Death toll in Nepal, India floods passes 18

More than 180 people have died after heavy rainfall triggered flash floods in Nepal and two Indian states of Uttarakhand and Kerala.

Homes were submerged or crushed by rocks swept into them by landslides.

At least 88 people died in Nepal and 55 in Uttarakhand, including five from a single family, with dozens more missing in both nations.

Rains further South in India’s Kerala state also triggered deadly floods, leaving another 42 dead there.

In Nepal the victims included a family of six whose house was buried in a sudden deluge of soil and debris.

The worst-affected areas are Panchthar district in east Nepal, and Ilam and Doti in west Nepal.

Rescuers were struggling to reach 60 people stranded for two days in the village of Seti in west Nepal.