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Nepalese villages are swept away by heavy rainfall and landslides, leaving at least 44 dead
Heavy monsoon rains caused landslides and floods in eastern Nepal, killing at least 51 people with Ilam district hardest hit, officials reported.
- Heavy rains in Nepal have caused landslides and flooding, resulting in at least 22 deaths and several people reported missing, according to police spokesperson Binod Ghimire.
- Authorities are conducting rescue operations for the missing and have warned of continued rains, as stated by Shanti Mahat from the NDRRMA.
- A severe rainfall warning has been issued by the Nepal government, shutting down major highways and grounding domestic flights due to poor visibility.
- Roads and transport have been severely affected, with major highways closed and domestic flights grounded due to the weather, according to Nepal's government officials.
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Nepal hit by deadly floods after days of heavy monsoon rains
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 easte…
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