Floods, landslides kill at least 58 in Nepal

AFP, KATHMANDU: At least 58 people have died in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in Nepal, the government said Wednesday.
Another 20 people are missing and the Nepal army is racing to evacuate hundreds more from flooded villages as the waters rise.
The home ministry spokesman said 58 people were confirmed dead and another 20 were still unaccounted for.
“Our teams are working continuously in search and rescue operations, as well as to provide relief,” deputy spokesman Jhanka Nath Dhakal told AFP.
Images released by the army, which is involved in the operation, showed villagers waiting on rooftops to be evacuated in motorboats. Scores of people die every year from flooding and landslides during the monsoon rains in Nepal and neighbouring India.

Floods, landslides kill at least 58 in Nepal

AFP, KATHMANDU: At least 58 people have died in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in Nepal, the government said Wednesday. Another 20 people are missing and the Nepal army is racing to evacuate hundreds more from flooded villages as the waters rise. The home ministry spokesman said 58 people were confirmed dead and another 20 were still unaccounted for. Our teams are working continuously in search and rescue operations, as well as to provide relief, deputy spokesman Jhanka Nath Dhakal told AFP. Images released by the army, which is involved in the operation, showed villagers waiting on rooftops to be evacuated in motorboats. Scores of people die every year from flooding and landslides during the monsoon rains in Nepal and neighbouring India.