Heavy monsoon rains in Nepal's Rasuwa district caused a deadly flash flood, leaving nine dead and around 20 missing. Rescue operations have been launched to evacuate stranded individuals. A burst supraglacial lake near the Nepal-China border is suspected to be the cause,

Rescue efforts continued on Thursday in Nepal to evacuate people stranded in flood-hit areas, after monsoon rains triggered a river flood in Rasuwa district that left nine dead and nearly 20 missing,

At least eight people died and 19 have gone missing in the flash floods that struck Nepal's Rasuwa district, according to Nepal Police.