Kathmandu, Nov. 3 -- In a hut built with bamboo walls and thatched roofing, the family of Buchan Saday from Ward 5 of Chinnamasta Rural Municipality, Saptari, is in mourning. Within a week, three members of his 8-member family lost their lives, pushing the family into unbearable grief.

The family relies on the wages Buchan sends from Punjab, India, where he worked as a laborer to support his elderly father, wife, and five children back home. On October 20, his one-year-old son, Sanjeev, fell ill with diarrhea. Assuming he would recover soon, they kept him at home. As his condition worsened, the family gathered money and took him to Gajendra Narayan Singh Hospital in Rajbiraj. By the time they reached the hospital, his health had deterior...