At least 112 people have been killed and around 70 are missing due to heavy rains that have lashed Kathmandu and surrounding areas in the past 24 hours. According to the Hindustan Times newspaper, Nepal's capital has recorded its highest rainfall since 1970 in the last 24 hours, leading to flooding in low-lying areas and flooding.
According to the Himalayan State Meteorological Center in Kathmandu, an average of 240 mm of rain fell, with some regions recording 322 mm.
Police spokesman Dan Bahadur Karki told reporters that the death toll was likely to rise as rescue operations continued. As of the morning of September 29, rescue teams have transported about 3.3 thousand people to safe places. Helicopters, life rafts and motor boats are involved in the rescue operations.
As the Russian Embassy in Nepal reported earlier to TASS, there is no information about injured Russian tourists.
On September 27, flights from the capital's airport were suspended. Domestic flights to and from Kathmandu resumed on Sunday morning, with around 150 flights already cancelled.
According to local media, one of the main reasons for the increasing risk of floods and landslides in Nepal is climate change.