Baglung, July 3 -- As this year's monsoon gathers pace, many survivors of the devastating Bhuji river landslide in Dhorpatan Municipality are once again living with uncertainty.

Nearly six years after a devastating landslide swept through the Bhuji river area of Dhorpatan Municipality in Baglung, many families are still waiting for permanent homes, damaged infrastructure remains unrepaired, and authorities have yet to relocate communities living in high-risk areas.

On September 2, 2020, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, a massive landslide and flash flood along the Bhuji river devastated wards 7, 8 and 9 of Dhorpatan Municipality. The disaster washed away 126 houses, killed 22 people and left 17 others missing.

Many families who ...