In Nepal, heavy rain triggered landslides and flash floods, blocking roads, washing away bridges and killing at least 47 people since Friday, officials said today. In landslides, at least 37 others were killed in the worst-affected eastern district of Illam.
Rescue efforts for the missing persons are going on, said Shanti Mahat, a National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority spokesperson in Nepal. Domestic flights are largely disrupted, but international flights are operating normally, said Rinji Sherpa, a spokesperson for Kathmandu airport, Nepal’s biggest international gateway.
In southeastern Nepal, the Koshi River was flowing above the danger level.
In hill-ringed Kathmandu, several rivers have flooded roads and inundated many houses, cutting the temple-studded capital off from the rest of the country by road. Weather officials said rains were likely to lash the Himalayan nation until tomorrow, and authorities said they were taking “maximum care and precautions” to help people affected by the disaster.
