More than 60 people have been killed India And Nepal After days of Tireless monsoon rain Catalyst Landslides, flash floods and infrastructure collapsesOfficials said on Sunday.
In Nepal, officials said that 47 people were killed from Friday, with most of the casualties in Ilam district, which is the border of India. West Bengal State.
Armed Police Force spokesman Kalidas Dhuboji said that thirty-five people were killed in separate landslides in Illam district in Eastern border India. Nine people were missing after being Flood away from floodWhile three other people were killed by lightning in other parts of the country, he said.
Nepal’s national disaster risk reduction and management authority spokesman Shanti Mahat said, “Efforts are underway to miss the missing persons.”
Delus has blocked the major roads and destroyed several bridges cutting the capital Kathmandu from other parts of the country. Kathmandu Airport spokesman Rinji Sherpa said that the airport domestic flights were largely suspended, although international operations have been unaffected.
Officials said that the Koshi River in South -East Nepal – often causing deadly floods in the state of Bihar, India – was flowing above the risk.
All 56 sluice gates of Koshi barrage, a dam -like structure regulating the flow of water, was opened to release excess water, said Dharmendra Kumar Mishra, District Governor of Sursari. The speed of vehicles across the barrage was banned as a precaution.
At least 17 people across the border in India were confirmed the deceased in the landslide in the eastern Himalayan region of Darjeeling in West Bengal, where a bridge collapsed and widespread destruction during heavy rains.
The Dhadia Iron Bridge over the Balasan River was washed with inflamed water, connecting the Siliguri and Mirik.
North Bengal Development Minister Udayan Guha said, “Loss of life is sad. According to our report, 11 people have died in Mirik and six in Darjeeling. But this figure has not been confirmed yet.”
Constant rainfall and rescue operations from the treacherous region have been slowed down. A senior police officer told the Press Trust of India, “The area is slippery, and many houses have been damaged. The economists are extremely difficult to work on these slopes.”
Local officials said the families of several hill villages including Bishanulal Gone and Jasbir Gone have been transferred to temporary shelters established with the help of NGOs and district administration.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed condolences to the families of the victims, saying that the authority was “committed to provide all possible assistance to the affected people.”
In Mirik, where a landslide hit a house in the early hours of Sunday, four people were killed at bedtime.
Aditya Pradhan, a local leader, said, “He went to Dara Gon from Siliguri near Siliguri to celebrate Dasai (Dussehra) to celebrate the biggest festival of Gorkhas.” Hindustan Times,
The Meteorological Department of India has issued a red warning for extreme rainfall in sub-hymns districts of West Bengal, including Darjeeling and Kalimpong, which warns further landslides and at least 6 October.