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- Prime Minister Balendra Shah announced the end of search-and-rescue operations and a $4.77 billion rebuilding plan.
- A landslide near Chumchure blocked the Budhi Gandaki River forming a dam that later breached.
- The army rescued 49 people by Sunday afternoon using helicopters and ground troops.
- The disaster affected nearly 33,000 people and damaged about 7,500 homes.