The images coming out of Nepal after the devastating flash flood of August 26 are difficult to absorb. The roads have disappeared, the bridges have been swept away, the homes and infrastructure have been destroyed, and hundreds of people have lost their lives or remain missing. In the mountains of Rasuwa, the Bhote Koshi River became the pathway of a disaster that arrived with extraordinary speed and force. Nepal — one of the South Asian countries — has always lived with various climate events, such as natural floods, landslides, avalanches, and earthquakes. But that would miss the larger warning contained…
Author: Protik Sorkar
Protik Sorkar
Protik Sorkar writes independent columns from Dhaka, Bangladesh, and conducts research on history, heritage, culture, society, and environment, with a particular interest in the history of the British Raj in the Indian subcontinent. He can be reached at protik.sorkar@proton.me.