Overview

• Casualty figures vary, with Nepal’s disaster agency telling AFP 42 people have died and five are missing, while Reuters cites at least 22 dead and 11 missing from local officials.
• Multiple landslides struck eastern Ilam district, where officials reported the highest concentration of fatalities, including people swept away by sudden floods.
• Floods and slides washed away dozens of bridges and blocked key highways and local roads, stranding travelers and complicating emergency access.
• Domestic flights were largely disrupted while international operations in Kathmandu continued, according to Tribhuvan Airport’s spokesperson.
• Meteorologists expect heavy rain through Monday, search teams remain active, and downstream areas face heightened flood risk, with at least seven deaths reported in India’s Darjeeling region.