At least 47 were killed in Nepal, while heavy rains led to ground collapses, flood flash | Flood news

The heavy rains continue to disrupt the rescue operations in the nation in the Himalayas, where the authorities are struggling to respond to the crisis.

The landslides and sudden floods, which led to heavy rains, have killed at least 47 people, were banned roads and bridged bridges in Nepal.

Thirty -five people were killed in separate landslides in the IAM area in the east on the border with India.

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He added that nine people were missing after the floods washed them since Friday, and three others added in lightning strikes elsewhere in Nepal, while the heavy rains in which there was no relentlessness was beating in the eastern and central regions of the Himalayan nation.

“Rescue efforts for missing persons are taking place,” said Shanti Mahata, a spokesman for the National Administration for Risk Reduction and Administration in Nepal.

On Monday and Tuesday, the Ministry of Internal Affairs announced as public holidays at the country level, with the execution of emergency teams and disaster response teams, as the government fights the crisis.

Government spokesman Ramicwar Dangal was martyred with heavy rains as a justification for the extraordinary measurement.

Meteorological authorities have also placed more than dozens of provinces at a red alert, as the head of the department warned Kamal Ram Joshi of the population near the waterways to evacuate immediately, according to the Kathmandu Post newspaper.

The alert covers the main population centers, including parts of the capital, Kathmandu, with Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini and Madhesh provinces are expected to bear the continuous rains until Monday morning.

The transportation infrastructure suffered from severe damage, as landslides cut all the main roads to Kathmando.

The Araniko Highway, which connects Kathmando to the Chinese border after the road collapsed at multiple points, while the BP highway linking the eastern areas under the debris is buried.

Air authorities suspended local flights on Saturday due to poor visibility, although international operations continued with some turmoil.

“Local flights were largely disrupted, but international flights are working normally,” said Ranji Sherba, a spokesman for Kathmandu Airport.

The crisis has doubled through its timing, and it was struck with the return of hundreds of thousands of people from their homes after Dasheen’s celebrations, the most important religious festival in Nepal. On Thursday, it was the main day of the two -week festival when people travel to their original villages to visit their families.

It is especially concerned about the Cauchy River in the southeast of Nepal, where the levels of water increased to more than twice its normal size.

Dharmendra Kumar Mishra confirmed that all the 56th pole gates have been opened in Koshi -Bubble – compared to the usual from 10 to 12 – while the authorities are considering restricting heavy vehicles to cross their bridge.

The river regularly causes devastating floods in the Indian state of Bihar during the monsoon winds.

In the Darjeling area in East Dargeling in West Bengal, at least seven people were killed by landslides after heavy rains, according to local media reports.

“Seven bodies have already recovered from the debris. We have information about two other people. The work is done to restore their bodies as well.”

Hundreds of people He dies every year In landslides and sudden floods commonly commonly from Nepal Mountain during the seasonal wind season, which usually begins in mid -June and continues until mid -September.