Kathmandu, Nepal - 28, 2024 Major floods and landslides triggered by relentless rainfall have battered Nepal, killing almost 200 people and causing widespread destruction. Officials reported on Monday that the death toll from the monsoon floods and landslides has risen to 193 across the Himalayan nation,

Heavy rains hit Nepal between Thursday and Saturday, causing havoc in several areas of the country, particularly around Kathmandu, where the Bagmati River has breached its banks. The Home Ministry stated that 192 people are confirmed dead.

Rescuers in Nepal have recovered dozens of bodies from buses and other vehicles that were buried in landslides near the capital Kathmandu as the death toll from flooding rose to at least 148 with dozens missing.