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After Latest Nepal Flood, Survivors Fear for Future
Disaster officials said an avalanche of rock and ice likely triggered the flood, while climate change is worsening risks in Nepal’s mountain communities.
The flooding, which swept away 200 houses and five bridges, is the latest in a series of recent natural disasters in Nepal, renewing fears among vulnerable mountain communities.
In August, a catastrophic flood in northern Rasuwa district killed more than 1,400 people and left over 5,000 missing, highlighting the risks posed by Nepal's unstable mountain terrain.
Gurung, 33, said his shop and cattle were washed away by the swollen river as he look…