00:00At least 66 people have been killed in Nepal since early on Friday, as persistent downpours
00:07triggered flooding and landslides, closing major roads and disrupting domestic air travel.
00:13Officials said on Saturday the death toll could rise, with another 69 people reported
00:18missing and 60 injured since Friday morning.
00:22Most of the deaths took place in the Kathmandu valley, where the flooding brought traffic
00:26and normal activity to a standstill.
00:29Community workers used helicopters and rubber boats to help people stranded on rooftops
00:34or elevated ground, as some parts of Kathmandu.
00:37Police are working to clear debris and reopen roads after landslides blocked highways in
00:4228 places.
00:44A weather forecasting official in Kathmandu, Binu Maharjan said heavy rains are likely
00:49to continue until Sunday morning and weather is likely to clear after that.
00:54International flights are operating, but many domestic flights have been disrupted.
00:59Hundreds of people die in the monsoon season every year in the landslides and flash floods
01:06common in the mountainous nation.
01:08Authorities said at least 254 people have died and 65 missing in landslides, floods
01:16and lightning strikes since mid-June, when the annual monsoon rains started.
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