Nepal flood death toll hits 120; 6mn affected
16 Aug 2017 10:30 PM IST
Kathmandu: The death toll from widespread flooding and landslides in Nepal today climbed to 120 with nearly 35 people still unaccounted for and over six million affected by incessant rainfall across the Himalayan country.
Most of the displaced, living in temporary shelters for the past three days, were yet to receive relief supplies in the flood-hit interior areas, the Kathmandu Post reported.
More than 2,800 houses have been completely destroyed.
Normal life in parts of Nepal has been hit and a large number of people have been displaced due to flooding and landslides. Authorities recovered seven bodies from the "no man's land" near the flood-hit Biratnagar Jogbani border with India today and the death toll has hit 120, Home Ministry sources said.
"A committee has been formed under Home Minister Janardan Sharma to ascertain the extent of the loss. The chief secretary and secretaries of 12 ministries are members of the committee," home ministry spokesman Ram Krishna Subedi said. The ministry said the Nepal government has accelerated rescue and relief operations.
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