Flood-battered Nepal kicks off festival season with weeklong Indra Jatra as more rain is predicted
Nepal has begun its weeklong Indra Jatra festival despite ongoing recovery efforts from recent devastating floods. More rain is currently forecast for the region.
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Devotees pulled a wooden chariot with a girl revered as a living goddess in Nepal, kicking off the festival season in the Himalayan nation on Friday even as it struggles to recover from devastating floods last month. Meteorologists warned of more heavy rainfall this week. The weeklong Indra Jatra festival is...
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