Bidur, Nepal – Survivors from Nepal’s flood-ravaged districts?—?some on stretchers, others gently supported by the shoulders?—?were airlifted to safety on Thursday as the constant roar of helicopters echoed across the devastated town of Bidur.
A few walked alone, their faces frozen in shock, as helicopters landed every few minutes on a football field inside the town’s military cantonment, whipping up clouds of dust.
Among the survivors was customs agent Omkar Joshi, who spent the previous night stranded on a hilltop in the border town of Timure before being rescued.
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