Major flooding and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Nepal have killed 48 people in the past two weeks. theSun theSundaily floods landslides Nepal
The annual monsoon brings South Asia 70-80 percent of its annual rain, but it also brings death and destruction, with nearly 1,700 people killed in Pakistan this year. Credit: United Nations Nepal: Major flooding and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Nepal have killed 48 people in the past two weeks, with 13 others missing after being swept away by a river, officials said Thursday.
“We are currently carrying out rescue and relief-distribution operations in those areas by mobilising security forces and other agencies as the weather situation has improved there.” “There are still some trekkers stranded... We are assessing the numbers to rescue them,“ said Binod Sapkota from the Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal.
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