Heavy rainfall triggered severe flash flooding in the south Asian nations of Bhutan and Nepal this week, killing 11 and leaving an additional 25 missing.
Heavy monsoon rainfall that arrived over parts of northeastern India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan late last week persisted throughout the weekend and much of this week. Residents in the Himalayan region of Nepal and Bhutan were caught off guard Wednesday after rivers and streams rushed out of their banks.
At least 11 people were killed at a development site near the town of Melamchi, Nepal after floodwaters swept through the area early in the morning, according to Reuters. Melamchi is located to the northeast of Kathmandu, the capitol of Nepal.
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