Nepal closes schools as deaths from flooding and landslides reach at least 170 | ABC News

Nepal has shut schools for three days after deadly landslides and floods triggered by two days of heavy rain across the Himalayan nation.
The country's Home Ministry said at least 170 people had been killed across the country, with another 42 still missing.
The floods brought traffic and normal activity to a standstill in the Kathmandu valley, where 37 deaths were recorded in a region home to 4 million people and the capital.
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