52 killed in Nepal landslides, floods

Landslides and floods triggered by heavy downpours in Nepal have killed at least 52 people till Sunday, officials said.

- Agencies

As many as 37 people have been killed in Ilam district in Koshi province due to landslides in the past two days, said Kalidas Dhaubaji, spokesperson of the Armed Police Force (APF).

Of the 37, eight people each were killed in Deumai and Maijogmai municipalities, six each in Ilam municipality and Sandakpur rural municipality, five in Suryodaya municipality, three in Mangsebung and one in Fakfokthum village, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) said.

Several people are missing after being washed away by floods. "Rescue efforts for the missing persons are going on," said Shanti Mahat, the NDRRMA spokesperson.