Videos circulating after severe flooding and landslides in Nepal show 2 sharply different responses to valuables carried away by the disaster. In 1 case, people appealed for the owner of gold, silver and cash found in a drawer. In another, boys were filmed dividing Indian ₹500 notes discovered inside a bag.
The footage emerged after flooding and landslides struck Nepal’s northern mountainous areas on Wednesday. Fast-moving water, mud and rocks swept through settlements, homes and roads. As the water receded, debris and belongings carried from elsewhere were left across the affected areas.
Drawer found after the Trishuli flood
A video shared by Nepali X user Nirmal Prasai shows a drawer that had been carried away by the Trishuli flood. When it was opened, gold and silver jewellery, cash and a bill from Jai Shri Mahalakshmi Sun Chandi Pasal were found inside.
The people shown with the drawer did not claim the valuables. Instead, the video appealed for help in reaching the rightful owner. The appeal also prompted online praise for the effort to return the items despite the difficult circumstances.
1 user described the social-media coverage during the floods and natural disasters as commendable, while wishing safety and blessings for the people of Nepal. Other users similarly praised the person who, according to the video, resisted keeping the gold, silver and cash and tried to locate the owner.
Indian notes found in a bag
A separate video presents a more troubling scene. It shows several boys finding a bag containing Indian ₹500 notes and dividing the money among themselves.
The footage has raised questions about the person who owned the bag and what may have happened to them. The material does not establish the owner’s identity or whether the person is safe. It also does not establish how the bag reached the area affected by the flooding.
Contrasting scenes amid the debris
Together, the videos have drawn attention to the different ways people are responding to belongings washed away by the disaster. Some people are entering rivers and searching through debris for items carried away from homes, while other efforts remain focused on the human toll.
Rescue teams are searching debris for people and bodies. Families are waiting for information about relatives who remain missing. Against that backdrop, clips showing the recovery of money and jewellery have spread rapidly on social media.
The video involving the drawer has led users to commend the appeal for its owner. The clip involving the Indian currency has brought criticism and concern, particularly because the bag’s owner remains unknown in the available material.
The flooding and landslides have therefore produced not only accounts of deaths, missing people and destroyed homes, but also a stream of disputed and emotionally charged stories about belongings recovered from the water and mud. The online reaction remains divided between praise for honesty and questions about money taken from property found in the disaster zone.
