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KATHMANDU (Reuters) -Nepal has shut schools for three days after landslides and floods triggered by two days of heavy rain across the Himalayan nation killed 151 people, with 56 missing, officials ...
At least 66 people have been killed in Nepal since early on Friday as persistent downpours triggered flooding and landslides, closing major roads and disrupting domestic air travel, officials said ...
Heavy rains triggered landslides and flash floods killing at least 11 people in the last 36 hours in Nepal and blocking key highways and roads, officials said on Sunday. Eight people were missing ...
Flooding in Nepal coincided with 2024 floods in neighbouring and nearby states of India, such as Uttar Pradesh and Assam. Nepalese weather official Binu Maharjan stated that a low-pressure system lingering over nearby regions of India and over the Bay of Bengal was the primary cause of the increased and prolonged flooding in 2024.
The Ministry of Home Affairs coordinated disaster response efforts, and local officials provided the relief.The flood also disrupted key road networks and communication services. [3] The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology issued warnings for potential further flooding and landslides, advising evacuation for those living along the Dudhkoshi ...
The 2019 Nepal floods were a series of flash floods that affected widespread areas of Nepal. Severe flooding was seen in many regions, especially in the Terai area and Kathmandu. Heavy rainfall on account of the monsoon season began on the 11th of July and caused disruption in many areas, specially in Province No. 2 and Province No. 1. Effects ...
Nepal began on Monday to grapple with damage wrought by deadly floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains as residents faced the daunting task of cleaning homes and extracting their broken ...
On the same week, another flood in Tarai region caused nine deaths and damaged 42 houses. [4] In October 2021, a flood in Karnali catchment of western Nepal killed at least 103 people. [5] [6] [7] In the Mahakali River basin, 2600 people were displaced. [8] In eastern Nepal, the rain storm destroyed about 50,000 hectares of paddy plantations. [9]