As we published earlier in the day, the death toll from landslides and flooding triggered by torrential monsoon rains in Nepal and northern India has climbed to at least 109.

The downpours have also displaced thousands in the scenic Himalayan region and revived memories of a deadly deluge last year that killed more than 5000 people in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. 

The rains in Nepal over the past three days had killed 85 people and left more than 100 others unaccounted for, national disaster management chief Yadav Prasad Koirala said.

– ODN