Floods and landslides in Nepal leave at least 77 dead

The toll in floods and landslides in Nepal have reached 77 with hundreds of others forced to flee their homes as torrential monsoon rains wreaked havoc in the country and army had to be deployed for rescue and relief operations. The heavy rains have resulted in massive floods and landslides in many parts of the country, putting thousands of lives at risk.
This has been reported in thestatesman.com dated 29 July 2016.

Incessant rains have swept away many houses and bridges and, apart from the 77 dead, another nine persons are still missing. The worst-hit district was Pyuthan. In this district, at least 36 have died and dozens of houses have been swept away. Moreover, nearly 200 families have been displaced due to floods and landslides.
Floods have also swept away four micro-hydropower projects and majority of the affected people were earthquake victims who were living in quake-damaged houses after repair. Tens of thousands of Nepalese continue to live in tents following last year's devastating earthquakes that killed nearly 9,000 people.


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