Rojita Adhikari

“Yesterday [Saturday] I was at a press conference with Nepal’s foreign minister and he said the country is struggling to store and identify dead bodies – whose numbers are mounting. He said Nepal does not have enough refrigerators to store the dead bodies and identify and test their DNA,”

Rojita Adhikari · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30

Rojita Adhikari recounted statements from Nepal's foreign minister about the difficulty of storing and identifying bodies.

“Nepal has had floods and disasters like earthquakes before, but I have never seen anything like what happened on Wednesday. Entire families have been swept away. People are devastated and have lost everything – their property, their security, their lifelines. They have no homes to return to in the flood-affected areas.”

Rojita Adhikari · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30

Rojita Adhikari described the unprecedented devastation and displacement caused by the flood disaster.

“This catastrophe is not Nepal’s fault. The country is paying the price for how world leaders have been dealing with climate change.”

Rojita Adhikari · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30

Rojita Adhikari criticized world leaders over their handling of climate change in relation to the disaster.