Kathmandu flooding leaves over 30 dead

by Associated Press - Agence France-Presse

Sep 29, 2024 12:13 am

KATHMANDU — Flooding caused by continuous rainfall has killed at least 32 people in Nepal's capital, and another 12 are missing, police said on Saturday.

Rains have been pounding on Kathmandu since Friday night and are expected to continue over the weekend. Seventeen people were also injured, while 1,053 were rescued across the capital, Nepal Police spokesman Bishwo Adhikari said.

SALVAGING SACKS A man carrying a sack of flour from his shop wades through floodwaters after the Bagmati river overflowed during monsoon rains in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu on Sept. 28, 2024. AFP PHOTO

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