Kathmandu, Oct 5 (PTI) At least 51 persons died in different places across eastern Nepal in 24 hours till Sunday morning due to landslides and floods triggered by overnight torrential rainfall, an Armed Police Force official said.

At 37, majority of the deaths -- from Saturday morning 10 am till Sunday 10 am -- were from the worst hit Koshi province that saw floods, landslides, lightning and road accidents adding to the toll even as monsoon was active in five of Nepal's seven provinces, namely, Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini.

Continuous rainfall since Friday pushed eight major rivers past the danger level in eastern Nepal, local media quoted the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology as saying on Sunday morning even as a red alert was also issued for areas around the Bagmat

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