**The death toll from flooding and landslides in mid and western Nepal has risen to 45, officials say. ** Thousands more have been displaced by the heavy late monsoon rains predicted to continue until the weekend.
The Nepal Army and police force have been helping with relief efforts and the cabinet has decided to provide a relief package for those affected.
Floods and landslides are common in Nepal during the monsoon season. More than 50 people have died since June.
At least 12 more deaths have been reported from the western districts on Thursday, officials said.
A swollen Karnali river has marooned around 500 residents of Kailali’s Dhanasinghapur and Narayanpur areas, the Himalayan Times website reports.
It says members of some 100 households have been marooned.
Officials said relief is yet to reach some people stranded by landslides because of a lack of helicopters.
Most of the deaths have taken place in the western districts of Dadeldhura and Achham.