MUMBAI (Reuters) -Incessant heavy rain lashed India's financial capital of Mumbai on Monday, disrupting flights, flooding roads and prompting shutdowns of schools. Some parts of Mumbai recorded more than 140 mm (5 inches) of rain from Monday morning,

On Aug. 5, a flash flood devastated much of the Himalayan village of Dharali in India’s Uttarakhand state. As of Aug. 17, six people were confirmed dead, while 60-70 people remained missing. The primary cause of the flash flood is still unconfirmed,

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Rescuers are looking for more than 150 people who were still missing on Monday in northwestern Pakistan, where scores died after the area was struck by a cloudburst. A senior politician blamed locals for the high death toll, saying people should have built their homes elsewhere.

Every monsoon, hundreds of people from Karnali, Nepal's largest and remotest province, risk their lives in India's flood- and landslide-prone areas for seasonal work. Many never return.

Many people feared to be trapped after a huge torrent of mud and water surged down a mountain and crashed into the village of Dharali in India.