Nepal Entrepreneur Draws on Japan's Disaster-Preservation Model to Save Flood-Scarred Sites for Future Generations

A Nepali entrepreneur, inspired by Japan's efforts to preserve the memory of disasters, is carrying out work to conserve areas devastated by flash floods in August, aiming to create learning opportunities for generations to come.

According to reports, the man sees keeping disaster-affected sites intact as a way for local residents and visitors alike to understand more clearly the destructive power of flash floods, and to draw lessons on response and prevention for the future.

He drew the model from Japan, a country with experience preserving disaster sites for community education. The conservation effort in Nepal is expected to focus on areas hit by the flash floods in August.