Floods, landslides kill 15 in India, four in Nepal as rivers rise
BHUBANESWAR/KATHMANDU: Heavy rain and storms have triggered floods and landslides across parts of India and neighbouring Nepal, killing at least 19 people and leaving 10 workers missing as rivers rose above danger levels, authorities said. In India’s Uttar Pradesh state, 15 people were killed and five injured over the past 48 hours, while 117 houses were damaged, state authorities said in a…
Heavy rain and storms have triggered floods and landslides across parts of India and Nepal, resulting in at least 19 deaths and leaving 10 workers missing. In Uttar Pradesh state, India, 15 people lost their lives and five were injured within 48 hours. The storm affected 63 districts, with the state experiencing 19 times its normal rainfall in 24 hours.
Meanwhile, in Nepal, a landslide buried a house containing four people, including three children and a woman, causing their deaths. Three Nepali workers are still missing after an avalanche struck the base camp of the 7,126-meter Himlung Himal in Manang district. Nepalese authorities have warned of possible flash floods in 49 out of the country's 77 districts, as more than half face high flood or flash-flood risks due to rising water levels in major rivers and tributaries.
The flooding damaged a 40-megawatt hydropower project's structure and transmission-line towers. India's Central Water Commission reported that 30 river-monitoring stations across seven states were in a severe situation, with water levels between danger marks and previous highest flood levels. The Ganga, Gandak, Kosi, Bagmati, and Narmada rivers were above danger levels at monitoring stations.
Flooding disrupted telecommunications in Nepal following damage to optical fibres and power supplies.
Written by urgent.news from Business Recorder's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
