Heavy rainfall triggers flash floods and landslides in Nepal killing one person. The authorities informed that 6 people went missing as country struggles.
Around 2 million Nepalese are likely to be impacted this year by the inundation and floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfall across the country.
In the four months of the monsoon period, from June to September, Nepal receives an average of 1,500 mm of rain which is 80.5 per cent of annual rainfall.
As per the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, as many as 421,047 households will be affected this monsoon season.