KATHMANDU: Recent late monsoon floods and landslides in Nepal have resulted in the deaths of 100 people, with 67 others reported missing.
Additionally, around 100 individuals have sustained injuries.
The Home Ministry has reported that the fatalities are distributed as follows: 20 in Lalitpur, 15 in Dhading, 12 in Kathmandu, 10 in Kavre, seven in Makwanpur, six in Sindhupalchowk, five each in Solukhumbu, Panchthar, and Bhaktapur, three in Dolakha, and two each in Sindhuli, Dhankuta, and Mahottari.
One death each has been confirmed in Ramechhap, Jhapa, Udayapur, Ilam, Saptari, and Nuwakot.
Rishiram Tiwari, spokesperson for the Ministry of Home Affairs, stated that a total of 9,983 security personnel have been deployed for search and rescue operations in the affected areas, successfully rescuing 3,039 individuals so far.
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