Heavy rain and storms have triggered floods and landslides that killed 56 people in India, while in Nepal, 14 have died and another 11 are missing, with authorities there warning on Sunday that more flash floods are possible.
At least 117 houses were damaged as heavy rain and storms affected 63 districts. The state recorded rainfall 19 times higher than normal in the 24 hours to Saturday.
India’s Central Water Commission said 30 river-monitoring stations across seven states were in a “severe situation”, with water levels standing between designated danger marks and previous record flood levels.
Several major rivers, including the Ganga, Gandak, Kosi, Bagmati and Narmada, were reported above danger levels at monitoring stations.
In neighbouring Nepal, four people, including three children and a woman, were killed after a landslide buried their home while they were sleeping in Nishi Khola village in Baglung district.
Krishna Prasad Acharya, the district’s senior administrative official, confirmed the deaths.
Authorities have also warned of possible flash floods in 49 of Nepal’s 77 districts, with more than half of the country facing high flood or flash-flood risks as water levels continue to rise in major rivers and tributaries.
Ten Nepali workers are missing after an avalanche struck the base camp of Himlung Himal, a 7,126-metre mountain in the northern Manang district.
Hiking officials said the workers had been preparing tents for foreign climbers, who were not at the camp when the avalanche occurred.
Shanti Mahat, a spokesperson for Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, said the districts of Rasuwa and Nuwakot should remain on alert.
The two areas were among those hit by deadly floods last month, which killed more than 1,450 people and left thousands missing, although they are not currently classified as high-risk zones.
Flooding in the Rahuganga River also damaged structures and transmission-line towers belonging to a 40-megawatt hydropower project.
Water Resources and Energy Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha said a technical team had been deployed to assess the damage and begin restoration work.
Floods and landslides have also disrupted telecommunications in parts of Nepal after optical fibre cables and power supplies were damaged.
Communications Minister Bikram Timilsinha said the disruption had affected services in several areas as authorities continued to assess the wider impact of the severe weather.
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