Delays in identifying beneficiaries, assessing damage and approving reconstruction grants have left thousands of families in temporary shelters, with rebuilding barely underway.

Six buses are operating on the route, with fares set at Rs3,500 against the government rate of Rs4,066.

The vehicle plunged 60 to 65 metres off the Bheri Corridor road in Nalgad Municipality while travelling from Rukum West to Jajarkot.

Heavy snowfall and persistent rain have brought colder conditions to high-altitude areas of Jumla, Jajarkot, Gorkha and Manang, affecting residents, livestock and trekkers.

Torrential rain triggered flooding in Jajarkot’s Nalgad area, disrupting transport on the Bheri Corridor and destroying homes, businesses and other structures.

Built to improve road access to remote Dolpa district, the bridges were contracted for completion within three years but remain stalled at foundations and half-built pillars.

New mothers worry about feeding their babies and children have been cut off from school. Fear of more landslides is keeping families from returning home.

Local farmers face a cruel double blow as they lose both their homes and the crops needed to feed their families, while officials warn of a food shortage.

The disasters highlight an escalating crisis across Jajarkot, where extreme weather is battering fragile communities still reeling from the earthquake.

A 70-year-old man who had been missing since Saturday evening was found buried about 50 metres below his home.

Floods, landslides and lightning have killed 85 people since April, while fresh rain is causing deaths, displacement and road closures across several districts.

One person is missing and at least two are injured in Bajura, while floods wash away bridges in Kaski and destroy homes and block roads in Jajarkot.