Torrential rains, triggering flash floods and landslides, have killed at least 14 people in Nepal and left nine missing, police said on Sunday, July 7. Floods in neighboring India and Bangladesh have also caused widespread damage and affected millions.
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” Police are working with other agencies and residents to locate missing people “The police are trying to find a way to stop the spread of the virus,” police spokesman Dan Bahadur Karki told AFP.
Nepalese authorities have warned of further flash floods in several rivers following heavy rainfall since Thursday, July 4. Flooding has been reported in several low-lying districts bordering India.
Last month, fourteen people were killed in the Himalayan country when violent storms caused landslides, lightning and flooding.
India and Bangladesh also hit by torrential rains
In India, the northeastern state of Assam has also suffered deadly floods in the past 24 hours, the disaster management authority said on Sunday. More than 50 people have died in the country due to torrential rains since mid-May.
In Bangladesh, a low-lying country downstream from India, more than two million people have been affected by the floods, the disaster management agency said. Much of the country is made up of deltas, with the Himalayan rivers Ganges and Brahmaputra winding their way to the sea after flowing through India.
The June-September monsoon season causes death and destruction across South Asia each year, but in recent years the number of deadly floods and landslides has increased. Experts say climate change and construction of infrastructure exacerbate the problem.
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