The floods and the landslides land caused by the rains torrential events that occurred in Nepalespecially in its capital Kathmanduthey left at least 200 deadthe Nepalese Ministry of the Interior announced on Monday.
“According to our latest figures, 200 people have died, 127 were injured and 26 are still missing“, the ministry spokesperson told AFP, Rishi Ram Tiwari. The previous balance was 192 dead and 31 missing.
The emergency teams of Nepal They continued their search and rescue efforts on Monday among the destroyed houses in Kathmandu.
Entire neighborhoods of the Nepalese capital were flooded after the heaviest rains in the east and center of the country in more than two decades, with the capital temporarily cut off by landslides that blocked roads.
Floods in Nepal leave at least 200 dead
At least 35 of the deceased were buried alive when a landslide surprised vehicles on a highway south of the capital, the police spokesman added, Dan Bahadur Karki.
According to the ministry, efforts are being carried out to rescue numerous people who were trapped on the roads.
Meanwhile, rescuers were clearing mud from the most affected neighborhoods around Kathmandumany of them unauthorized marginal settlements.
He Bagmati River and its tributaries, which cross Kathmanduoverflowed and flooded the riverside neighborhoods, in addition to dragging vehicles, after midnight on Saturday. “It’s a nightmare,” said Indra Prasad Timilsina, a resident of an affected neighborhood. “I have never experienced such extreme flooding in my life,” he confessed.
According to the army, More than 4,000 people have been rescued. The valley of Kathmandu record 240 millimeters of rain in 24 hoursbetween Friday and Saturday morning, indicated the Nepalese meteorological agency. These are the most important rainfalls in the capital since at least 1970, he added.
The hydrology and meteorology department stated that according to preliminary data, stations in 14 districts measured record rainfall in the 24 hours before Saturday morning.
The monsoons, from June to September, cause deaths and damage throughout Southeast Asia every year, but the number of floods and landslides has increased in recent years. Experts estimate that climate change has increased its frequency and severity.
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