Landslides kill more than 150 in India and Nepal

More than 150 people have died in several days of significant flooding and devastating landslides that have swept away roads and houses in India and Nepal, officials say, with dozens more missing.

 

In Uttarakhand state in northern India, officials on Wednesday said that 46 people had died in recent days with 11 others missing.

 

In Nepal, the death toll after three days of heavy rain triggered landslides and flash floods rose to 77 on Wednesday after rescuers recovered 34 more bodies, authorities said.