As Himalayan nation recovers from devastating floods, a million people dependent on tourism struggle to make ends meet.


Independent journalist
As Himalayan nation recovers from devastating floods, a million people dependent on tourism struggle to make ends meet.

More than 500 children are now in shelters, their parents missing or declared dead since the August 26 floods.
![Sanju, 10, holds her two-year-old brother at a shelter in Rasuwa, Nepal. Their home and parents were washed away in the August 26, 2026, floods [Jigyasa Mishra/Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_5158-1790055984-1-1790062421.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The ceramics industry in Gujarat’s Morbi has been badly hit by fuel crisis, with most units closed and workers laid off.
