It was an incessant rain on 28 September 2024, the whole night and day. Kathmandu started to flood. I have never seen the Bagmati River this angry. According to the Meteorology department, this was a record-high rain in 24 hours in Kathmandu, which far exceeded expectations. Bagmati River rose up to the bridge. All houses and roads on the bank of the river were flooded. The rest of the roads in Kathmandu were quiet, whereas the roaring Bagmati continued to sweep away squatters and people. Little out of the perimeter of Kathmandu Valley, the landslide on the highway swept three vehicles killing at least 35 people. The total death has crossed 200 and the numbers continue to rise. Thousands of people were stranded on the highways, without support. It was a disaster in the true sense. Despite this, the race continued. The Kathmandu Marathon organizers decided to go ahead. The reporting time was 04:30 hrs. I woke up and got ready. It was raining. My son was supposed to run 5k but I stopped ...
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