At least 66 people have been killed in Nepal since early on Friday as persistent downpours triggered flooding and landslides, closing major roads and disrupting domestic air travel, officials said on Saturday.

Flooding caused by continuous rainfall has killed at least 32 people in Nepal’s capital and another 12 are missing.

At least 49 people have died and scores of others are missing in Nepal due to severe floods and landslides triggered by late monsoon rains, authorities said. According to Nepal police spokesperson Dan Bahadur Karki,