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[Today’s Prayer] Nepal Heavy Rains, Landslides, Floods Leave 151 Dead, 56 Missing… “Schools Closed for 3 Days”

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Nepalese police and other government officials announced on the 29th (local time) that schools will be closed for three days after two days of heavy rain across the Himalayan mountains in Nepal caused landslides and floods, killing 151 people and leaving 56 missing, Reuters reported.


The floods paralyzed traffic and disrupted daily activities in the Kathmandu Valley.


Thirty-seven people died in the region of 4 million people and the capital.

Authorities said the rains damaged university and school buildings, causing difficulties for students and parents.


“We have urged the relevant authorities to close schools in the affected areas for three days,” Lakshmi Bhattarai, a spokeswoman for the Nepalese education ministry, told Reuters.


Experts said that up to 322.2 millimeters of rain fell in some parts of the capital, causing water levels in the Bagmati River, a major river, to exceed the dangerous level of 2.2 meters.


TV footage showed police rescue workers in knee-high rubber boots using picks and shovels to clear mud and recover the bodies of 16 passengers from two buses that had been swept away by a massive landslide at a site on the main road to Kathmandu. The


Nepal Meteorological Agency in Kathmandu said the heavy rains were caused by a low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal that extended across Nepal and parts of India.


Climate scientists at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) say uncontrolled development is amplifying Nepal’s climate change risks. “Kathmandu has never seen floods of this magnitude,” said Arun Bhakta Shrestha, the centre’s environmental risk manager.


Source: News


Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked (Psalm 82:3-4)


We hear the sad news that heavy rains and landslides in Nepal have left many people dead and missing.


We pray that you will comfort the discouraged hearts of the souls who have lost their families and homes in this tragedy.


Send those who will serve with Your gospel and education to Kathmandu, where the university and school buildings have been destroyed, leaving students without a place and time to learn.


Let education reach the poor and needy, and let the global church prioritize the orphans who have lost their parents in this disaster.


And so, let the idolatry of Nepal lose its power, and let praise flow from the highest to the nations by the great grace of our Lord Jesus Christ!

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