
Death toll reaches 104 as rains lash Nepal, trigger floods and landslides
India Today
At least 104 people lost their lives in the recent incidents of flood, landslides and inundation that hit different parts of the country, following incessant rains over the past three days, health ministry officials said.
The death toll from flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains in Nepal climbed to 104 on Thursday after 16 more fatalities were reported from various parts of the country, officials said. Three days of heavy rainfall have triggered landslides and flash floods in Nepal, killing dozens of people, with at least another 30 missing https://t.co/mKNH8oYLmg pic.twitter.com/ko7MVLxMGg
Forty-one people have gone missing and many have been injured in the incidents so far, according to the latest data published by the ministry's Disaster Management Division.

Leon Panetta said Iran war was not an unexpected risk. He pointed out that for years, US security officials have known Iran could disrupt global oil supplies by blocking the Strait of Hormuz. According to him, this was a well-known danger, but one that appears to have been overlooked in the current conflict.












