At least 25 people have died in floods and landslides caused by torrential rain across the northern and northeastern regions, officials said, with more rain predicted over the next few days.
At least 15 people were killed in separate rain-related incidents in Poonch, Rajouri and Doda districts of Indian-administered Kashmir, while several others were reported missing, a senior police official said yesterday.
In the northeastern state of Nagaland, multiple landslides triggered by persistent rains killed nine people, and rescue teams have recovered four bodies, a senior district official said.
“Active monsoon conditions are likely to persist over northwest, east and northeast India during the next 6-7 days,” India’s weather office said in a post on X.
In neighbouring Nepal, 27 people have been killed, one remains missing and 69 others have been injured in floods, landslides, heavy rain and lightning strikes, since the monsoon began in mid- June, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said.
Several highways, including the one linking the national capital, Kathmandu, with southern plains have been blocked due to debris dumped after landslides, police said yesterday.
Nepal’s weather department forecast light to moderate rainfall across much of the Himalayan nation yesterday. — Reuters
