At least 66 dead and dozens missing in Nepal floodsAt least 66 people have died and 69 others are missing, officials say, after intense rainfall in Nepal caused flooding and landslides.
The death toll in the central Asian nation is likely to rise as the rains - which have predominantly affected the valley surrounding the capital, Kathmandu - are expected to persist through to Tuesday.
Thousands of homes situated near rivers have been flooded and most highways have been blocked, while video footage has emerged of people stranded on rooftops.
The volume of rainfall within a short timespan - over 200mm (7.9in) since Friday evening - has inundated almost all rivers in the Kathmandu valley, where many of the deaths have occurred.
Landslides have also caused a number of the fatalities.
Five people, including a pregnant woman and a four-year-old girl, died when a house collapsed due to a landslide in Bhaktapur, to the east of Kathmandu, state media reports.
Two bodies have been removed from a bus buried by a landslide in Dhading, west of Kathmandu. Twelve people, including the driver, were said to be onboard.
Six football players were also killed by a landslide at a training centre operated by the All Nepal Football Association in Makwanpur, to the south-west of the capital.
Others have been swept up in floodwaters.
In one dramatic scene, four people desperate to be rescued were washed away by the Nakkhu River in the southern Kathmandu valley.
"For hours, they kept on pleading for help," Jitendra Bhandari, an eyewitness, told the BBC. "We could do nothing."
Three of those people were rescued downstream, but one is still missing.
Hari Om Malla lost his truck after it was submerged by water in Kathmandu.
He told the BBC that water had "gushed" into the cabin as the rain intensified on Friday night.
"We jumped out, swam, and got away from it - but my purse, bag and mobile have been swept away by the river. I have nothing now. We stayed the whole night in the cold."..............
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