Heavy rains have triggered landslides and flash floods, blocking roads, washing away bridges and killing dozens in Nepal and West Bengal, authorities said.

Thirty-five people were killed in separate landslides in the Ilam district in eastern Nepal, bordering India, said Kalidas Dhauboji, a spokesperson for the Armed Police Force.

Nine people were missing after being washed away by floods, and three others were killed in lightning strikes elsewhere in Nepal, he added.

"Rescue efforts for the missing persons are going on," said Shanti Mahat, a National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority spokesperson.

Across the border in the eastern Indian hill region of Darjeeling in West Bengal, at least seven people were killed due to landslides following heavy rainfall, according to loc

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