Nepali workers return home empty-handed after losing family members and wages in Uttarakhand floods
Summary
Nepali workers in Uttarakhand return home after the devastating floods that took family members' lives and left their wages unpaid. Many have performed symbolic funeral rites as search efforts slow down.
Key Points
- Flash floods in Uttarakhand's Dharali devastated settlements where Nepali laborers worked, causing loss of lives and unpaid wages.
- Prakash Budha lost his brother and sister-in-law and received only a fraction of his pending wages from his employer.
- Uttarakhand government announced relief for Indian victims but Nepali workers have neither received wages nor compensation.
- Survivors criticized the Nepali Embassy in Delhi for lack of assistance amid ongoing search operations and struggles to return home.
