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When the monsoon turns unforgiving

Oct 06, 2025 2 mins read
When the monsoon turns unforgiving

For Bhutan, the retreating monsoon is no longer a quiet goodbye to summer rains. It has become a season of growing uncertainty and danger. Once, the fading clouds signalled harvest and renewal. Today, they bring flash floods, swollen rivers, and landslides that threaten homes, roads, and hydropower plants. The monsoon’s changing rhythm is testing the country’s resilience, exposing the limits of ou

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