Kolkata: Nepalese people living in the city are worried about their kin and friends in their homeland that has been struck by flash floods along the Nepal-China border on Aug 26.
I called up some of my relatives in Kathmandu and heaved a sigh of relief that they did not have to face the wrath of the calamity,” she said. “When I heard about the devastating floods in Rasuwa I called up my grandparents and uncle and other relatives to check whether they were safe,” she said.“Had my kin gone to Rasuwa for trekking, he might not have returned. Thankfully, he had cancelled his plan,” Feku Singh Chhetri, another Nepalese in the city, said. They told me that there are concerns that the region may get affected. But till now, the situation is okay in my area,” she said.
“To watch the videos showing how the flash floods swept away buildings, cars and human beings in moments was distressing. I watched and wondered helplessly about my near ones living there. Pooja Singh, a Nepalese student at Rabindra Bharati University has been flooded with calls of concern from her well-wishers and friends in India and Sri Lanka. “My area is unaffected as of now. I keep calling my family each hour to find out whether they are okay. Everything is uncertain. Singh has been communicating with another Nepalese in the city.
But I have never seen such a huge disaster in my life,” said Thapa, who is 78-year-old. Former Indian footballer, Shyam Thapa, who was also former coach of the Nepal national football team recounted his memories of Nepal, “I have passed the affected places along the Bhotekoshi river many a time when I visited Nepal for coaching footballers. I remember having been stuck during the rain there once.