Nepal commemorated the first anniversary on Tuesday of youth-led protests that forced then-Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign, with residents gathering in Kathmandu to honour those killed by offering flowers and fruit. The unrest began in September 2024 when demonstrations over corruption and a social media ban turned violent, with security forces killing dozens of protesters and crowds setting fire to government buildings and politicians' homes. The country's new government faces a steep recovery challenge, compounded by catastrophic floods that struck in August and killed more than 1,300 people, causing an estimated $2.56 billion in damage to Nepal's roughly $50 billion economy.