Kathmandu – At least 93 people have died and 22 have gone missing in disaster-related incidents across Nepal in the past three months, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority.

From mid-April to mid-July, the authority recorded 2,065 disaster incidents, including floods, landslides, lightning, fires and animal attacks. A total of 445 people were injured during this period and 4,136 families were directly affected.

Floods alone caused 137 incidents, resulting in 13 deaths and 22 missing. Landslides were the second most frequent hazard, with 175 incidents and six fatalities.

Among other causes of death, lightning caused the highest number of deaths at 26, followed by fire-related at 14, animal attacks at 12 and altitude sickness at 11.

Floods have affected 1,246 families, while 1,048 households have been affected by fires. Hundreds have been displaced by a combination of natural and weather-related events.

The figures cover the first quarter of the Nepali year 2082, and officials say more extreme weather and disaster events are likely as the monsoon season progresses.