The number of people killed in floods and landslides caused by heavy rains over the weekend in Nepal reached 193, with recovery and rescue efforts intensified on Monday.
Most of the deaths occurred in the capital, Kathmandu, where torrential rains left much of the south inundated. Police said in a statement that 31 people were still reported missing. 96 people injured across Himalayas.
A landslide on a closed highway about 10 miles from Kathmandu killed 30 people. The landslide blocked the highway and buried at least three buses and other vehicles where people were sleeping.
Kathmandu remained closed to traffic throughout the weekend. Three expressways outside the city were closed due to landslides. Workers were able to temporarily open the vital Prithvi Expressway and remove rocks, mud and trees that had been washed away from the mountain.
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The interior minister announced that temporary shelters would be built for people who lost their homes, and financial aid would be made available to families of those killed and injured in floods and landslides.
In this aerial photo of the Kathmandu Valley, the Bagmati River is seen flooding due to heavy rains in Kathmandu, Nepal, Saturday, September 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Gopeng Rai)
Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli, who was returning from attending the United Nations General Assembly, called an emergency meeting on Monday, his office said.
Improvements in the weather prompted rescue and recovery efforts to intensify.
In southern Kathmandu, which was flooded on Saturday, residents were cleaning up their homes as water levels began to recede. At least 34 people died in Kathmandu, which was the worst hit by floods.
Heavy machinery was used to clear landslides from roads while police and soldiers assisted in rescue operations. The government has announced that schools and universities across Nepal will be closed for the next three days.
The monsoon season begins in June and usually ends by mid-September.
Meanwhile, in northern Bangladesh, about 60,000 people in low-lying areas were affected by flooding due to rain and rising waters from upstream India.
People have taken shelter on roads and flood embankments in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram districts, the English-language Daily Star newspaper said.
The Dhaka-based Flood Forecasting and Warning Center said on Monday that the trans-boundary Teesta river had overflowed at some points, while the Darala and Dudukumar rivers in Rampur district were rising but remained below the dangerous level. did. It is possible that the water will start receding within one to two days.
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Bangladesh is a low-lying delta region crossed by approximately 230 rivers, including more than 50 that cross international borders.
