Nepal, July 10 -- Tuesday's floods have once more spotlighted the vulnerability of trading through Nepal's northern border with China. It has wreaked havoc in the Rasuwagadhi border area, sweeping away the key bridge connecting the two countries, damaging important infrastructures such as the dry port, yards of customs office and road sections. Goods being transported have been abruptly stopped along the border areas on both sides. The supply chains between the two countries could be disrupted for weeks-maybe even months. With the disruption in Rasuwagadhi, which is being developed as the major trade link between the two countries, the prices of goods could rocket in Nepal, right before the start of major festivals.

Though Nepal and Chin...