KATHMANDU
• Monsoon floods and landslides have killed at least 66 people across Nepal and India, but officials fear that figure could almost double as rescuers search for dozens believed lost under the mud and in submerged villages. In Nepal, the toll from this year's monsoon - which typically lasts from late June until the end of August - has already surpassed that of last year, with more than 100 people confirmed dead. Images on social media showed the runway at Biratnagar airport in eastern Morang district submerged in a metre (three feet) of water with an empty plane stranded on the tarmac.
Flooding in Nepal leaves at least 36 dead and dozens more missing.