Nepal witnessed incessant rainfall in the second week of August 2017. The flooded rivers and streams inundated many districts in the eastern Terai. Saptari, Sarlahi, Rautahat and Chitwan were the worst affected districts that saw hundreds of deaths, thousands rendered homeless and millions lost in properties.

On August 3, 2017, an event with the objective to re-launch the Barbara Peace Foundation (BPF) Nepal and felicitate the winner of the ‘Barbara Adams Investigative Journalism Award 2016’ was organized at the Nepal Tourism Board Hall.