٠٠:٠٢:٥٠Rescue operations were underway in Kathmandu on Saturday after torrential monsoon rains lashed Nepal, leaving at least 66 people dead and 69 others missing amid floods and landslides.
Footage shows soldiers and rescuers navigating flooded streets in dinghies and evacuating locals to safety. Residents are seen clearing the water from their inundated homes amid waist-high floodwaters.
Torrential rains have battered Nepal since Friday night, leading to the evacuation of some 3,000 people. Government spokesperson Rishiram Tiwari said 34 of the 66 dead were reported in the capital alone.
The extreme weather caused power outages in Kathmandu and major disruption to traffic, with the Prithvi highway blocked by a landslide.
Rescue operation underway in Kathmandu as floods, landslides kill at least 66 people across Nepal
Rescue operations were underway in Kathmandu on Saturday after torrential monsoon rains lashed Nepal, leaving at least 66 people dead and 69 others missing amid floods and landslides.
Footage shows soldiers and rescuers navigating flooded streets in dinghies and evacuating locals to safety. Residents are seen clearing the water from their inundated homes amid waist-high floodwaters.
Torrential rains have battered Nepal since Friday night, leading to the evacuation of some 3,000 people. Government spokesperson Rishiram Tiwari said 34 of the 66 dead were reported in the capital alone.
The extreme weather caused power outages in Kathmandu and major disruption to traffic, with the Prithvi highway blocked by a landslide.
Rescue operations were underway in Kathmandu on Saturday after torrential monsoon rains lashed Nepal, leaving at least 66 people dead and 69 others missing amid floods and landslides.
Footage shows soldiers and rescuers navigating flooded streets in dinghies and evacuating locals to safety. Residents are seen clearing the water from their inundated homes amid waist-high floodwaters.
Torrential rains have battered Nepal since Friday night, leading to the evacuation of some 3,000 people. Government spokesperson Rishiram Tiwari said 34 of the 66 dead were reported in the capital alone.
The extreme weather caused power outages in Kathmandu and major disruption to traffic, with the Prithvi highway blocked by a landslide.