Floods, Landslides Triggered by Heavy Rain kill 47 in Nepal

The Associated Press  KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rain have killed at least 47 people in southern Nepal and left thousands homeless, police said Sunday.  The death toll was expected to go up, with around two dozen other people missing and feared dead after three days of heavy downpours in at least nine southern districts of the Himalayan country, said police spokesman Pushkar Karki.  Around 31,000 families have been displaced by the floods and landslides, which began Friday, he said.

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