Sindhupalchok settlements at risk of landslides

At least 30 families from Ghumthang and Bhotang have been living in fear of floods and landslides caused by the erosion of the Ghueay stream.

Sukuman Kami has been living at the Bhotang Gaihra settlement since April last year, taking shelter under a tent with his family of five every time it rains. His house and several others in his settlement were destroyed by the 2015 earthquake and rebuilt only three years ago. But in 2020, the Ghueay stream started eroding its streambanks cutting into the settlements and putting the lives of the residents of Bhotang Gaihra and Ghumtang at risk every monsoon.