Monthly Archives: August 2011

The floods have been caused by the outburst of a glacial lake, a so called GLOF, in the mountains above Halji village. In the past, there were no such floods, but the recent years’ global warming has resulted in rapid … Continue reading →

Initiatives so far The Nepali government provided some support for the building of gabion walls in 2010 and 2011. For the support given, local villagers built walls at the side of the village, which helped retaining the water for some … Continue reading →

Account of the flood In the afternoon of July 30th 2011, a devastating flood struck Halji. At around 4:30 pm a loud roar could be heard from the river, and everybody ran out of their houses to check what happened. … Continue reading →

With about 426 inhabitants, Halji is the most populous village in Limi VDC of Humla district in the north western corner of Nepal. The village is situated at an altitude of 3650 metres on the northern banks of the Limi … Continue reading →