At Least 70 Dead from Heavy Rain and Landslides in India and Nepal

Monsoon Rains Claim Lives Across Uttar Pradesh and Nepal

The hardest-hit region in India is the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, which shares a border with Nepal. Officials reported that 56 people died within Indian territory, while the remaining fatalities occurred in neighboring Nepal. Among the victims in Nepal were three children and a woman who were asleep when a landslide buried their home under debris, a local government official told regional media.

Emergency crews are actively conducting rescue operations in the affected zones, though local authorities warn that additional flash floods remain an immediate threat. Power supplies have failed in multiple districts across both countries due to the relentless downpours.

Infrastructure Damage Halts Emergency Relief

The storm system, moving inland from the Bay of Bengal, has compounded damage from earlier seasonal weather. Roads and bridges already weakened by severe flooding late last month face further destruction, while fresh landslides continue to block vital transit routes.

Authorities have closed specific travel routes and banned inter-district movement in parts of the region, bringing emergency relief operations to a near standstill. The restrictions hamper efforts to reach communities isolated by high waters and blocked mountain passes.

Prior Flood Zones and Separate Mountain Incidents

Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority stated that regions severely affected by major flooding in late August are currently not classified as high-risk zones, though residents have been advised to remain alert. That previous disaster killed more than 1,450 people, with thousands still unaccounted for.

In a separate incident reported by Reuters, ten Nepalese mountaineers went missing after a lawine struck the Himlung Himal mountain, where they were setting up tents for tourists.