The number of people killed by flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall over the weekend in Nepal has reached 193 while recovery and rescue work has been stepped up, officials said Monday.
A police statement said there were 31 people who were still reported missing and 96 people were injured across the Himalayan nation.
Many of the deaths were in the capital, Kathmandu, which got heavy rainfall, and much of southern part of the city was flooded.
At least three buses stuck in traffic jam were buried by a landslide that killed three dozen people at a point on the highway about 16 kilometres from Kathmandu. Because of the blocked road, people in the buses and other vehicles were sleeping when the landslide buried the vehicles.
People gather at the edge of the Bagmati River in spate after heavy rains in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Source: Associated Press)
The number of people killed by flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall over the weekend in Nepal has reached 193 while recovery and rescue work has been stepped up, officials said Monday.
A police statement said there were 31 people who were still reported missing and 96 people were injured across the Himalayan nation.
Many of the deaths were in the capital, Kathmandu, which got heavy rainfall, and much of southern part of the city was flooded.
At least three buses stuck in traffic jam were buried by a landslide that killed three dozen people at a point on the highway about 16 kilometres from Kathmandu. Because of the blocked road, people in the buses and other vehicles were sleeping when the landslide buried the vehicles.
A bridge over Bagmati River lies damaged due to floods caused by heavy rains in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Source: Associated Press)
Kathmandu had remained cut off all weekend as the three highways out of the city were blocked by landslides. Workers were able to temporarily open up the key Prithvi highway, removing rocks, mud and trees that had been washed from the mountains.
Weather improved on Sunday and Monday, allowing rescue and recovery work to be stepped up.
Residents in the southern part of Kathmandu, which was inundated on Saturday, were cleaning up houses as water levels began to recede. At least 34 people were killed in Kathmandu, which was the hardest hit by flooding.
Flooding, landslides in Nepal kill over 100, dozens still missing
Rescuer workers recovered 14 bodies overnight from two buses headed to Kathmandu that were buried in a landslide on a highway near the capital city.
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Police and soldiers were assisting with rescue efforts, while heavy equipment was used to clear the landslides from the roads. The government announced it was closing schools and colleges across Nepal for the next three days.
The monsoon season began in June and usually ends by mid-September.
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