Fear of homelessness: Red tape delays relocation of landslide survivors in different parts of Nepal

In the monsoon last year, 39 people in Baglung, 31 in Myagdi, and 16 in Syangja of the Gandaki province were killed in landslides. In addition, 17 people in Baglung and six in Myagdi had gone missing. With the whereabouts of those missing people still unknown, they are also assumed to be dead.

According to the provincial statistics, 136 people were killed and 25 people went missing in floods and landslides in the province alone from last June to September, also causing a loss of billions of rupees.