At least 39 people died and 11 are reportedly missing in Nepal due to devastating floods triggered by incessant rainfall, reports news agency PTI citing a Nepali media outlet.
Nine were killed in the capital Kathmandu, 16 in Lalitpur and five in Bhaktapur. Additionally, three died in Kavrepalanchowk, two each in Panchthar and Dhankuta, and one each from Jhapa and Dhading, according to myrepublica.com.
The Nepal Police reported that 226 houses submerged in Kathmandu and a rescue team of approximately 3,000 security personnel has been deployed to the affected areas.
“Police are working with other agencies and locals to rescue and find the missing people,” said Basanta Adhikari, a spokesman for Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, told news agency AFP.
The country faced heavy downpours since Friday, prompting disaster management authorities to issue warnings about the potential for flash floods.