Monsoon floods, landslides and lightning in Nepal kill at least 47 people
At least 47 people were killed after heavy monsoon rains in Nepal triggered flash floods, landslides, and lightning strikes, an official said on Friday (July 5).
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00:00At least 47 people were killed after heavy monsoon rains in Nepal triggered flash floods,
00:08landslides and lightning strikes on Friday.
00:14Addressing the National State Assembly, Labour Minister Dholprasad Aryal said four people
00:19were killed in monsoon-triggered floods and 24 others were killed in landslides.
00:26Another 19 people were killed in lightning strikes, taking the total death toll to 47.
00:33Severe flooding in capital city Kathmandu inundated streets, rendering homes and vehicles
00:38underwater, forcing residents to wade through brown floodwater to go about their daily tasks.
00:46Landslides and flash floods are common in mostly mountainous Nepal during the monsoon
00:50season and kill hundreds of people every year.
00:53The annual monsoon rains, which started since mid-June, would normally continue until mid-September.