KATHMANDU, April 8: A government authority has recorded over 7,500 disasters in the last year. As many as 13,504 households were directly affected by the disasters.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) informed that the country witnessed a total of 7,547 events, causing huge loss of human lives and property.
The natural disasters such as landslides, heavy rainfall, lightning, forest fires, storm and avalanches occurred in the year, taking a huge toll on lives and property. Fire incidents counted the most.
Over 8,000 households affected by floods in Banke
The NDRRMA said there were 3,652 fire incidents. A family of four became victims of a fire incident. Similarly, 563 persons were injured, and 4,182 households were directly affected by the fire incidents.
The floods and inundation that occurred on 328 occasions took the lives of 39 persons, while 27 went missing and 14 received injuries. According to the NDRRMA, 76 persons lost their lives in 621 incidents of landslides.
Seven people died, and 20 people were injured in the incidents triggered by heavy rains. A total of 48 people died in 419 lightning incidents, while the number of people receiving injuries in the lightning stood at 312 and directly affected 522 households.
In the last year, the NDRRMA updated 477 cases of storm incidents, 324 incidents of forest fires, 509 events of wild animal attacks, and 131 incidents of altitude sickness.
These incidents were recorded in the period from April 14, 2025, to April 7, 2026.
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