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Over 200 Killed In Nepal Floods, Landslides

The death toll from rain-induced floods and landslides across Nepal crossed 215-mark on Tuesday, while the number of those gone missing stands at 28, officials said. The disaster, which began on Thursday, continued to cause widespread destruction in multiple provinces until Sunday, leaving thousands displaced. Large swathes of eastern and central Nepal have been inundated since Friday.

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Nepal Floods: A man walks on a street strewn with debris | Photo: AP/Gopen Rai

A man walks on a street strewn with debris in Kathmandu, Nepal in the aftermath of a flood caused by heavy rains.

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Nepal Floods: Residents clean their water-logged kitchen in Kathmandu | Photo: AP/Gopen Rai
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Residents clean their water-logged kitchen in Kathmandu, Nepal after a flood caused by heavy rains.

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Nepal Floods: A car parked outside a building is swamped in mud in Kathmandu | Photo: AP/Gopen Rai
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A car parked outside a building is swamped in mud in Kathmandu, Nepal in the aftermath of a flood caused by heavy rains.

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Nepal Floods: Rescue personnel transport the dead body of a victim | Photo: AP/Sujan Gurung
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Rescue personnel transport the dead body of a victim who was trapped under a landslide caused by heavy rains in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Nepal Floods: People watch earthmovers removing automobile debris | Photo: AP/Sujan Gurung
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People watch earthmovers removing automobile debris and the dead bodies of victims trapped under a landslide caused by heavy rains in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Nepal Floods: Rescue personnel transport the dead body of a victim | Photo: AP/Sujan Gurung
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Rescue personnel transport the dead body of a victim who was trapped under a landslide caused by heavy rains in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Nepal Floods: Aerial image of the Kathmandu valley | Photo: AP/Gopen Rai
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In this aerial image of the Kathmandu valley, a locality is swamped in mud in Kathmandu, Nepal in the aftermath of a flood caused by heavy rains.

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Nepal Floods: Debris is seen in Kathmandu | Photo: AP/Gopen Rai
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In this aerial image of the Kathmandu valley, debris is seen in Kathmandu, Nepal in the aftermath of a flood caused by heavy rains.

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Nepal Floods: A man walks on a muddy alleyway carrying belongings salvaged from his house | Photo: AP/Gopen Rai
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A man walks on a muddy alleyway carrying belongings salvaged from his house in Kathmandu, Nepal in the aftermath of a flood caused by heavy rains.

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Nepal Floods: Women walk with their belongings in the mud in Kathmandu | Photo: AP/Gopen Rai
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Women walk with their belongings in the mud in Kathmandu, Nepal in the aftermath of a flood caused by heavy rains.