20 killed as monsoon rains lash Nepal
TT, Kathmandu: More than 20 people have been killed or are missing due to landslides and floods as monsoon rains lashed Nepal, the government said on Friday.
Heavy rains since Thursday have hit 20 of Nepal's 77 districts, in the hills as well as in southern plains. A home ministry statement said 15 people had been killed, while six others were missing and 13 were injured as incessant rains caused landslides and triggered flash floods in rivers originating in the Himalayas.
In Kathmandu, three members of a family were killed when the wall of their house collapsed. TV channels showed police evacuating residents from flooded homes in rubber boats in some parts of Kathmandu. Families carrying their belongings on their heads waded through waistdeep water.
"We have evacuated more than 150 people and are on the standby for rescue in different areas," army spokesman Bigyan Dev Pandey said. Officials said the Kosi river in eastern Nepal had risen above the danger mark. Reuters.
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