For Nepal’s Young Leader, Flood Recovery Will Be a Herculean Task

Scritto il 31/08/2026
da Binod Ghimire and Mujib Mashal

Prime Minister Balendra Shah, 36, rose to power this year on the back of youth anger with graft and mismanagement. His fledgling government now faces a huge test.A swollen river in Devighat, Nepal, on Sunday after floods caused by a glacier breaking in the Himalayas.