KATHMANDU — Rainstorms in Nepal that caused flash floods and landslides have killed at least 14 people across the country, with disaster teams searching for nine missing persons, police said Sunday.
Flooding in neighboring India, as well as in downstream Bangladesh, has also caused widespread damage and impacted millions.'Police are working with other agencies and locals to find the missing people,' Nepal ese police spokesman Dan Bahadur Karki told AFP.
People wade through floods after Hanumante river overflowed following heavy rains in Bhaktapur on the outskirts of Kathmandu on July 6, 2024. AFP PHOTOThose killed and missing were in multiple locations.Monsoon rains from June to September bring widespread death and destruction every year across South Asia, but the numbers of fatal floods and landslides have increased in recent years.Experts said climate change and increased road construction are exacerbating the problem.
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