At least 23 dead, thousands displaced after floods, landslides hit Nepal

Heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides that killed at least 23 people and displaced thousands in western Nepal, officials said on Saturday.Nine people were killed and more than 30 were missing in Myagdi district, 200km northwest of the capital Kathmandu, where several houses were destroyed on Friday, district administrator Gyan Nath Dhakal said.“The toll is expected to increase as rescuers had just reached the remote site to look for victims,” Dhakal said, adding that 50 people had…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3092771/least-23-dead-thousands-displaced-after-floods-landslides-hit