Kathmandu (dpa) - At least nine people were killed in different parts of Nepal due to flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rainfall Friday.
Five died in Tanahu district, three in Palpa and one in Butwal.
Half a dozen houses and a school were swept away due to flooding of the Tinau River in Rupandehi district. At least hundred houses are under threat of inundation.
Every year, hundreds die in Nepal in flash floods and mudslide triggered by monsoon rain.
In 2008, flooding of the Koshi killed hundreds and left thousands homeless in Nepal and India.
Five died in Tanahu district, three in Palpa and one in Butwal.
Half a dozen houses and a school were swept away due to flooding of the Tinau River in Rupandehi district. At least hundred houses are under threat of inundation.
Every year, hundreds die in Nepal in flash floods and mudslide triggered by monsoon rain.
In 2008, flooding of the Koshi killed hundreds and left thousands homeless in Nepal and India.
(July 1,2011)
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