Flood survivors face a second crisis as medicines, water run short
Summary
Flood survivors in Trishuli Bazaar are running short of medicines, drinking water and other essentials after floodwaters destroyed homes, shops, roads and water lines. Doctors warn that crowded camps and poor sanitation could trigger disease outbreaks as hospital supplies, ambulances and security also come under strain.
Key Points
- Displaced residents near Trishuli Hospital are going days without essential medicines for diabetes, hypertension, asthma and other chronic illnesses.
- The flood destroyed the canal and pipeline that supplied drinking water, leaving camps and the hospital without safe water.
- Doctors and hospital officials warn that overcrowded camps with poor sanitation could lead to disease outbreaks.
- Security has worsened as looting spreads and the hospital struggles with low medicine stocks, fuel shortages and limited police presence.
