At least 39 people have been killed in Nepal as heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides, blocking several bridges and washing away bridges in the last 36 hours, according to officials.

Separate landslides in Nepal’s Ilam district claimed the lives of 18 people, while three people were killed in the southern region due to lightning strikes and one person died in floods in Udayapur district, Reuters reported, citing police spokesperson Binod Ghimire.

Most fatalities (36) were reported in the Koshi province, according to The Kathmandu Post , while 11 people remain missing across the country. Nepal’s Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said eight major rivers are flowing above the danger mark.

Heavy rain has flooded some areas in Kathmandu. People living along the Bagmati

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