In brief
The BBC team confronted blocked roads while heading from Kathmandu to Trishuli, a flood‑hit hub near Nepal’s Tibetan border. Ambulance vans and hearses lined the dusty path amid rising waters that have submerged entire villages. South‑Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri reports that rescue teams are scrambling to reach survivors as the flood continues to wreak havoc.
The BBC team was forced to navigate blocked roads as it trudged from Kathmandu toward Trishuli, a city near Nepal’s border with Tibet that has been smashed by floodwaters.
Wrecked bridges, abandoned vehicles and rising water fanned a scene of ruin. Ambulance vans and even hearses lined the dusty route, carrying shrouded bodies of villagers who had no escape as the river swallowed entire settlements.
South‑Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri reports that rescuers are still racing against time, chasing survivors in seemingly endless floods that have decimated homes and isolated one of the hardest‑hit districts in the country.
