Survivors of the monsoon floods that ravaged Nepal at the weekend criticised the government on Tuesday for inadequate relief efforts during a disaster that killed at least 218 people.At least 218 people were killed in the floods,

Search and rescue teams in Nepal's capital Kathmandu picked through wrecked homes on Sept. 30 after waters receded from monsoon floods that killed at least 209 people around the Himalayan republic.

However, monsoon rains also bring widespread death and destruction in the form of floods and landslides. Experts say climate change has worsened their frequency and intensity. More than 300 people have been killed in rain-related disasters in Nepal this year.