Floods and landslides caused by torrential rains in Nepal, particularly in the capital Kathmandu, have killed at least 192 people, according to a new report made public this Monday by the authorities.
Deadly bad weather. At least 192 people have died, and 31 are still missing in Nepal following floods and landslides caused by heavy rains, particularly in the capital Kathmandu, according to a latest report.
Large parts of the eastern and central Himalayan country have been flooded since Friday. Rivers experienced flash floods, causing widespread damage and loss of life.
a toll which should further increase
The Nepalese national authority responsible for disaster risk reduction therefore revised the human toll upwards this Monday and the authorities fear that the toll will be even higher. “The toll is likely to rise as our search and rescue mission progresses in the affected areas,” police spokesman Dan Bahadur Karki said.
More than 3,000 people were deployed to participate in rescue operations using helicopters, motor boats and inflatable boats.
The Kathmandu Valley recorded 240 millimeters of rain in twenty-four hours, between Friday and Saturday morning, the Nepalese meteorological agency said. This is the heaviest rainfall recorded in the capital since at least 1970, according to this agency.
Monsoons from June to September cause death and destruction across South Asia each year, but the number of deadly floods and landslides has increased in recent years.
More than 260 people have died this year in Nepal in rain-related natural disasters.
