170 dead in Nepal's floods, landslides

KATHMANDU, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Nepal's hydropower plants and irrigation facilities were badly damaged in floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfalls in recent days, with an estimated initial loss of 4.35 billion Nepali rupees (32.6 million U.S. dollars).

Addressing a press meeting on Sunday, officials at Nepal's Ministry for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation said that disasters spelt by continuo