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Nepal flooding toll rises to 45 Landslides hit Himalayan states
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Torrential rains have caused massive landslides and floods in the Himalayan states of Nepal and Bhutan.
The death toll from flooding and landslides in mid and western Nepal has risen to 45, officials say.The death toll from flooding and landslides in mid and western Nepal has risen to 45, officials say.
Thousands more have been displaced by the heavy late monsoon rains predicted to continue until the weekend. Thousands more have been displaced by the heavy late monsoon rains, predicted to continue until the weekend.
The Nepal Army and police force have been helping with relief efforts and the cabinet has decided to provide a relief package for those affected. In Bhutan, major rivers have swelled, flights have been cancelled, landslides have blocked national highways and a major hydro-power plant has been shut.
Floods and landslides are common in Nepal during the monsoon season. More than 50 people have died since June. Marooned
At least 12 more deaths have been reported from the western districts on Thursday, officials said. Officials in Nepal say at least 12 more deaths have been reported from the western districts on Thursday.
A swollen Karnali river has marooned around 500 residents of Kailali's Dhanasinghapur and Narayanpur areas, the Himalayan Times website reports. The army and police force have been helping with relief efforts and the cabinet has decided to provide a relief package for those affected.
It says members of some 100 households have been marooned. A swollen Karnali river has marooned around 500 residents of Kailali's Dhanasinghapur and Narayanpur areas, the Himalayan Times website reported
Officials said relief is yet to reach some people stranded by landslides because of a lack of helicopters. It said that members of some 100 households have been marooned.
Officials said relief was yet to reach some people stranded by landslides because of a lack of helicopters.
Most of the deaths have taken place in the western districts of Dadeldhura and Achham.Most of the deaths have taken place in the western districts of Dadeldhura and Achham.
Meanwhile, reports say Bhutan has but hit by the heaviest rainfall in 13 years.
The rains, which started on Tuesday evening, have hit all 20 districts, according to the Kuensel newspaper website.
Heaviest showers have been reported in southern Bhutan, followed by western Bhutan, it said.
The monsoon season in Bhutan is from 1 July to 30 September and officials say this kind of heavy rain at this time of the year is "abnormal and unexpected".