Dozens of people remain missing after heavy rainfall hit the Himalayan nation.
Deadly rain-related floods and landslides are common across South Asia during the monsoon season from June to September, but experts say climate change is increasing their frequency and severity. Entire neighbourhoods in Kathmandu were inundated over the weekend, with flash floods reported in rivers coursing through the capital and extensive damage to highways connecting the city with the rest of Nepal.
The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said preliminary data from stations in 14 districts measured record-breaking rain in the 24 hours to Saturday morning. A station at the Kathmandu airport recorded about 240 millimetres of rain, the highest since 2002, it said. Humanitarian organisations are helping with search and rescue operations, as well as providing relief.
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