Incessant rain inundates several places in Banke
Most of the places in Banke district have been inundated due to incessant rain and subsequent flooding. At least 3,600 people belonging to 500 households have been rendered displaced because of natural disaster. The most affected places are Raptisonari, Narainapur and Duduwa. The Rapti River flooding has displaced 300 households of Raptisonari Rural Municipality-2, Tikulipur settlement, said Information Officer at the District Disaster Management Committee Rupan Gyawali. "The displaced are those abandoning homes due to fear", he said. The flood-affected people have been kept in different shelter homes and schools while some of them have returned to their own homes, he added. The flood has widely eroded the river embankment areas. Likewise, over 300 residents of Krishi Chauferi of Duduwa Rural Municipality and ward 18 and 20 of Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolis have also been displaced due to inundation. Flood has displaced 200 families of Narainapur. Most of the settlements in six wards of the rural municipality have been waterlogged. Rural Municipality Chair Istiak Ahamad Sah said that the local people are not in a condition to reside and prepare meals in their homes due to inundation. The inundated areas have been without electricity for the past four days. Several settlements, including Baniya village, Roshanpurawa, Mahatiniya, Bahabpurawa, Gigali, Rataiya, Kautiya, Kodipur and Pachpedawa, Ghoddanriya, Panditpurawa and Jamunaha have been waterlogged. "Almost all areas here have been besieged with water", he said. A meeting of the District Disaster Management Committee has decided to collect data of the flood survivors and provide dry foods to the affected as part of immediate relief measure.
23 go missing in Kalikot landslides
At least 23 people have gone missing in landslides that occurred in various places of Kalikot district. According to the District Police Office, Kalikot, landslides have occurred in Tilagufa Municipality, Sani Triveni Rural Municipality and Pachaljharana Rural Municipality among other places of the district. Suresh Rajbam, Information Officer at the District Police Office, Kalikot, said that 15 people have gone missing when a landslide hit Ranchuli of Tilagufa Municipality-4. He said that six people have gone missing when a landslide occurred at Balima in Tilagufa Municipality-7, one at Mundra in Sani Triveni Rural Municipality-9, and one at Simsela in Pachaljharana Rural Municipality-7. Police said that they are searching for the missing persons.
Deadly landslides sweep away homes in Venezuela
Deadly landslides have swept away homes in Venezuela's Las Tejerias city, south of the capital Caracas, BBC reported.
At least 22 people have been reported dead, and a further 52 are missing after the torrential rainfall caused by La Niña weather pattern.
Vice President Delcy Rodriguez visited one of the worst-affected areas on Sunday. Rescue services are working to find those still missing, she said.
President Nicolas Maduro described the situation as "difficult and painful".
About 1,000 emergency personnel were taking part in search and rescue operations, deputy civil protection minister Carlos Perez Ampueda added.
The landslides happened after the El Pato river burst its banks, and the resulting floodwaters swept away several houses and shops.
Las Tejerias, which is some 67km (42 miles) from Caracas, has been hit the hardest in Venezuela by this year's La Niña weather pattern, according to BBC.
La Niña is a naturally-occurring event, which involves a cooling of the Pacific Ocean and usually brings wetter conditions to Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Nigeria boat accident kills at least 76 fleeing floodwater
At least 76 people have been reported dead after a boat accident in Nigeria's south-eastern state of Anambra, BBC reported.
The boat, which was carrying at least 80 people, capsized on Friday in the Ogbaru area in Anambra state.
Most of the victims were women and children, trying to reach safety after their community had been inundated by floodwater.
President Muhammadu Buhari offered his condolences to the families of the victims in the "tragic" accident.
He also ordered a review of safety measures across the country's water transport system, and said emergency services must do everything to account for those missing.
Mr Buhari called on government agencies "to check the safety protocols on these transport ferries to make sure such incidents are avoided in the future".Local media reports say those aboard the boat were heading to the Nkwo market in Ogbakuba before it capsized. Some officials said the boat had suffered an engine failure and hit a bridge before capsizing.
Thickman Tanimu, south-east coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, told the AFP news agency: "The water level is very high and too risky for a smooth search and rescue operation".
Anambra governor Charles Soludo added that the accident had been a shock the both residents and the state's government, offering his sympathies to the victim's families, according to BBC.
Boat accidents are relatively common in Nigeria, although most are blamed on overloading or poor safety measures.
