Floods and landslides caused by days of heavy rainfall have killed at least 190 people in Nepal. Rescue and cleanup efforts are underway as dozens remain missing.
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00:00Scenes of destruction in Nepal, after days of heavy monsoon rains, triggered floods and
00:11landslides across the nation.
00:14Some areas saw over 30 centimeters of rainfall in one day.
00:23The disaster has left 190 people dead and over a hundred injured, closed major roads
00:30and damaged homes, schools and businesses.
00:33As water levels rose, some residents took to the rooftops to escape.
00:38The country's capital, Kamandu, was hit hardest.
00:58People waded through deep water, their homes caked with mud, while roads connecting the
01:03city to the rest of the country remained blocked by landslides.
01:07Many barely escaped with their lives, their belongings swept away.
01:26As rainfall began to slow on Sunday, rescue efforts got underway.
01:31Authorities have pulled dozens of bodies from vehicles buried under landslides and uncovered
01:36people trapped under rubble.
01:44At least 3,600 people have been rescued, but dozens remain missing.
01:50More than 5,000 police officers are involved in the efforts, using rafts and helicopters
01:55to reach people who need help.
02:06And people are cleaning up their houses and belongings.
02:14Deadly floods and landslides are common in Nepal during the monsoon season at this time
02:18of year, but experts say climate change has made for more extreme weather events.
02:24Some also blame the state of the country's infrastructure for the scale of the damage,
02:28as climate scientists have urged the government to make improvements to underground storm
02:32water and sewage systems.
02:35For now, authorities are focused on this latest disaster, and finding more survivors.
02:41Ryan Wu, Hank Su, and Cain Scoranta for Taiwan Plus.