In Kathmandu’s squatter eviction drive, animals are collateral damage

As the Valley's riverbank settlement demolition displaced hundreds of families, the animals fell through every crack in the government's plan.

The rain had been falling on and off all afternoon over the Balkhu riverbank. What remained of the settlement—broken walls, scattered debris, patches of open ground where homes had stood days earlier—was slick and grey. Ganesh Shrestha and Rajiv Rai stepped out of Sneha's Care van and began clapping.