athmandu - Thousands of people who fled their homes after floods caused by Koshi river in eastern Nepal are now threatened by epidemics, media reports said Thursday.
More than 40,000 people took shelter in government-run camps, about 5,000 of them were ill and at least two deaths were reported, Kantipur newspaper said.
"People in the camps are increasingly vulnerable to diarrhoea, pneumonia and high fever because of water contamination and lack of proper clothing and sanitation," the newspaper quoted police officers as saying.