Nepal flooding and landslides kill at least 66 people with dozens more missing

Rain has been pouring down successful Nepal since Friday nighttime and is expected to proceed implicit the weekend, with a immense country connected the confederate broadside of the superior mostly flooded

Flooding and landslides caused by continuous rainfall has killed astatine slightest 66 radical successful Nepal, and a further 69 are missing, officials said Saturday.

Rain has been pouring down since Friday nighttime and is expected to proceed implicit the weekend. Home Ministry spokesperson Rishiram Tiwari told reporters determination were 66 radical reported dormant crossed the country, of whom 34 were successful the capital, Kathmandu.

Sixty radical were injured and 3,010 rescued crossed the Himalayan nation, helium added. He said each divisions of information forces successful the state including the service person been ordered to assistance successful the rescue efforts.

Several roads were blocked by landslides triggered by the rainfall. Three highways, including the cardinal Prithvi highway, connecting Kathmandu to the remainder of the state person been blocked by landslides, and dense instrumentality is being utilized to effort unfastened the routes, said Tiwari.

The authorities had issued flood warnings crossed the Himalayan federation informing of monolithic rainfall. Buses were banned from traveling astatine nighttime connected highways and cars were discouraged. Security forces were ordered to precocious alert.

Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak told reporters that officials are inactive collecting accusation connected the effects of the flooding. "The government's precedence close present is to rescue the radical and assistance those who person been affected," Lekhak said.

Parts of Kathmandu were inundated by swollen rivers with galore houses flooded and residents forced to determination to apical floors. A immense country connected the confederate broadside of the metropolis was mostly flooded. An service chopper was utilized to prime up 4 radical who were incapable to permission their houses.

Most of Kathmandu was without powerfulness and net for a play of time. The monsoon play that bring dense rainfall began successful June and usually ends by mid-September.