KATHMANDU: Nepal flew flags at half-mast during a national day of mourning Wednesday for the 73 people killed during youth-led anti-corruption protests that toppled the government. An interim government, which took over after two days of protests last week, declared the day of mourning “in honor of those who lost their lives during the protests,” the Ministry of Home Affairs said in a statement. Protests began on September 8, sparked by a short-lived ban on social media, but fueled by anger at corruption and long-standing economic woes.

People died in protests on September 8, and as a result of subsequent arson and riots on September 9, the government’s representative Ek Narayan Aryal said

Gen Z protesters in Nepal tell the BBC of their pride and heartbreak after last week's momentous protests.