Man-made water hazards are becoming a deadly monsoon trap for children

Across Madhesh and Lumbini, children are drowning in roadside excavations, construction sites, ponds and canals, exposing a preventable danger created by poor infrastructure and weak safety measures.

The monsoon brings the familiar threat of floods and inundation to Nepal’s southern plains. But for children, another danger is often closer to home: water collecting in pits, construction sites, open drains and unfinished infrastructure.