At least 14 dead in South Korea floods and landslides
At least 14 people have died in floods and landslides caused by days of torrential rain in South Korea, the country's disaster management office has said, BBC reported.
There are fears the death toll could rise as emergency rescue efforts continue, with 12 people reported missing.
Footage showed people wading through thick mud in the landslide-hit resort town of Gapyeong on Sunday as they made their way across a damaged bridge to evacuation shelters.
Further south, an entire village was covered with earth and debris following a landslide in the central Chungcheon region, according to video footage from Saturday, according to BBC.
Landslide, flood obstruct Jomsom-Korala road
The Jomsom-Korala roadway linking Upper Mustang has been completely obstructed since this morning due to a landslide and flood following incessant rainfall.
The District Police Office, Mustang said that the road has been blocked due to the flood in the Tangwekhola rivulet at Chhusang and near the Mustang Gate..
Police Inspector Bishal Adhikari, the Information Officer at the DPO Mustang, said that the road has been completely obstructed due to a mudslide near the Mustang Gate at Chhusang, Baragung-3 and the flood with mudflow at a rivulet near Tangwe.
Around 30 metres of the road has been completely damaged, he said.
Police said efforts are on to operate traffic on the road section.
Cases of dengue infection rife in Chitwan
Dengue infection has been confirmed in 3,889 people in Chitwan in the last fiscal year 2024/25.
According to the Public Health Office, 3,020 people, including 1,548 men and 1,472 women, were infected with dengue within Chitwan district.
Similarly, 869 people, including 412 men and 457 women, who came from other districts, were infected with dengue.
The highest number of infections was seen in Bharatpur Municipal Corporation, where 1,171 people were confirmed infected. The lowest was in Madi Municipality with 37 infected. One person died due to dengue in the last fiscal year.
During the year, 17,353 people underwent tests for Dengue.
Ram KC, Vector Control Inspector of the Public Health Office, said dengue infection was seen in 1,831 people in the previous fiscal year, which was confirmed by tests of 23,840 people.
Dengue fever was first traced in Nepal in 2004 in Chitwan. The infection was confirmed in a Japanese tourist who came to Chitwan that year.
The Public Health Office has stated that the main way to prevent dengue fever is to avoid mosquito bites.
Very heavy rainfall likely in Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki today
With monsoon winds impacting the length and breadth of the country, there is possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall at some places of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces as well as in the hilly regions of rest of the provinces.
Furthermore, light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at many places of hilly regions of the country including Koshi, Madesh, Bagmati, Gandaki and Karnali Provinces, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.
As the weather remains generally cloudy throughout the country, there are also chances of light to moderate snowfall at some places of the high hilly and mountainous region of the country.
Tonight, the weather will remain generally cloudy throughout the country.
Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is possible at many places of Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces and at a few places in the rest of the country. There are chances of very heavy rainfall at a few places of Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces.
Light to moderate snowfall is likely at some places of the high hilly and mountainous region of the country, adds the Department.
