Post-Monsoon Downpours Claim 27 Lives as Fiscal Year Disaster Toll Passes 300
A late-monsoon storm system killed at least 27 people across Nepal, pushing the country's disaster death toll past 300 since mid-April.
A late-monsoon storm system killed at least 27 people across Nepal, pushing the country's disaster death toll past 300 since mid-April.
Days of relentless downpours have flooded dozens of homes along the Narayani and Kali Gandaki rivers, triggered a fatal avalanche in Manang, and blocked key transport routes before weather conditions began clearing.
Displaced residents in Manang returned to their villages on Monday as an artificial lake formed by a landslide-blocked Marsyangdi River receded, lowering flood alarms across the river corridor.
Severe rainfall and treacherous trail conditions have forced 246 foreign trekkers to abandon the Annapurna Circuit from Manang, prompting authorities to impose strict safety measures.
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