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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Niranjan Shrestha and Victoria Milko

Nepal flood survivors fear loss of culture and community

Nepal Floods Culture - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

In the days since Tsering Gelbu Lama’s wife was swept away by devastating floods along the Nepal-Tibet border, he still hasn't told his 4-year-old daughter that her mother is dead.

Lama wiped away tears as he sat on the floor of a Buddhist monastery turned makeshift shelter for hundreds of others evacuated from remote villages to the capital, Kathmandu.

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