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Arrr! Aye, matey! Nature be a fierce mistress; she sent a deluge and landslides to claim near 200 souls in Nepal!

2024-09-30

Arrr matey! Aye, it be a grim tale from Nepal, where over 193 souls have met Davy Jones after a tempestuous deluge and landslides. ’Twas a wet weekend indeed, more rain than a drunken sailor can handle! Keep yer boots on, or ye might find yerself swimmin’!

Arrr mateys! Gather 'round as I spin ye a yarn o' woe from the land o' Nepal, where the skies unleashed a right tempest, claimin' 193 souls to the depths o' floodin' and landslides! Aye, the capital, Kathmandu, be a watery grave this past weekend, with rain pourin' like a barrel o' rum spilled in a storm.

Now, it be said that 31 poor souls still be missin’, while 96 others be sportin’ injuries, like scallywags after a bar brawl. A dreadful landslide claimed three dozen lives on a blocked road, buryin’ buses like a treasure chest lost to the sea! The good folk o' Kathmandu found themselves trapped, with roads choked by nature’s fury.

But fear not! The brave rescuers, armed with shovels and grit, be fightin' back the mud and muck, clearin’ the paths like they be huntin’ for buried booty. And as the skies cleared, the Prime Minister, fresh from shufflin’ at the U.N., called up his crew for an emergency huddle.

In Bangladesh, they be havin’ their own troubles, with a flood ticklin’ about 60,000 souls. But fret not, for the waters be droppin’ and the landlubbers are findin’ high ground. So, hoist the flags and keep yer spirits high, for the sea may be angry, but we be tougher than a barnacle on a ship's hull! Yarrr!

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