Overview

• Police reported 18 deaths from landslides in Ilam, three from lightning in the south, and one from flooding in Udayapur over the past 36 hours.
• Authorities said 11 people were washed away by floods on Saturday and remain missing, with search and rescue operations continuing.
• Landslides crushed homes in Ilam, including one that killed six members of a single family, and officials said bad weather is hindering access and helicopter evacuations are needed.
• Multiple highways were blocked or closed as a precaution, cutting road links to Kathmandu and stranding travelers, while domestic flights resumed Sunday after a weather grounding.
• The government issued a severe rainfall warning for eastern and central Nepal through Monday and declared a national holiday until then.