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6 Sep 2021 | SERVIR-HKH

Early warning systems saving lives during Nepal’s monsoon

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For days leading up to the disaster, Mr. Harisaran Shrestha had been listening to warnings about floods in the Melamchi, a river that flows through the foothills of the Himalayas in central Nepal.

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