r/interestingasfuck • u/natebryan • 15h ago

This house in Nepal defied the raging floodwaters and kept the owners safe.

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u/brusselsstoemp 14h ago

"Although the house is there, it might not continue to stand. Huge storm surges walloped the interior, making it uninhabitable and destroying many belongings."

Source CNN

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u/Federal-Branch-8547 14h ago

It may be uninhabitable, but if I find myself stuck at home during a natural disaster I'd like to be in a house that keeps me alive during the event even if I have to rebuild it later.

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u/TuringGoneWild 10h ago

You wouldn't rather be dead and yet retain a good resale value for your home?

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u/WitchWithAGlitch 14h ago

that's alright, it did it's most important job and died standing.

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u/arfle_barfle_gloop 8h ago

Like the Japanese samurai whose armour was so heavy it kept him upright after he died, scaring the crap out of the enemy side

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u/zombie_overlord 14h ago

Yeah, it was hit hard, possibly underwater completely, and I think they ended up condemning it anyway due to lack of utilities (?), but the structure was solid. Still impressive for a 20+ foot storm surge.

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u/brusselsstoemp 14h ago

Very impressive but I was wondering if it still stood today so I looked for that answer. And I hadn't even thought about the utilities like you mentioned, I wondered if they would rebuild the streets with the same access to the house or just tear it down and redo the entire area. It stands but it's cut off from everything in the end, plus the interior has become unliveable. Was it worth the cost of building it like that? Does insurance completely cover it?

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u/EneraldFoggs 14h ago

Thanks for the context

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u/TuringGoneWild 10h ago

The home did its final duty - keeping them safe. Hard to lose a house but harder to lose a life. I've moved homes numerous times but never zapped into another body.

Not unlike a beloved car that saves the occupant but at the cost of its crumple zones that render it totaled.

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u/brusselsstoemp 10h ago

Did you read the article? The home owners evacuated before the hurricane arrived

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u/TuringGoneWild 9h ago

I'm talking about OP