Landslides, floods leave 42 dead in Nepal

FE Team | Published: October 05, 2025 21:57:19

People look towards the overflowing Bagmati river following heavy rains, in Kathmandu on Saturday — Reuters

KATHMANDU, Oct 05 (AFP/Reuters): Landslides and floods triggered by heavy downpours in Nepal have killed at least 42 people, a disaster official said Sunday.
"So far, 42 people have died in rain-triggered disasters and five are missing," Shanti Mahat, spokeswoman for Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, told AFP.
Eighteen people were killed in separate landslides in the Ilam district in the east bordering India, police spokesperson Binod Ghimire said. Three people were killed in southern Nepal in lightning strikes and one person died in floods in Udayapur district, also in east Nepal, he said.
Eleven people were washed away by floods and have been missing since Saturday, authorities said.
"Rescue efforts for them are going on," Shanti Mahat, a National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) spokesperson, told Reuters.
Several highways have been blocked by landslides and washed away by floods, stranding hundreds of passengers, authorities said.
"Domestic flights are largely disrupted but international flights are operating normally," Rinji Sherpa, a spokesperson for Kathmandu airport said.