Monsoon induced death reaches 225

Since the onset of monsoon this year, 225 people have died due to monsoon related disasters.

Monsoon entered Nepal on June 10, 2024. In total 225 people have died from monsoon-related incidents in 90 days between June 10 and September 7, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA),

According to NDRRMA, 49 people have gone missing and 284 people have sustained injuries during this period. The number of families affected by the monsoon disaster has reached 4,615.

During the same period last year, 85 people died from monsoon induced incidents, 29 people went missing and 126 people were injured. Last year, the number of disaster-affected families stood at 6,030.

According to the data provided by NDRRMA, Bagmati Province recorded the highest number of fatalities with 57 deaths, while Madheh Province reported the lowest with five deaths. Among the

monsoon-related disasters, the highest number of deaths with 135 fatalities has been caused by landslides.

Similarly, two buses carrying 62 passengers went missing in the Trishuli River on July 12 after being swept away by landslides at Simaltal along the Narayanghat – Mugling road section in Chitwan district. The bodies of only 24 people could  be found, while the rest of the passengers are still missing.

This year, Dodhara Chandani in Kanchanpur experienced record-high rainfall.  NDRRMA reported that the area received 624 mm of rainfall, the highest in the 77-year history of measurement carried out by the government body.