"Landslides and floods triggered by heavy downpours in Nepal have killed at least 47 people, according to disaster officials. Torrential downpours have lashed Nepal since Friday, leaving rivers in spate and many areas in the Himalayan nation inundated. Five people are missing, a spokeswoman for Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said on Sunday. At least 37 people were killed by landslides in the worst affected eastern district of Ilam."
"Heavy rains overnight caused the landslides, local district official Sunita Nepal said. Rescue workers have reached the affected areas. It was difficult because many roads were blocked. Rivers in the capital, Kathmandu, also swelled, inundating settlements along the banks. Security personnel were deployed with helicopters and motorboats to assist rescue efforts. Landslides have blocked several highways and disrupted flights, leaving hundreds of travellers stranded many returning after celebrating the Hindu festival of Dashain."
Heavy downpours across Nepal triggered landslides and floods that have killed at least 47 people and left five missing. The eastern district of Ilam suffered the worst casualties, with at least 37 deaths from landslides caused by overnight rains. Rescue workers have reached affected areas despite blocked roads, and security personnel were deployed with helicopters and motorboats. Rivers in Kathmandu swelled, inundating settlements along the banks and disrupting highways and flights, leaving hundreds of travellers stranded after Dashain celebrations. Prime Minister Sushila Karki said agencies are fully prepared for rescue and relief. Experts link fatal floods and landslides to climate change increasing their frequency and intensity.
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