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A man carrying a sack of flour wades through flood waters after the Bagmati River overflowed following heavy monsoon rains in Kathmandu on Sept. 28. flood-hit capital returned to their mud-caked homes on Sept. 29 to survey the wreckage of devastating floods that have killed at least 170 people across the Himalayan republic.
Kumar Tamang, who lives in a slum area by a riverbank, told AFP he and his family had to flee after midnight on Sept. 28 as waters rushed into his shack."We couldn't even open the doors to our house, it was jammed with mud," he added."Yesterday we were afraid that the water would kill us, but today we have no water to clean."
The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said preliminary data from stations in 14 districts measured record-breaking rain in the 24 hours to Sept. 28 morning. More than 3,000 security personnel were deployed to assist rescue efforts with helicopters and motorboats.Humanitarian organizations are also helping with search and rescue operations, as well as providing relief.
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