Nepal
  • Location
    Kathmandu
  • Start Date
    September 27, 2024
  • End Date
    October 2, 2024
  • Type
    Flash flood
  • Cumulated rainfall
  • Maximum rainfall
    322.2 millimetres
  • Death Toll
    224
  • Missing Person
    28
  • Collapsed House
    1,200
  • Evacuated Person
  • Economic Losses
Description
The rains, which began on September 27 and lasted for more than 72 hours, also caused widespread damage in and around the capital. Hundreds of homes, schools and hospitals were damaged. Forty-four of Nepal's 77 districts were affected, with many cut off from the outside world, Bridges and roads washed out and power lines and telecommunications networks disrupted. Security forces and volunteers have rescued about 4,500 people. It is estimated that more than 7,600 families have been severely affected, many of them living in informal settlements that have been washed away.

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