"Heavy rains in Nepal triggered landslides, lightning, and flash floods killing at least 44 people and leaving five missing, officials said on Sunday. Thirty seven people died after multiple villages were swept away in the eastern Ilam district bordering India, Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said. Six members of one family were crushed when a landslide buried their home overnight, local officials added."
"Domestic flights are largely disrupted but international flights are operating normally, Rinji Sherpa, a spokesperson for Kathmandu airport told Reuters. Major highways linking Kathmandu to other regions were shut after landslides destroyed or blocked sections of road. Floods also inundated many houses in the capital. The weather department warned that rain is likely to continue until Monday, following which the government declared a national holiday till then."
Heavy monsoon rains in Nepal triggered landslides, lightning, and flash floods that killed at least 44 people and left five missing. Multiple villages in the eastern Ilam district were swept away, causing 37 deaths, and six members of one family were crushed when a landslide buried their home overnight. Authorities rescued 114 people, though continued rainfall and blocked roads hampered relief efforts. Three people died from lightning strikes in southern Nepal and one person died in flooding in Udayapur district. Landslides and floods shut major highways and inundated many houses in Kathmandu, disrupting domestic flights. The weather department warned rain would likely continue until Monday, prompting a government-declared holiday. Last year similar monsoon events killed 224 people and injured 158.
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