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Homes Out of Harm’s Way
Authorities said 7,500 homes were destroyed and thousands remain missing as rescue teams search hydropower tunnels and rebuild plans begin.
- On Thursday, Nepal authorities announced plans to rebuild around 20,000 houses following flash floods that killed at least 1,204 people last week, while search efforts continue for thousands still missing near China.
- A glacier collapse on August 26 sent a deluge of ice, rock, and mud through Nepal's border region with Tibet, wiping out settlements; scientists are still studying the exact cause of the disaster.
- Dharma Raj Upreti, chief of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, said 7,500 houses were completely destroyed, as international rescue teams assist in searching tunnels linked to hydropower projects.
- Authorities are identifying safer areas for relocation to prevent future disaster exposure, Upreti said, while headmaster Rajendra Dawadi noted schools must be rebuilt in safer locations after his facility was washed away.
- UNICEF reported that at least 22,000 children urgently need safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene support; officials plan to install new landslide early-warning systems as Nepal addresses its climate vulnerability.
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Homes out of harm’s way
The nation will have to rebuild around 20,000 houses in flood-ravaged areas, authorities said, even as rescuers search for workers trapped in tunnels linked to hydropower projects and thousands remain missing after last week's catastrophe.
·Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
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Nepalese authorities estimate that about 20,000 houses destroyed by the storm will have to be rebuilt in different and safe locations.
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