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KATHMANDU — Residents of Nepal 's flood-hit capital returned to their mud-caked homes on Sunday to survey the wreckage of devastating floods that have now killed at least 148 people across the Himalayan republic.Deadly rain-related floods and landslides are common across South Asia during the monsoon season from June to September, but experts say climate change is increasing their frequency and severity.
The valley in which the capital sits recorded 240 millimeters of rain in the 24 hours to Saturday morning, the country's weather bureau told the Kathmandu Post newspaper.It was the highest rainfall recorded in Kathmandu since at least 1970, the report said.Chest-deep waterThe Bagmati river and its numerous tributaries which cut through Kathmandu broke their banks, inundating nearby homes and vehicles after midnight on Saturday.
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