{"id":17183,"date":"2026-08-27T11:25:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T11:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=17183"},"modified":"2026-08-27T11:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T11:25:09","slug":"saw-several-bodies-animals-in-river-nepal-flood-survivors-narrate-earthquake-like-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=17183","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Saw several bodies, animals in river&#8217;: Nepal flood survivors narrate &#8216;earthquake-like&#8217; experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133565885,imgsize-127430,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/nepal-floods.jpg\" alt=\"'Saw several bodies, animals in river': Nepal flood survivors narrate 'earthquake-like' experience\" title=\"Several survivors have come forward and shared their first-hand accounts of the situation with the media (Photo: AP).\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Several survivors have come forward and shared their first-hand accounts of the situation with the media (Photo: AP).\">Several survivors have come forward and shared their first-hand accounts of the situation with the media (Photo: AP).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Nepal flood disaster has claimed at least 270 lives, while more than 800 people have been reported missing. Several survivors have come forward and shared their first-hand accounts of the situation with the media.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>&#8220;We saw several bodies, animals in the river. The administration has recovered 10-12 bodies downstream today&#8221;, a local told news agency PTI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Kalpana Malla from the Nuwakot district, who was saved by her son, recalled her family getting swept away in front of her eyes<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>&#8220;They could not escape the flood; there was no chance at all,&#8221; she told BBC.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Sonam Dorjee, who had left for Kathmandu an hour before the flood, described hearing the flood water tearing through his village.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>&#8220;It sounded like an earthquake,&#8221; he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>He further reported his sister and other family members missing, describing the situation as sudden and devastating.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Another survivor, Kedar Nath Parajuli, described how the flood water struck him even as he was on the upper floor of a building<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>&#8220;We were staying on the upper floor. The flood water rose all the way up, covering the floor with mud&#8221;, Kedar told the South China Morning Post.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The victims of the disaster are not just humans, but animals too.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Goma Pandit, said she had lost her buffaloes and all her other cattle.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>&#8220;My farmland is also swept away. Ten sacks of mustard seeds, tons of corn and rice paddy are all gone. Nothing is left&#8221;, she said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>How the disaster unfolded<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>At about 02.55 GMT on Wednesday, a huge wall of mud and rock collapsed into the Lhende Khola river valley along the Sino-Nepal border, eventually triggering a massive flood.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>As the water rushed downhill, it engulfed villages, destroyed homes and critical infrastructure, washing away multiple bridges and several kilometres of road.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>The disaster struck the key pilgrimage route to Kailash Mansarovar, leaving several pilgrims killed, or missing.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/rest-of-world\/saw-several-bodies-animals-in-river-nepal-flood-survivors-narrate-earthquake-like-experience\/articleshow\/133565755.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several survivors have come forward and shared their first-hand accounts of the situation with the media (Photo: AP). 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