The death toll from monsoon-induced floods and landslides in Nepal has passed 200, according to reports on Monday. More than two dozen people were missing on Monday afternoon, according to The Kathmandu Post newspaper,

KATHMANDU: The death toll from rain-triggered floods and landslides across Nepal climbed to 170, with 42 missing on Sunday, officials said. Large swathes of eastern and central Nepal have been inundated since Friday,

Nepal began on Monday to grapple with damage wrought by deadly floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains as residents faced the daunting task of cleaning homes and extracting their broken belongings from mud.