Nepalese officials said that landslides and flooding caused by heavy rains have killed 11 people and left eight missing in the past 36 hours, and the country's main highways and roads have been blocked.
Reuters reported that police spokesman Dan Bahadur Karki said that 11 people have died so far, eight have been swept away by floodwaters or buried by landslides, and another 12 people have been injured and are being treated in hospitals. "Rescuers are working to clear the landslide and open roads," Kutch told Reuters. He pointed out that the authorities are using heavy equipment to clean up.
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A district official said the water level in the Koshi River in southeastern Nepal had exceeded dangerous levels. Bed Raj Phuyal, a senior official in Sansari district, said, "The flow of the Kosi River is rising, and we ask residents to be vigilant about flooding. "The flow of the Narayani, Laputi and Mahakali rivers in the west is also increasing, the authorities said.
In the capital, Kathmandu, where rivers have overflowed, roads and many houses have been flooded, and the city is waist-deep, with buckets being used to clear stagnant water from houses.
Floods in the northeastern Indian state of Assam have killed dozens and affected thousands more over the past few days.