At least 191 killed in floods and landslides in Nepal

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00:00In central Nepal, a big rescue operation is underway.

00:04Anxious Nepalese watch workers clear the mud which has buried part of this mountain road

00:09as they search for anyone who might have survived the deadly landslide after a weekend of heavy

00:15rainfall across the country.

00:17We've been doing rescue work since yesterday.

00:21Police personnel from Dadi and Kathmandu are in coordination with our other security organisations

00:27who are conducting rescue work continuously.

00:32The capital of Nepal was cut off as landslides blocked roads leading in and out of Kathmandu.

00:38At least three buses stuck in traffic were buried on a highway south of the city, killing

00:44dozens.

00:45In the city centre, local vendors clean up what remains of their businesses after the

00:49Bagmati River flowing through Kathmandu broke its banks, damaging shops located nearby.

00:56We can't see right now how much loss has been incurred, but there are at least 400 shops

01:03here.

01:04The 400 shops have suffered a loss of at least 10 million rupees, that's 70,000 euros.

01:16The southern part of Kathmandu was hit particularly hard by flooding, with many residents evacuated

01:22on rafts or wading through waste deep water.

01:26As the weather has calmed down and authorities have stepped up their rescue and recovery

01:31operations, the Nepalese government announced temporary shelters would be built for those

01:35who lost their homes and financial aid given to the families of those killed.

01:40Schools will close across the country at least for the next three days.

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