“I've never seen a flood on this scale.”

The eastern and central parts of the country have been flooded since Friday. In the Kathmandu Valley, where the capital of Nepal is located, 242 liters of rain fell per square meter, and locally even 322 l/sq m. rain. As a result of the flood, many streets and buildings were flooded. The consequences of heavy rainfall are also devastating landslides.

The death toll rose to at least 129 on Sunday. 62 are considered missing.

Across the country, rescue teams have helped about 3,300 people since Friday. As a result of landslides, several highways connecting the capital with the rest of the country were blocked. In rescue and search operations, the services use helicopters, boats and pontoons.

– It is possible that this balance will increase even as rescue and search works continue in the areas affected by the disaster, said Nepalese police spokesman Dan Bahadur Karki on Sunday.

Due to the flooding of many schools and universities, the Nepalese Ministry of Education called for a three-day suspension of classes in schools. The government also issued a flood warning. Buses are banned from operating at night and drivers are encouraged not to drive.

Security forces have been put on high alert. However, the latest forecasts indicate that the weather situation will improve in the near future and there will be less rainfall in many places on Sunday.

According to meteorologists, the extreme rainfall was brought by a low pressure system in the Bay of Bengal stretching over parts of neighboring India near Nepal.

“I have never seen flooding on this scale in Kathmandu,” said Arun Bhakta Shrestha, climate and environmental hazards manager at the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).