Kavre’s flood and landslide victims live in limbo a year on

On Sept 27 last year, 79 people died and around 3000 homes were destroyed. Survivors are scattered and struggling to find a safe place to rebuild.

It has been a full year since Saraswati Humagain's life changed forever. Living in Kalanti in ward 12 of Panauti Municipality, she has not had a moment without thinking about her only son, Prakash Humagain. On September 27, 2024, heavy rain triggered floods and landslides that destroyed her home, left her homeless, and claimed the life of her 26-year-old son. “Prakash was all I had left,” she says, her voice quiet with grief.