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Deadly floods and landslides rise in India and Nepal: Over 116 killed

The wounds are being counted by the people of India and Nepal as the number of dead from deadly floods and landslides is constantly rising. The number of people who have lost their lives so far is at least 116 while dozens more are missing, according to a new report released on Wednesday (20/10) by the authorities of the two countries.

In Uttarakhand, in the north India, authorities announced that 46 people have lost their lives in recent days and that 11 are missing. In the coastal state of Kerala in southern India, the head of the local government Pinaraji Vijayan announced the death toll of 39.

At least 30 of them died on Tuesday morning in seven separate incidents in the worst-hit Nainital area, following a series of landslides and infrastructure collapse caused by a major flood.

Family was buried in her house

Five members of the same family, according to the Athens News Agency, quoted by AFP, were buried inside their home, according to local official Pradip Jain.

In the Nepal“Over the past three days, floods and landslides caused by heavy rains after the monsoon season have killed 31 people across the country,” said Khumkala Pandey, a government disaster management official. country. Forty-three are missing. “

“It is still raining in many areas,” he said, adding: “We are still processing data from different areas. The death toll could rise. “

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