Ignored study reports led to higher Rasuwa flood toll, experts say

• Kathmandu, September 14 The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority says the Rasuwa flood claimed at least 1,386 lives, with 5,130 people still unaccounted for.
• According to the Authority’s rapid damage and needs assessment report, the flood caused more than Rs 408 billion in damage, and reconstruction and risk-reduction work is expected to cost...