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Nepal’s Economy Has Few Ways to Absorb the Cost of Flood Damage

Published by New York Times World By Alex Travelli · 1 September 2026 at 21:42
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Nepal’s Economy Has Few Ways to Absorb the Cost of Flood Damage
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The country’s government estimates that the recent catastrophic floods caused $5 billion in damage. That’s one-tenth of Nepal’s entire economy.

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