However, monsoon rains also bring widespread death and destruction in the form of floods and landslides. Experts say climate change has worsened their frequency and intensity. More than 300 people have been killed in rain-related disasters in Nepal this year.

Recovery and rescue efforts were stepped up in Nepal on Monday as the death toll from floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in the Himalayan nation over the weekend rose to at least 193. Many of the deaths were in the capital Kathmandu,