Nepal risks facing health crisis as bodies remain buried 12 days after flash floods

India Today visited Bidur in Nuwakot, one of the districts worst affected by the floods in Nepal. What once was a bustling city now lay washed away, leaving behind an eerie, ghost-town-like landscape.

The stench hanging over the areas impacted by the floods has become another grim reminder of the scale of the disaster. As temperatures rise, fears are growing that the bodies of people still missing may be trapped beneath the debris or buried in the.

What Happened

For rescuers, locating and recovering the remains is not only a humanitarian priority but also a race against time, as decomposition in the heat could increase the risk of disease and trigger a public health crisis. The search and recovery operation in.

• While an early warning gave many residents just 30 to 40 minutes to evacuate to higher ground, those who could not escape are feared to have been swept away or remain buried beneath the.

• The area, once among the busiest stretches on the Mansarovar pilgrimage route, now bears the scars of destruction.

• Villages along the riverbanks have been swept away, with homes, a police post, a school and other structures reduced to debris.

Key Details

A massive concrete bridge that once connected two parts of Bidur has been completely washed away.

• The search for the missing has become a painstaking door-to-door effort.

What Reports Say

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• Continued reporting by India Today as more details emerge