KATHMANDU, Nepal
The death toll from floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfalls in Nepal has risen further to 192 by Monday morning.
The devastating disasters have
left 30 missing and 194 others injured, said Rishiram Tiwari, spokesperson for
the home ministry.
"Over 4,500 people
affected have been rescued so far. The security forces are still continuing
their rescue efforts," he told our correspondent.
Noting that the injured are
receiving free treatment, Tiwari said the government has expedited the
distribution of relief materials, including food, to those displaced in the
disasters sparked by continuous rains on Friday and Saturday.
According to government data,
1,327 individual houses have been destroyed and different stretches of 19 major
highways across Nepal damaged. Security forces have been mobilized to clear the
blocked highways.
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