Bhotekoshi floods leave 269 children without one or both parents

A study of 584 children living in holding centres in Kathmandu, Nuwakot and Rasuwa finds that 41 had lost both parents, 161 their fathers and 67 their mothers.

At least 269 children affected by the Bhotekoshi floods in Nuwakot and Rasuwa districts have been left without one or both parents, according to a study by the National Child Rights Council.