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Death toll from monsoon mayhem mounts to 67

By Khabarhub

July 15, 2019

KATHMANDU: The death toll from floods and landslides triggered by the incessant downpour in Nepal has climbed to 67, with 30 people still missing, police said on Monday.

Torrential downpour since Thursday has affected 28 districts across the country. A total of 43 people are injured and 30 others are missing. Nepal Police and Nepal Army personnel have rescued 1,446 people so far from 22 flood-hit districts of the country so far.

As many as 33,000 people have been affected due to the calamity in the last three days, according to the figures maintained by the Home Ministry.