Nepal flood death toll hits 1,341 as expectant mothers struggle in shelters
UN estimates 4,430 pregnant women are in hard-hit districts, while 74 may need emergency obstetric care as shelters strain basic services.
- Nepal's devastating flash floods and mudslides killed 1,372 people, with 5,531 remaining missing 11 days after the disaster struck. Thousands of expectant and new mothers now struggle for basic care and privacy in crowded shelter camps.
- United Nations Population Fund estimates roughly 4,430 pregnant women live across 15 municipalities in Rasuwa, Nuwakot, and Dhading, the districts hardest hit by floods that struck on August 26. These areas remain isolated and difficult to access.
- Projections show 500 births expected next month, with roughly 74 women potentially requiring emergency obstetric care. At Trishuli Hospital, pregnant women arrive with fever, reduced fetal movement, and urinary tract infections.
- Mothers in shelter camps report that children lack vaccination facilities and receive only "heavy adult food" due to shortages. "We are not getting food on time either," said Pariyar, a displaced mother now staying in Devighat.
- Landslides have disrupted routes to Kathmandu, complicating supply efforts to affected areas. Mothers like Sharmila Shrestha emphasize that a "decent, proper place to stay" remains their most urgent need as families continue searching for missing relatives.
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Crammed into crowded shelter camps, thousands of expectant and new mothers are struggling for care and privacy as the death toll from devastating flash floods in Nepal reached 1,341.
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Kathmandu: The Nepal floods took away Sharmila Shrestha’s home and separated her from her baby for days. Now, reunited at a crowded shelter, she can do little more than helplessly watch her toddler eating the same food as the adults because there is nothing else. Her 14-month-old daughter sleeps with her on the floor of a classroom in northwest Kathmandu, alongside her sister-in-law’s 18-month-old son. There is no baby food for either child. “Th…
Nepal flood shelters leave mothers, infants and pregnant women without support
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