77 people died :88 injured due to disaster caused by continuous rain

Kathmandu, July 9: Since the onset of this year’s monsoon, 77 people have died and 88 people have been injured due to floods, landslides, and inundation in various parts of the country.

Police have informed that one person died in Kathmandu valley, 18 in Koshi province, three in Madhesh Province, four in Bagmati province, 22 in Gandaki Province, 18 in Lumbini province, and four each in Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces.

The injured include three from Kathmandu Valley, 21 from Koshi Province, five from Madhesh Province, four from Bagmati Province, 26 from Gandaki Province, four from Lumbini Province, 15 from Karnali Province and 10 from Sudurpaschim Province.

A total of 53 people have been rescued, 41 in Koshi province and 12 in Gandaki province. Also, two people have gone missing in Koshi province, two in Bagmati province, and one in Sudurpaschim province. The police said that the search for the missing persons is continuing.

A total of 161 houses were inundated by the flood, while 94 houses, 53 huts, 41 bridges, two government offices and a school were damaged. Also, 335 cattle have died and 296 families have been displaced during this period.

Efforts are being made to move families from different districts who are at risk of floods and landslides to safe places. According to the Nepal Police Headquarters, the police are also working to clear the landslide and restore the traffic.

Floods and landslides in different places of Dolakha displaced around 70 families

More than 15 houses have been damaged due to floods and landslides in Tamakosi rural municipality-4 Malukhola Bazar of Dolakha.

The affected people have been rescued from the houses damaged by floods and landslides with the help of police and local residents. Due to floods and landslides, transport services have been blocked in the Malukhola road section and electricity supply has also been stopped in the area.

Similarly, more than 30 families have been displaced in Shailung Rural Municipality-8 due to the landslides that came with the incessant rains. More than 25 households of Bigu Rural Municipality-4 Singti Bazar have been affected by the landslide, while Bhimeshwar Municipality-2 Dakthali has also been affected by the landslide.


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