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Effective Flood Response Mechanism

  Effective Flood Response Mechanism Nepal has always remained vulnerable to natural disaster mainly because of its fragile geographical faculties, high peaks, changing climate condition and unplanned settlement. However, apart from these structural scarcities, other systematic negligence like weak disaster response, lack of coordination among relief teams and absence of governmental initiative also comes in the picture. Monsoon clouds finally entered Nepal’s skies two days late than normal, but it arrived with an unexpected volume of rain followed by landside that caused humanitarian crises situation in different parts of Nepal. Heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides that killed at least 40 people and displaced thousands in western Nepal. Twenty people were killed and at least 13 others were missing in the Myagdi district alone. However, it’s a shameful act that in such a national emergency conditioned by ongoing COVID-19 threat and natural disasters, the government is ...