Rescue teams in the south said several people were still missing and called on volunteers and the army to assist with search and rescue operations.

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Construction machines worked to remove piles of rocks and debris covering the central town of Jablanica after the rainstorm early on Friday.

Huge quantities of rain fell in the area around Jablanica and nearby Konjic, causing sudden floods that broke into people's homes as they were sleeping.

Surging waters also triggered landslides that collapsed roads and hills, covering villages in mud and cutting off entire areas.

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Floods and landslides in Nepal have resulted in 129 deaths over the past 24 hours, according to data from the Armed Police Force (APF) and Nepal Police on Sunday. Additionally, 62 people are missing, and at least 100 others have sustained injuries. Nepal has also had to close down its schools for three days. Authorities reported significant damage to university and school buildings, making repairs necessary.

"We have urged the concerned authorities to close schools in the affected areas for three days," said Lakshmi Bhattarai, spokesperson for the education ministry told Reuters.

The heavy rains disrupted traffic and daily life in the Kathmandu valley, which has a population of 4 million.

Some areas of the capital experienced up to 322.2 mm (12.7 inches) of rainfall, raising the Bagmati river 2.2 meters (7 feet) above the danger mark. However, Govinda Jha, a weather forecaster, noted that the intensity of rain had decreased by Sunday morning, with only isolated showers expected.

Rescue efforts are ongoing, with police teams clearing mud and recovering bodies from two buses caught in a landslide on a key route into Kathmandu.

The number of people killed by flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall over the weekend in Nepal reached 193 while recovery and rescue work stepped up Monday.

Many of the deaths were in the capital, Kathmandu, which got heavy rainfall, and much of southern part of the city was flooded. Police said in a statement that 31 people were still reported missing and 96 people were injured across the Himalayan nation.

Rescuers on Tuesday searched for people still missing and tried to recover bodies of those killed in weekend flooding and landslides in Nepal that killed more than 200 people.

Weather continued to improve, and workers were clearing the highways that were blocked by landslides. Sections of several highways next to raging rivers were washed away, however, and those repairs will likely take longer.

The disaster came just ahead of the country's biggest festival Dasain, which begins on Thursday when people return home to celebrate with their families. The damage to roads is likely to hamper festival travel plans for many.

The government has said it was focusing on helping people who were stranded and who have lost their homes in the flooding and landslides.

Nepal police said the death toll by Tuesday had reached 217 while 143 people had been injured. There were still 28 people who were reported missing and searches were continuing for them.

The death toll from the rain-induced disaster, which began last Saturday, has risen to 241, with 29 still missing, according to the Armed Police Force (APF).

According to the hydrology department's readings on September 28, three weather stations in Kavrepalanchowk recorded record-high rainfall. Khopasi weather station recorded 331.6mm, Panchkhal recorded 232.5mm, and Dhulikhel recorded 224.6mm of rain.

On the same day, 22 other weather stations across Nepal also recorded record rainfall, despite earlier projections that the country would receive above-average rainfall this year.