Timure (rasuwa), July 11 -- year-old Lhakpa Tsho Ghale still remembers the devastating 2015 earthquake. She used to run a small hotel in Rasuwagadhi back then and witnessed the tragedy unfold before her eyes. But what she experienced in the wee hours on July 8 this year was even more terrifying.

"The earthquake was horrifying, but this flood felt even more dangerous," said Ghale, recounting how she stood helplessly on the hilltop of Timure as floodwaters roared below, sweeping away trucks, goods and livelihoods.

Perched above the raging Bhotekoshi river, Timure used to offer a picturesque view of vehicles parked in neat rows along the customs yard. But several hours before daybreak on Tuesday, that calming scene turned into an ugly nigh...