Heavy rains and storms cause disasters in Uttar Pradesh and Nepal, at least 19 dead and 10 missing
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- Heavy rains and storms triggered floods and landslides in parts of India and Nepal, killing at least 19 people, leaving 10 workers missing, and river levels rising above warning lines.
- Among them, 15 died in Uttar Pradesh, India, and 4 died and 10 were missing due to landslides and avalanches in Nepal.
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Heavy rains and storms hit parts of India and Nepal, causing floods, landslides and avalanches.
Heavy rains and storms have ravaged parts of India and Nepal, triggering floods and landslides that have killed at least 19 people.
Authorities in India and neighboring Nepal said that heavy rains and storms ravaged parts of India and Nepal, causing floods and landslides. At least 19 people were killed and 10 workers were missing. River water levels have risen above the warning line.
Reuters reported that authorities in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh issued a statement yesterday stating that in the past 48 hours, 15 people were killed, 5 were injured, and 117 houses were damaged in Uttar Pradesh.
Heavy rains and storms have hit 63 administrative districts in Uttar Pradesh. In the 24 hours as of yesterday, local rainfall reached 19 times the normal value.
Krishna Prasad Acharya, the most senior civil servant in Nepal's Baglung district, said that a landslide occurred in the local Nishi Khola village and a house was buried, killing four people. The dead included three children and a woman. The residents of the house were sleeping when the incident occurred.
Nepalese officials pointed out that 10 Nepalese workers were missing after an avalanche buried the base camp on Himlung Himal in Manang District in the northern part of the country.
Shimron Peak is 7,126 meters above sea level. These workers were setting up tents for foreign climbers. The climbers were not present when the avalanche occurred.
Open Questions
- What is the progress of the search and rescue of the missing workers?
- Will the weather conditions continue to worsen in the next few days?







