239 killed in recent flooding, landslides
The death toll from the recent flooding and landslides has reached 239 while 19 others are missing as of Thursday evening, the Ministry of Home Affairs said.
Likewise, as many as 177 people are injured in the monsoon-induced disasters, Ministry's Spokesperson Rishiram Tiwari shared.
According to Tiwari, so far 17,131 people have been rescued from flood and landslide-affected areas
Likewise, the government has given top priority to rescue and relief operations and efforts are going on to resume vehicular movement by carrying out maintenance works on the highways that suffered damages in the recent incidents of flooding, inundation and landslides.
The highways and road networks in Bagmati Province have witnessed serious damages in the disasters, authorities said.
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