At least 14 dead in floods and landslides in Nepal

Torrential rains, causing flash floods and landslides, have killed at least 14 people in Nepal and nine people are missing, police announced on Sunday (July 7).

Floods in neighboring India, as well as Bangladesh, also caused widespread damage and affected millions of people.

“The police are working with other agencies and residents to find the missing people,” police spokesperson Dan Bahadur Karki told AFP.

Nepalese authorities have warned of new flash floods in several rivers after heavy rainfall observed since Thursday. Flooding was reported in several low-lying districts on the border with India.