Police in Nepal say more than 60 people have been confirmed dead after a spate of landslides and floods triggered by rain that started on Friday in the Himalayan country.

Local police say more than 60 people have been confirmed dead, and many others are still missing.
Authorities are rushing to carry out rescue operations.

Rivers burst their banks in the capital, Kathmandu and its suburbs, inundating houses and blocking major roads.

Footage from affected areas shows muddy waters gushing through the streets, and residents being rescued in rubber boats.

Nepal is in the midst of its annual monsoon season, when torrential rains cause havoc across the country.

In July, a landside swept two buses into a river in a mountainous central region, leaving 20 people dead and about 40 others still missing.

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