Major landslides and floods have killed over 200 people in Nepal, over the weekend. Experts describe the phenomenon as one of the worst flash flooding to have hit the capital, Kathmandu, and the surrounding valleys.
Officials reported that by Monday afternoon, 204 bodies had been recovered from the disaster and at least 30 more people were still stranded or missing, while hundreds more were injured. Dozens who died had been travelling on buses that were washed away when the highways were engulfed by surging flood waters.
Nepal’s army said more than 4,000 people had been rescued using helicopters, motorboats and rafts while search and rescue teams continued working to dig people buried in mud and rubble, using ziplines to rescue the stranded.
More than 300 people have died in Nepal this year from rain-related incidents, and according to recent studies, incidences of heavy flooding is likely to increase in the country in the next five years as it is disproportionately affected by the changing climate.
