At least 14 people have died in Nepal as a result of deadly landslides, lightning and flooding after huge torrential monsoon storms hit the country, a disaster official said on Thursday.
Monsoon rains from June to September cause widespread death and destruction across South Asia each year, but the number of deadly floods and landslides has increased in recent years. AFP reported.
Climate change and increased road construction are exacerbating the problem, experts say.
Dijan Bhattarai, spokesperson for the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, said AFP that among those killed on Wednesday were four people, including two children.
He further explained that the four victims were buried alive when three houses were swept away by a landslide in Lamjung district, west of Kathmandu.
Other landslides killed four more people, while five people died after being struck by lightning, the disaster official said.
One more person drowned in the floods, he said.
Six more people have died in the floods since the monsoon began this month.
