There Wasn’t a Dry Eye in the House

“When a ferocious torrent of water, mud and debris swept away everything in its path in Nepal last week, it created a whirlpool of destruction around the Pyakurel family home in Dhunge Bazaar. A video spread far and wide on social media, showing the family helplessly looking down from their third-floor balcony at the angry deluge slamming against their home, the waves trying to lap them up. But the house stood firm.” (Even if it had the worst view imaginable.) NYT (Gift Article): The ‘Miracle House’ That Survived Nepal’s Floods.