{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_wtg4pbgffk4jbv3gqwua","title":"Why are Kathmandu Valley houses collapsing?","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/why-are-kathmandu-valley-houses-collapsing-wtg4pbgffk","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_wtg4pbgffk4jbv3gqwua","seq":591532,"kind":"article","title":"Why are Kathmandu Valley houses collapsing?","url":"https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/why-are-kathmandu-valley-houses-collapsing-92-25.html","summary":"Experts say houses built on slopes can become vulnerable when adequate geological and technical studies are not carried out and building standards are poorly enforced. In some areas, even rainfall or relatively minor ground movement has caused houses to crack, subside or suffer structural damage.","published":"2026-09-29T05:16:00Z","seen":"2026-09-29T06:09:56Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-myrepublica-nagariknetwork-com-fb27ec","name":"myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com","domain":"myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com"},"via":"kite-myrepublica-nagariknetwork-com-fb27ec","topics":["asia"],"entities":[{"id":"Q3037","name":"Kathmandu","type":"place"}],"story":"st_wtg4pbgffk4jbv3gqwua","category":"disaster-accident","category_p":0.6299999952316284,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.8799999952316284,"political":0.05999999865889549}]}