Major floods and landslides in Nepal have killed at least 148 people and injured more than 100 across the Himalayan nation, police have reported.
They say more than 50 people were still missing on Sunday, after two days of intense rainfall which inundated the valley around the capital, Kathmandu. About 3,600 people have been rescued so far.
Residents say they “jumped from one roof to another” to escape rising waters, which have flooded thousands of homes. Meanwhile, crews continue to carry out rescues on helicopters and inflatable rafts.
Despite rain being forecast to continue through to Tuesday, there were signs of some easing on Sunday.
Some residents were able to return to their mud-caked homes, while others are still cut off with major roads between towns and villages still blocked.
But flash floods and landslides have caused a growing number of deaths.
At least 35 bodies have been recovered from vehicles buried under landslide in Prithvi Highway, near Kathmandu, police officials say.
Most major motorways connecting Kathmandu with the rest of the country remain blocked in multiple places by landslides.
