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What really triggered Nepal’s devastating flash flood? From the climate crisis and fragile Himalayan ecosystem to environmental damage and human intervention, Rajdeep Sardesai decodes the factors behind the disaster. One message is clear: this is a wake-up call. We cannot keep playing with nature. #Nepal #ClimateCrisis #Disaster #EnvironmentalDamage #Himalayas...

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