Nepal floods and lanslides kill atleast 77

In Nepal the death toll rose to 77 after three days of heavy rain,landslides and flash floods,as rescuers recovered 34 more bodies on Wednesday. 24 deaths have been reported in the Panchthar district of east Nepal bordering India, 13 in neighbouring Ilam and 12 in Doti in west Nepal, interior ministry official Dil Kumar Tamang said. Others died elsewhere in west Nepal. The ministry said 22 people were injured and 26 were missing.  interior ministry official Dil Kumar Tamang said many died in west Nepal. The ministry said 22 people were injured and 26 missing.

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has announced appropriate relief to the families of the deceased and those affected by the floods and landslides. Authorities said the government would provide $1,700 as relief to the families of each dead victim and free treatment for the injured. About 350km west of the capital Kathmandu, persistent heavy rains were hampering efforts to reach Seti, a village in west Nepal where 60 people have been marooned by floods for two days. There are “chances of heavy rainfall in some places and light to moderate snowfall” in the eastern mountainous areas, the department of hydrology and meteorology said in a forecast for the next two days.