.
The death toll in Nepal has climbed to 225 and there is criticism of insufficient relief efforts
The floods especially affected some of the poorest areas of Kathmanduon the banks of the Bagmati River and its tributaries, which cross the city.
Man Kumar Rana Magara resident of a slum, said authorities gave him shelter in a school but forced him to leave before he was ready to return to his flooded home.
“We are so close to the seat of government. If they can’t take care of the poor so close, what will they do for the others,” said the 49-year-old. At least 225 people died in the floods and another 24 are still missingaccording to the police. Another 4,000 people were rescued.
The Nepalese meteorological office stated that, according to preliminary data, 240 millimeters of rain in 24 hours before Saturday morning, the highest single-day rainfall in more than two decades.
Some experts said authorities did not adequately prepare for the disaster, despite forecasts of intense storms.
“Precautions that should have been taken were ignored,” he said. Arun Bhakta Shrestha, climate expert at the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development, based in Kathmandu.
Source: Ambito
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