In Jajarkot, crops are ready to harvest but farmers have nowhere to store them
Summary
Landslides in Jajarkot’s Bheri Municipality have left dozens of families displaced just as maize crops are ready for harvest, creating a growing risk of food shortages and loss of farmland. Authorities are clearing some crop fields to set up temporary shelters for people left homeless by the disaster.
Key Points
- Landslides in Bheri Municipality-2, Jajarkot, have destroyed 34 houses and affected 893 people from 168 households.
- About 90 farming families have crops ready to harvest but no safe place to store or transport them.
- Displaced residents are being sheltered in schools and other temporary sites while authorities clear some maize fields for tents and temporary housing.
- Officials say the area faces high risks of further landslides, sanitation problems and possible infectious disease outbreaks.
