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Roaring rivers, thirsty people: Koshi Basin Part 2

by Ramesh Bhushal | Jul 1, 2016

Villagers trapped between snow covered peaks and roaring rivers are running out of water

As we move down the Sunkoshi River along the newly built Sindhuli Bardibas highway that links the Himalayas with the Terai plains, we reach villages in the south-eastern parts of Nepal. The people are suffering a severe water crisis. Trapped between the lofty mountains and roaring…Read More

Hazards in the high mountains: Koshi Basin Part 1

by Ramesh Bhushal | Jun 30, 2016

Landslides, earthquakes, melting glaciers and deadly floods make life precarious on the Nepal-Tibet border

In Nepal’s Sindhupalchowk district, close to the Tibet border, fast flowing water emerges beneath a huge pile of debris left by the landslide that devastated the village of Jure nearly two years ago. Once the busiest highway between Nepal and China, the road was disrupted for months after the…Read More

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