Kathmandu: Since the monsoon began, 62 people have died, four are missing, and 90 have been injured due to disasters like floods, landslides, and lightning.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority and the National Emergency Operation Centre, part of the Ministry of Home Affairs, provided these statistics. According to them, floods have killed one person in Morang, three in Dang, one in Kailali, two in Kavrepalanchowk, one in Udayapur, and nine in Palpa.
Two people are missing due to floods. Five houses were completely destroyed, and eleven houses were partially damaged. Landslides have killed 34 people, left two missing, and injured 38. Landslides also completely destroyed 43 houses and partially damaged 24, along with damaging 19 sheds and injuring 12 people. Inundation has completely damaged 11 houses and partially damaged six.
The total damage from floods and landslides is estimated to be 8.6 million rupees. Lightning has caused 19 deaths and injured 35 people.
“Floods, landslides, inundation, and lightning incidents are still rising. We are working with relevant agencies to reduce the damage,” said Dr. Dijan Bhattarai, the Authority’s spokesperson.
This year, more rain than average is expected, potentially affecting 1.8 million people, so caution is advised, he added. During this monsoon period, it is estimated that 412,000 households will be affected by monsoon-related disasters.
Sunil Pokharel, the spokesperson for the Department of Meteorology, said the risk of flooding will decrease across the country starting Monday.
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