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At least 101 people have died and dozens are missing after floods engulfed low-lying areas in Nepal's capital Kathmandu following heavy rains.
Many areas in eastern and central Nepal have been submerged since September 27, with flash floods on several rivers and severe damage to many roads. The Nepal Meteorological Department said on September 28 that the Kathmandu Valley recorded 240 mm of rain in 24 hours, the highest since 1970.
The Bagmati River and its tributaries, which run through the capital Kathmandu, overflowed, submerging homes and vehicles in the area. Many people waded through chest-deep water to reach higher ground.
"101 people have died and 64 are missing due to the floods," Nepal police spokesman Dan Bahadur Karki said today. "We are continuing search and rescue operations in the affected areas, the death toll may continue to rise."
Nepal has deployed more than 3,000 security personnel, helicopters and motorboats to help with the rescue effort, with nearly 3,300 people rescued as of September 29. Rescue teams are also using rafts to bring survivors to safety.
More than 260 people have died in Nepal in flood-related disasters this year. A landslide on a road in Nepal’s Chitwan district in July pushed two buses carrying a total of 59 passengers into a river. Three people survived, but Nepalese authorities have recovered only 20 bodies.
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