At Least 54 Dead in Nepal After Monsoon Rains Trigger Flooding, Landslides

Source: The Weather Channel

More than four dozen people have died in Nepal after monsoon rains triggered flooding and landslides over the last two days.

At least 54 deaths have been reported and 20 more are missing, according to the Associated Press, quoting Nepalese Home Ministry spokesman Yadav Prasad Koirala. However, the Himalayan Times reports the death toll at more than 70 since Monday.

Koirala told the Associated Press that the government has launched rescue and relief operations in 14 of Nepal's 75 districts that have been affected by the floods.

"Our teams are working continuously in search and rescue operations, as well as to provide relief," deputy spokesman Jhanka Nath Dhakal told the French Press Agency.

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