A boy swims as he was crossing the flooded area caused by Sirisiya River in Ramghaduwa , Parsa District ,Nepal
Large swathes of southern Nepal were hit by floods in the weekend of August 12 and 13, following a cloudburst.
More than districts in the lowlands have been affected, while landslides have been reported higher in the Himalayas.
The government claims to be rushing rescue and relief operations to the flooded areas, but local media reports indicate that victims have been left to deal with the disaster on their own.
Munna Saraff, a photographer based in Birgunj in Parsa district, went to nearby Ramgaduwa to document a village hit by the flooded Sirsiya river, one of the many rivers in the trans-boundary Ganga basin.
A woman walks in front of her flooded house due to the flood caused by Sirisiya River in Ramghaduwa, Parsa District , Nepal.
A man carry his goat to safe place during the flood caused by Sirisiya River in Ramghaduwa, Parsa District, Nepal.
Flooded house due to the flood caused by Sirisiya River in Ramghaduwa, Parsa District, Nepal. Photo: Munna Sarraf/thethirdpole.net
Flooded house due to the flood caused by Sirisiya River in Ramghaduwa, Parsa District, Nepal.
A man cleans his shop floded due to the flood caused by Sirisiya River in Ramghaduwa, Parsa District, Nepal.
People move to safe place during the flood due to the flood caused by Sirisiya River in Ramghaduwa, Parsa District, Nepal.
A woman sits outside her house floded due to Sirisiya River in Ramghaduwa, Parsa District, Nepal.
A woman sits infront of her flooded house due to the flood caused by Sirisiya River in Ramghaduwa, Parsa District, Nepal
Victime of flood take shelter at neighbour’s house due to the flood caused by Sirisiya River in Ramghaduwa, Parsa District, Nepal.
Flooded house due to the flood caused by Sirisiya River in Ramghaduwa, Parsa District, Nepal. Photo: Munna Sarraf/thethirdpole.net
Flood victime stay at temporary shelter in Dharmasala, Birgunj, Parsa District, Nepal.
