Nepal floods: Over 100 people killed in floods and landslides; 68 still missing

The devastating series of floods landslides and inundations has pushed the death toll to 112 in Nepal so far in the last 24 hours as per data received from the Armed Police Force APF and the Nepal Police on Sunday reported news agency ANIIn addition to that 68 people still remain missing with 100 more sustaining injuries in the Nepal floodsAs per APF and Nepal Police till Sunday morning a total of 34 people were found dead in Kavrepalanchowk with 20 in Lalitpur 15 in Dhading 12 in Kathmandu seven in Makwanpur four in Sindhupalchowk three in Dolakha and five each in Panchthar and Bhaktapur districts reported ANIAdditionally two people each have been found dead in Dhankuta and Solukhumbu one each in the Ramchhap Mahottari and Sunsari districtsAccording to Nepal Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak the recent rainfall had caused severe damage to the Kathmandu Valley and the Nepal Army Armed Police Force and Nepal Police have been conducting search and rescue operations all across the Himalayan nation reported ANIDue to the heavy rainfall all across the nation we are collecting information about induced damages a meeting of the disaster command post also has been conveyed A huge amount of damage to life and properties has been recorded all across the nation The recent rainfall has also affected the Kathmandu Valley severely The Nepal Army Armed Police Force and Nepal Police are conducting the search and rescue operations all across the nation Lekhak told reporters on Saturday reported ANIOn Saturday Kathmandu recorded a recordbreaking rainfall in its 54 years with 323 millimetres of rainfall recorded within 24 hours on that dayNepal since Thursday evening had been experiencing heavy rains influenced by water vapour from the Bay of Bengal and a lowpressure system in the region which eventually sparked a humanitarian crisis all across the nationThe National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Authority NDRRMA also issued a warning for 56 out of 77 districts about possible disasters due to the rains advising people to adopt caution reported ANIHome to nine of the ten highest peaks in the world Nepal has already estimated more rain than average this year with a total of 18 million people getting affected by itThe NDRRMA had also estimated that 412 thousand households would be affected by monsoonrelated disastersThe monsoon season in the Himalayan nation generally begins around June 13 and usually ends around September end but now it is expected to extend till late October reported ANIThis year the clouds from the south entered Nepal from the western region on June 10 three days ahead of the usual onset date Last year the weather phenomenon started on June 14 a day after the normal onset dayThe monsoon period which delivers around 80 per cent of the countrys total annual rainfall generally lasts 105 days But in recent years it has been taking more time to end reported ANIAccording to data from the Meteorological Office the country received 15863 millimetres of rainfall as of Friday morning since the monsoon entered on June 10Normally the country receives an average rainfall of 1472 mm in the four monthsJune July August and September Last year the country witnessed only 1303 mm of rainfall in the seasonWith inputs from ANI