"Eighteen people died and seven remain missing after multiple villages were swept away in the eastern Ilam district bordering India, police spokesperson Binod Ghimire said. Six members of one family were crushed when a landslide buried their home overnight, local officials added. Authorities said 114 people had been rescued, Ilam's assistant administrative officer Bholanath Guragai said, though continued rainfall and blocked roads were hampering relief efforts."
""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 triggered landslides, flash floods and lightning across Nepal, killing at least 22 people and leaving 12 missing. Eighteen deaths and seven missing occurred after multiple villages were swept away in Ilam district near the Indian border, where six family members were buried when a landslide struck their home overnight. Authorities rescued 114 people but continued rainfall and blocked roads hindered relief efforts. Lightning killed three people in southern Nepal and flooding caused one death in Udayapur. Major highways were shut, domestic flights disrupted, houses in Kathmandu were inundated, and the government declared a national holiday until Monday.
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