At least 11 killed and 8 missing after heavy rains trigger landslides in Nepal
At least 11 people died in the last 36 hours in Nepal after heavy rains triggered landslides and flash floods in the Himalayan country, Independent reports.
Heavy monsoon rainfall has prompted several flash floods and landslides in recent days, killing dozens of people and blocking key highways and roads.
Officials say apart from the 11 confirmed killed, eight pople were missing, who were either washed away in floods or buried in landslides.
Till now, a total of 55 incidents of flooding have been recorded in Nepal in less than a month, officials said.
At least 50 people across Nepal have died in landslides, floods and lightning strikes since mid-June when annual monsoon rains started.
