The question is not simply how to respond to the flood, but how to reduce the economic and human consequences of the next disaster, says this researcher.
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The question is not simply how to respond to the flood, but how to reduce the economic and human consequences of the next disaster, says this researcher.
Bicycles seen in thick mud left behind by the flood in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal. (Photo: CNA/Jack Board)
02 Sep 2026 05:59AM
(Updated: 02 Sep 2026 06:58PM)
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