KATHMANDU, July 20: A total of 128 people have died due to natural disasters triggered by this year’s monsoon.
According to the Nepal Police Headquarters, since the monsoon began on June 10, 128 people have died and 143 have been injured in floods and landslides across the country due to incessant rains over the past 42 days.
Nepal Police Spokesman, Deputy Inspector General of Police Dan Bahadur Karki, reported that two people have died in Kathmandu Valley, 22 in Koshi, five in Madhes, 22 in Bagmati, 38 in Gandaki, 23 in Lumbini, seven in Karnali, and nine in Sudurpaschim Province due to floods and landslides.
A total of 182 houses were inundated by floods, while 228 houses, 83 sheds, 43 bridges, one school, and two government offices were damaged.
In addition, 589 cattle have perished in the monsoon-induced disasters.
During this period, 3,779 households were displaced from their homes.
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