Nepal floods, death toll reaches 148

A total of 148 people have been confirmed dead in monsoon rain-induced landslides and floods in Nepal by Sunday afternoon, police said.

The disasters have left 101 injured and 55 others missing, Nepal police said in a statement, noting 3,661 victims have



been rescued so far, reports Xinhua news agency.

Thirty-five bodies have been recovered from three passenger buses buried in a landslide in Jyaple Khola of Dhading district in central Nepal, Nawaraj Adhikari, spokesperson for District Police Range Kathmandu