Nepal flood: Death toll touches 111, leaves 67 injured

KATHMANDU: Floods and landslides caused by incessant monsoon rains across Nepal have claimed at least 111 lives, left 67 people injured and destroyed properties worth USD 9 million across 64 districts, authorities said on Friday.

Nepal has been hit by heavy rainfall for the last two weeks which has crippled the normal life across the Himalayan nation. A total of 40 people were missing in floods and landslide related incidents.

Nepal’s Home Ministry said 13 deaths, the highest, were reported from Gulmi district followed by 10 deaths from Rutahat district.

“The toll due to Nepal floods has touched 111. Forty people have gone missing in flood and landslide related incidents while 67 have been injured across the country,” Nidhi Khanal, the chief of Home Ministry’s Emergency Centre, said in a statement. (AGENCIES)

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