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Nepal floods: 15 seconds to decide who lives, who dies
Flash floods killed at least 112 in Nepal after the heaviest rain in two decades. Survivors describe a 15-second window to choose who lived.
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The water rose so fast that families sleeping on the ground floor of a Kathmandu hotel had no time to climb the stairs. Some guests made it to the roof. Others did not.
Flash floods and landslides across Nepal have killed at least 112 people since Friday, according to the Nepal Police. The heaviest rain in the Kathmandu Valley in at least two decades overwhelmed drainage systems and turned streets into rivers. In the worst-hit districts, entire hillsides gave way.
Survivors described a choice made in seconds. One man told reporters his family had 15 seconds to decide which direction to run. His wife grabbed their youngest child. He grabbed the older one. They split up, each carrying one child toward higher ground. All four survived. The neighbor who hesitated did not.