Displaced Families Face Hardship After Floods and Evictions

Kathmandu. After the bulldozer ran over the slum settlement on the banks of the Bagmati in Thapathali, the slum dwellers were kept in the Kirtipur holding center in an emergency. They did not find peace there either. After the notice to leave the holding center on Asar 19, there was fear, uncertainty, and restlessness among them. Moreover, another disaster struck when floods entered the settlement.

On Asar 27, heavy rain and floods submerged the Radhaswami holding center in Kirtipur. The slum dwellers taking shelter here could not save their clothes, bedding, and other belongings. The belongings that were barely saved when the bulldozer ran over the slum settlement were submerged by the flood. 23 slum families who fled leaving even their clothes to save their lives are currently taking shelter at the Agricultural Development Training Center in Bode, Bhaktapur.