Incessant rainfall kills 21 in Nepal

Twenty-one people have died and five others remain missing in rain-induced disasters since incessant rain began on Thursday in Nepal, Prime Minister Balendra Shah said on Sunday, Xinhua reported.

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Five others injured were receiving treatment, Shah said on his Facebook page on Sunday evening.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said in a statement that 747 families have been affected, while 143 houses have been destroyed and 51 others have been partially damaged as of Sunday evening.

Earlier, it was reported that a least 10 people, including climbers and support staff, went missing after an avalanche struck the 7,126-meter Himlung Himal peak in Nepal's western Manang district.