Northern India and Nepal: At Least 80 Dead or Missing in Floods and Landslides as Region Hit by Nine Times the Usual Rainfall

Casualties from Buried Homes and Base Camp Avalanche

Heavy monsoon rains have hit northern India and Nepal, causing floods and landslides that have left at least 80 people dead or missing.

According to AFP on September 27 (local time), disaster relief authorities in Uttar Pradesh, northern India, announced that at least 56 people had died during three days of torrential downpours that began on September 25.

During this period, 66.5 mm of heavy rain fell in the region—nine times the average rainfall for this time of year (7.6 mm)—leaving more than 1,000 houses submerged. Authorities explained that a low-pressure system formed over the Bay of Bengal moved inland, triggering the heavy rainfall.

On the 22nd, a mud-covered backpack was placed at Uttar Gaya School in Nuwakot, Nepal, due to flooding. Photo by AP and Yonhap News Agency

Human casualties were also reported in Nepal.

Continuous rain since September 24 caused landslides in Palpa, Lumbini Province in the south, burying houses and leaving one person dead and two missing. In Baglung, Gandaki Province in the north, at least four people were killed due to houses being buried, bringing the total number of deaths in Nepal to at least 14.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority of Nepal issued flash flood warnings for 49 out of 77 districts.

Avalanches also occurred in mountainous areas. At the base camp of Himlung Himal, a 7,126-meter peak in Gandaki Province, an avalanche swept away 14 Nepali staff members who were setting up tents, leaving them missing.

Adverse weather and blocked roads are hampering both helicopter and ground rescue operations.

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