What started as a yearning for rain after a delayed monsoon has quickly changed to tragedy, as heavy rains trigger floods and landslides across the country.

Though the monsoon arrived a few weeks late this year, rainfall had remained isolated throughout the country. But over the last four days, the country has witnessed incessant rainfall, causing devastation and destruction throughout Nepal.

According to Nepal Police, the death toll from floods and landslides since Friday has reached 50 as of Sunday afternoon. At least 33 people have been missing, 25 have been injured and 1,104 people have been rescued across the country.

The floods and landslides have also caused damage to a number of highways, obstructing the vehicular movements. Officials at the Department of Roads say water-induced disaster this monsoon might inflict more damage on infrastructure than last year.

Thousands have been displaced from their homes as floodwaters rose in the rivers, inundating entire villages in some parts of the southern plains. Although monsoon has engulfed the entire country, officials say the impact will likely be limited to the central and eastern parts of the Terai region and the mid-hills.

These photos show the extent of damage and devastation caused by the rain.