Domestic Brief Landslide toll now 181
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ISSUE #157 (08 AUG 2003 - 14 AUG 2003)
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Last week's massive floods and landslides have killed at least 181 people, according to the Nepal Red Cross Society. This year's monsoon rains between 30 July and 2 August were the highest recorded in the past three decades. It affected nearly 8,000 families from 45 districts, destroying about 1,000 houses. The number of displaced families has reached 1,300. More rainfall is expected next week.
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