Heavy rains kill at least 47 in Nepal, block roads


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  • Sunday, 05 Oct 2025

Members of Nepal Army help people retrieve their belongings to a safe area at a flooded street along the bank of overflowing Bagmati River following heavy rains, in Kathmandu, Nepal, October 4, 2025. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

KATHMANDU (Reuters) -Heavy rains triggered landslides and flash floods blocking roads, washing away bridges and killing at least 47 people since Friday in Nepal, officials said on Sunday.

Thirty-five people were killed in separate landslides in the Ilam district in the east bordering India, said Kalidas Dhauboji, a spokesperson for the Armed Police Force.

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