18 people missing in floods in northern Nepal

At least 18 people went missing early Tuesday in floods triggered by incessant rainfalls in the northern area of Nepal, local police said.

The police have received reports that at least 18 people have gone missing in floods that occurred at Rasuwagadhi border point, Inspector Krishna Dhital from Rasuwa district police told Xinhua.

"The majority of them were working at a dry port close to the border," he said.

A bridge at the border point was washed away, and several electric vehicles parked at the dry port were swept away, Dhital said.

Nepal suffers from monsoon rains each year.

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