‘They all died, and I lived’: Survivors of Nepal flood left in stunned disbelief
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Survivors wait to board a rescue helicopter in the Rasuwa district near Nepal’s border with Tibet on Aug 27.
PHOTO: ATUL LOKE/NYTIMES
Anupreeta Das
- A glacier collapse in Nepal triggered a devastating flood and mudslide, killing over 300 people and leaving more than 1,400 missing.
- Homes, roads, and infrastructure near the Bhotekoshi River were destroyed, with survivors rescued and taken to temporary shelters.
- Rescue efforts by the Nepal army continue, with survivors recounting narrow escapes and ongoing grief for lost family members.
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DHUNCHE, Nepal – The survivors sat patiently, waiting for their turn to be transported to safety. Some wept. Mothers clutched their babies. Husbands grieved for the wives whose hands they could no longer hold. And some onlookers expressed guilt that they had little to grieve for.
But mostly, on Aug 27, a day after a huge chunk of a glacier fell and triggered a devastating flood and mudslide in Nepal, leaving more than 300 dead and more than 1,400 others missing, people along the border with Tibet were still in disbelief at the bewildering speed with which a river’s fury had upended their lives.