Kalpana Thapa Magar, 43, who was displaced by flash floods and mudslides, on Sept. 9 looks at a part of her damaged house that was swept away by a flood in Betrawati, Nuwakot district, Nepal. "I just ran. When I looked back, everything was gone, even the people who had been running behind me," she said.
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People hold onto a cage on a makeshift zip line Sept. 21 as they cross the Trishuli River from Devighat following deadly flash floods that damaged bridges and temporarily stranded residents, in Nuwakot district, Nepal.
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal will kick off a high-stakes effort this fiscal year to drain four glacial lakes perched high in the mountains, as it scrambles to reduce flood risks, officials said, after a recent disaster killed more than 1,400 people.
An Old Fort woman has been charged with possession and trafficking of methamphetamine.
Kalpana Thapa Magar, 43, who was displaced by flash floods and mudslides, on Sept. 9 looks at a part of her damaged house that was swept away by a flood in Betrawati, Nuwakot district, Nepal. "I just ran. When I looked back, everything was gone, even the people who had been running behind me," she said.
People hold onto a cage on a makeshift zip line Sept. 21 as they cross the Trishuli River from Devighat following deadly flash floods that damaged bridges and temporarily stranded residents, in Nuwakot district, Nepal.
