Nepal floods: Survivors return to homes destroyed in minutes | DW News

More than 1,400 people were killed and thousands remain missing after catastrophic floods devastated parts of Nepal. A month later, survivors are confronting another enormous challenge: rebuilding their lives.

DW travelled to some of the worst-hit communities in Nuwakot district, where entire neighborhoods were swept away. Mohammad Aslam spent 22 years working abroad to build a home for his family. It took less than a minute for the floods to destroy it.

Other survivors are still searching through the mud for belongings, documents and reminders of the lives they had before the disaster. Some have lost not only their homes, but members of their families.

We speak to journalist Shankar Dahal about the search for thousands of missing people, the challenges facing isolated communities and whether Nepal is prepared for future climate-related disasters.

Chapters:
00:00 Nepal flood victims come to terms with massive loss
00:36 Mohammed Aslam’s home was devastated by the floods
02:30 Samiulla Miya retrieves personal belongings
03:45 Lessons to be learned from the disaster
04:07 Toti Tamang lost many family members in the flood
04:43 Nepal’s government demands compensation from the UN
05:15 Thousands of flood victims are still missing
06:17 Why many affected communities are still only reachable by helicopter
07:15 Will Nepal get the reconstruction money it asks for?
08:34 Is Nepal prepared for future disasters?

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