The turquoise home that withstood the Nepal floods
A family in Nepal survived a devastating flash flood by sheltering on the second floor of their home as the surrounding area was destroyed. The event, which saw the Trishuli river rise nine meters in minutes, has been widely shared as a story of survival.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the increasing frequency and intensity of climate-related disasters in mountainous regions.
Link copied Share Share article When the floodwaters tore through the town of Trishuli in the Nuwakot district in Nepal, most of the valley vanished in minutes.
Homes folded, bridges collapsed and the Trishuli river rose by up to nine metres in just 30 minutes.
But on the second floor of this turquoise home, a family of five stood watching the disaster swallow up their town.
An aerial view of the house after it withstood flash floods and a mudslide in Nepal. ( Reuters: Francis Mascarenhas )
On the morning the flood hit, the river rose with a speed that left residents little time to react.
Lakshmi Pandey said she was at their shop, about five minutes away from their home, when she realised the flood was coming.
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