Monsoon rains leave dozens dead across Asia

The death toll climbed on Monday to 67 in Nepal and 25 in India from flooding and landslides caused by a torrential downpour over the weekend, and tens of thousands of others have been displaced.

Dozens more remain missing, as rescuers scramble to search for survivors and deliver aid to affected areas. The hardest-hit country appeared to be Nepal, particularly along its southern plains along the Indian border.

Officials in nearby Bangladesh are braced for the floodwaters to move downstream. Already, some low-lying parts of the country have been flooded, including the world’s largest refugee camp that is home to more than half a million Rohingya Muslim refugees.

Context: Heavy rains are expected in South Asia between June and September, but flooding this year has been particularly heavy, with some speculating whether the risks had been exacerbated by climate change.