Nepal has shut schools for three days after landslides and floods triggered by two days of heavy rain across the Himalayan nation killed 151 people, with 56 missing, officials said on Sunday.
Authorities said students and their parents faced difficulties as university and school buildings damaged by the rains needed repair.
“There may be some isolated showers, but heavy rains are unlikely,” he said.
Haphazard development amplifies climate change risks in Nepal, say climate scientists at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).
The level in the Koshi river in Nepal’s southeast has started to fall, however, said Ram Chandra Tiwari, the region’s top bureaucrat.
Persons:
” Lakshmi Bhattarai, Govinda Jha, ”, “ I’ve, Arun Bhakta Shrestha, Ram Chandra Tiwari
Organizations:
Authorities, Reuters, International Centre, Integrated Mountain Development
Locations:
Nepal, Kathmandu, Bay, Bengal, India, Nepal’s, Bihar