Floods and landslides in India claim Karnali’s poor every year

Dozens die each year. 21 remain missing after the August 5 flooding in Uttarakhand state. Families get little or no compensation as most migrants work informally without contracts.

Every monsoon, hundreds of people from Karnali, Nepal’s largest and remotest province, risk their lives in India’s flood- and landslide-prone areas for seasonal work. Many never return.