Kathmandu, Sept 30, 2024 (AFP) - South Asia's monsoon and Nepal's floods explained

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2024-09-30

Floods in Nepal have killed 200 people after pounding monsoon rains that caused rivers to break their banks and inundate entire neighbourhoods in the capital Kathmandu. AFP explains what the monsoon is, why it is so important and yet so dangerous, and how climate change and other man-made effects may be altering the vast life-giving but destructive annual weather system. The Southwest or the Asian Summer Monsoon is essentially a colossal sea b......

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