Nepal: Deadly landslides, flash floods kill dozens

Heavy rains in Nepal triggered landslides, lightning, and flash floods killing at least 44 people and leaving five missing, officials said on Sunday. Thirty-seven people died after multiple villages were swept away in the eastern Ilam district bordering India, Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said. Six members of one family were crushed when a landslide buried their home overnight, local officials added. Authorities said 114 people had been rescued, Ilam’s assistant administrative officer Bholanath Guragai said, though continued rainfall and blocked roads were hampering relief efforts. Meanwhile, three people were killed by lightning strikes in southern Nepal and one…

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