For Nepal’s Young Leader, Flood Recovery Will Be a Herculean Task NYT > Top Stories By: Binod Ghimire and Mujib Mashal 31 August 2026 at 12:40 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. © Atul Loke for The New York TimesA swollen river in Devighat, Nepal, on Sunday after floods caused by a glacier breaking in the Himalayas.
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