‘Orphaned’ by floods, more than 500 Nepali children face uncertain future
His mother, who had been holding his hand until then, helped him climb faster. Then, as the sounds of the swirling water mingled with the shouts of those around them, she yelled to her son: “Chhito maathi hinda, pachhaadi na-hera,” Nepali for “Climb up faster, don’t look behind.”That’s what Thakur did, climbing higher and higher, until he finally looked back. The water was still gurgling close by, but his mother wasn’t there any more.Nearly four weeks later, Thakur is still waiting – hoping against hope – for his mother and father.
- ▪His mother, who had been holding his hand until then, helped him climb faster.
- ▪Then, as the sounds of the swirling water mingled with the shouts of those around them, she yelled to her son: “Chhito maathi hinda, pachhaadi na-hera,” Nepali for “Climb up faster, don’t look behind.”That’s what Thakur did, climbing higher
- ▪The water was still gurgling close by, but his mother wasn’t there any more.Nearly four weeks later, Thakur is still waiting – hoping against hope – for his mother and father.
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News|Floods‘Orphaned’ by floods, more than 500 Nepali children face uncertain futureMore than 500 children are now in shelters, their parents missing or declared dead since the August 26 floods.ListenListen (7 mins)SaveShare ‘Orphaned’ by floods, more than 500 Nepali children face uncertain future on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoSanju, 10, holds her two-year-old brother at a shelter in Rasuwa, Nepal. Their home and parents were washed away in the August 26, 2026, floods [Jigyasa Mishra/Al Jazeera]By Jigyasa MishraPublished On 22 Sep 202622 Sep 2026Dhading; Rasuwa; Nuwakot, Nepal – As nine-year-old Ram Thakur walked uphill with his mother and dozens of others fleeing floodwaters on August 26, he looked back and saw brown…
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