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Nepal floods threaten jobs and livelihoods beyond disaster zone: ILO

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Published 1 Oct 2026, 10:00 pm·6 d ago·1 min read

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The deadly flash floods in northern Nepal have severely disrupted employment and livelihoods, with wider impacts beyond communities that were directly affected, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a preliminary assessment released on Thursday.

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