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A tsunami warning has been issued after three earthquakes, one with a magnitude of 7.4, were recorded off the Pacific coast of Russia, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Aljazeera reported.

The epicentre of a series of earthquakes – the others measuring 6.7 and 5.0 – on Sunday was around 140km (87 miles) east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, capital of Russia’s Kamchatka region, which has a population of over 160,000 people.

According to the USGS, the three quakes occurred in the same area off the coast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky within a span of 32 minutes, according to Aljazeera. 

At least 14 people have died in floods and landslides caused by days of torrential rain in South Korea, the country's disaster management office has said, BBC reported.

There are fears the death toll could rise as emergency rescue efforts continue, with 12 people reported missing.

Footage showed people wading through thick mud in the landslide-hit resort town of Gapyeong on Sunday as they made their way across a damaged bridge to evacuation shelters.

Further south, an entire village was covered with earth and debris following a landslide in the central Chungcheon region, according to video footage from Saturday, according to BBC.

The Jomsom-Korala roadway linking Upper Mustang has been completely obstructed since this morning due to a landslide and flood following incessant rainfall.

The District Police Office, Mustang said that the road has been blocked due to the flood in the Tangwekhola rivulet at Chhusang and near the Mustang Gate..

Police Inspector Bishal Adhikari, the Information Officer at the DPO Mustang, said that the road has been completely obstructed due to a mudslide near the Mustang Gate at Chhusang, Baragung-3 and the flood with mudflow at a rivulet near Tangwe. 

Around 30 metres of the road has been completely damaged, he said.

Police said efforts are on to operate traffic on the road section.

Dengue infection has been confirmed in 3,889 people in Chitwan in the last fiscal year 2024/25. 

According to the Public Health Office, 3,020 people, including 1,548 men and 1,472 women, were infected with dengue within Chitwan district. 

Similarly, 869 people, including 412 men and 457 women, who came from other districts, were infected with dengue.

The highest number of infections was seen in Bharatpur Municipal Corporation, where 1,171 people were confirmed infected. The lowest was in Madi Municipality with 37 infected. One person died due to dengue in the last fiscal year.

During the year, 17,353 people underwent tests for Dengue. 

Ram KC, Vector Control Inspector of the Public Health Office, said dengue infection was seen in 1,831 people in the previous fiscal year, which was confirmed by tests of 23,840 people.

Dengue fever was first traced in Nepal in 2004 in Chitwan. The infection was confirmed in a Japanese tourist who came to Chitwan that year. 

The Public Health Office has stated that the main way to prevent dengue fever is to avoid mosquito bites.