With the death toll in Nepal well into the hundreds and rising following a massive flash flood on Wednesday, the full scope of destruction remains unclear.
People from the affected areas told DW that many villages remain both physically and electronically cut off from the capital, Kathmandu.
Bidhya Rajput, a journalist based in the capital, said her home in the Sole village in Nepal's Nuwakot District was swept away by the Trisuli River.
"As far as we know, only four or five people from Sole village could save their lives by fleeing towards the hills. Others couldn't make their way as the floods came up suddenly," she told DW.
The government has declared Nuwakot, along with Rasuwa and Dhading districts, to be the most affected by the deadly floods.
