KATHMANDU, July 20: A total of 166 people have lost their lives to natural disasters in various parts of the country over the past four months since mid-April.
According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, 3,435 disaster incidents were recorded during the period, leaving 166 people dead and 988 others injured.
73 incidents of natural disaster in a day: two dead, one missin...
The Authority said that 6,531 households were affected by the disasters. Among the incidents, fires topped the list with 914 cases, followed by 535 snakebite incidents, 495 landslides, 478 storms, 229 lightning strikes, 190 animal attacks, 171 floods, 166 heavy rainfall incidents, 55 cases of altitude sickness, four hailstorms, two avalanches, one boat capsize, and four other disaster-related incidents.
In addition, 191 forest fire incidents were reported during the review period.
Meanwhile, 58 disaster incidents were recorded across the country in the 24 hours between July 18 and 19. The incidents claimed three lives and left 13 people injured, while 45 districts were affected.
-1784277548.webp)
