Nepal, Sept. 2 -- Thousands of people living along the Bhotekoshi corridor have been directly affected by the disaster. Some have lost their parents, others their children, and many others their relatives. Hundreds have been injured. Those who have not lost family members have, in many cases, lost their entire properties. Those who were once prosperous have become squatters in a matter of seconds. All these factors have left them deeply traumatised.

The psychological impact on children is even higher. For instance, several students from Tribhuvan Trishuli School in Bidur were traumatised, with some even fainting after hearing information about the flood and before it actually struck the school. It is not difficult to imagine what they mu...