Heavy rains kill a minimum of 22 in Nepal, block roads

Heavy rains triggered landslips and flash floods, blocking roads, washing away bridges and killing a minimum of 22 folks within the final 36 hours in Nepal, officers mentioned on Sunday (October 5, 2025).

Eighteen folks have been killed in separate landslips within the Ilam district within the east bordering India, police spokesperson Binod Ghimire mentioned. Three folks have been killed in southern Nepal in lightning strikes, and one individual died in floods in Udayapur district, additionally in East Nepal, he mentioned.

Eleven folks have been washed away by floods and have been lacking since Saturday (October 4, 2025), authorities mentioned. “Rescue efforts for them are occurring,” Shanti Mahat, a National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) spokesperson, advised Reuters.

Several highways have been blocked by landslips and washed away by floods, stranding tons of of passengers, authorities mentioned. “Domestic flights are largely disrupted however worldwide flights are working usually,” Rinji Sherpa, a spokesperson for Kathmandu airport mentioned.

In southeastern Nepal, the Koshi River, which causes lethal floods within the japanese Indian state of Bihar nearly yearly, was flowing above the hazard stage, a district official mentioned. Dharmendra Kumar Mishra, district Governor of Sunsari district, mentioned water flows within the Koshi River have been greater than double regular.

Mr. Mishra mentioned all 56 sluice gates of the Koshi Barrage had been opened to empty out water in contrast with about 10 to 12 throughout a standard state of affairs, including that authorities are “getting ready to ban heavy autos from its bridge”.

In hill-ringed Kathmandu, a number of rivers have flooded roads and inundated many homes, slicing the temple-studded capital off from the remainder of the nation by highway.

Hundreds of individuals die yearly in landslips and flash floods which might be widespread in largely Nepal in the course of the monsoon season which usually begins in mid-June and continues via mid-September.

Weather officers say rains are more likely to lash the Himalayan nation till Monday (October 6, 2025), and authorities say they’re taking “most care and precautions” to assist folks affected by the catastrophe.