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Today I visited one of the areas affected by the recent floods in Kathmandu. These photos really don’t do it justice. This is a street that runs along the Bagmati river in Balkhu.

The flood hit this area hard. It’s already been a week and people are still digging through mud to find their belongings.

I can’t even imagine the difficulty that they have faced in the last week. They’ve lost their homes. Some have lost their loved ones. They’ve had to sift through mud to see if anything they owned can be salvaged. They’ve had to dig massive amounts of mud out of their houses.

While most of Kathmandu has gone back to their normal lives, the people who live here are spending days just trying to get access to their houses.

A group of volunteers were trying to dig out this alley way, and a week after the flood, there was still over two feet of thick heavy mud that needed to be manually removed with shovels and buckets.

Being there for just a couple of hours was exhausting. I thought I would pass out from the heat, but I had the privileged to leave whenever I wanted.

Those who live here don’t get to just go home after they feel tired. They have to keep pushing through because they have nowhere else to go.

What’s incredible was seeing people still smiling and saying Namaste. I swear, Nepalese are the most resilient people on the earth. Even in disaster, they can smile and appreciate what they have and not what they’ve lost.

If anyone would like to help, it’s pretty easy. Show up with a bucket and shovel. Wear boots because normal sneakers get stuck in the mud. Bring water with you. Find a home and start to dig. Or bring some cleaning supplies. People are washing all of their belongings off in the street and will appreciate the help.

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