Noodweer in India en Nepal, dodental loopt op tot boven de honderd

NOS28 September 2026, 13:24 UTCIndia

In het grensgebied van India en Nepal zijn meer dan honderd mensen om het leven gekomen door hevig noodweer. Dat melden de autoriteiten van de twee landen. In de Indiase deelstaat Uttar Pradesh zijn 81 doden gemeld; in Nepal zijn 27 mensen omgekomen. Anderen raakten gewond of worden vermist. De slachtoffers vielen als gevolg van een enorme hoeveelheid regen die in het gebied is gevallen; rivieren overstroomden, met modderstromen tot gevolg. Meer dan duizend huizen werden verwoest door aardverschuivingen. Scholen bleven vandaag dicht vanwege het noodweer. Inwoners van de getro

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