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Urgent case of recovery: what we can learn from the August 2014 Karnali River floods in Nepal
| In mid-August 2014, three days of torrential monsoon rainfall led to the widespread Karnali floods in Western Nepal.The floods killed 222 people and had a major impact on 120,000 others, damaging infrastructure and property and displacing households. This report investigates the cause, provide key insights and recommendations for future. Learn more How Zurich applies it expertise on analyzing various flood events | |
| Author | Karen MacClune;Kanmani Venkateswaran;Kanchan Mani Dixit;Shobha Yadav;Sumit Dugar;Rajani Maharjan |
| Published by | Zurich Insurance Group Ltd |
| Language | English |
| Published on | 2014 |
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