Key facts
- At least 19 people have died and 10 workers are missing due to floods and landslides in India and Nepal.
- India's Uttar Pradesh state reported 15 deaths, five injuries, and damage to 117 houses.
- Nepal reported four deaths from a landslide and 10 missing workers from an avalanche.
- Water levels in major rivers in Nepal and India have risen above danger levels.
- A 40-megawatt hydropower project in Nepal was damaged by flooding.
- Telecommunications were disrupted in Nepal.
Heavy rains and storms have caused widespread flooding and landslides across parts of India and Nepal, leading to at least 19 deaths and 10 workers missing as rivers rose above danger levels. In India's Uttar Pradesh state, 15 people were killed and five injured over the past 48 hours, with 117 houses damaged. The state recorded 19 times its normal rainfall in the 24 hours to Saturday.
In Nepal, four people, including three children and a woman, died when a landslide buried their house in Nishi Khola village in Baglung district. Ten Nepali workers were reported missing after an avalanche struck the base camp of the Himlung Himal in the northern Manang district while they were setting up tents for foreign climbers. The climbers were not present during the avalanche.
Nepali authorities have warned of possible flash floods in 49 of the country's 77 districts. Flooding in the Rahuganga River damaged the structure and transmission-line towers of a 40-megawatt hydropower project. Telecommunications in parts of Nepal were also disrupted due to damage to optical fibres and power supplies.
The Central Water Commission in India reported that 30 river-monitoring stations across seven states were in a severe situation, with water levels between designated danger marks and previous highest flood levels. Major rivers including the Ganga, Gandak, Kosi, Bagmati, and Narmada were above danger levels.