In a settlement destroyed by the Bhotekoshi flood, a disabled couple offer strangers the little they have
Summary
A disabled couple in Dabile, Bidur Municipality-10, have turned their lone hillside home into a refuge for flood survivors and families searching for missing relatives after the Bhotekoshi River flood. With government aid still absent, they are sharing their limited food and shelter with more than 200 people.
Key Points
- Prem Bahadur Tamang and his wife Maiya, both disabled, have opened their home to flood survivors and families looking for missing relatives.
- More than 200 people have sheltered there since the Bhotekoshi flood destroyed homes and displaced residents in the area.
- Government food and shelter support has not yet reached the settlement, leaving the couple to help with their limited rice and lentils.
- The flood also destroyed their son Buddha’s auto-rickshaw route, worsening the family’s financial strain.
