Mining for trouble

The floods in Kavrepalanchowk can partly be attributed to illegal sand extraction.

Just a few kilometres from Kathmandu, the district of Kavrepalanchowk is mourning more than 60 lives lost in last week’s deadly floods and landslides. A lot of human and physical damage has been done by the flooded Roshi River in Panauti, Roshi, Bethanchowk and Temal rural municipalities, with most houses reportedly swept away by the river. More than 700 families have been stranded as a result.