KATHMANDU: Total 133 people lost their lives in disaster related incidents across the country during this year’s monsoon season.
According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), 14 people went missing and 227 sustained injuries in the disaster related incidents except Bhotekoshi flood.
NDRRMA Spokesperson Ram KC shared that 3,533 families were directly affected from monsoon-induced disasters. This year’s monsoon duration was 118 days.
A total of 140 people died, 30 went missing and 300 people sustained injuries in last year’s monsoon period. Total 5995 families were directly affected during the period, added the NDRRMA.
Spokesperson KC added although 77 districts were affected from monsoon-related disasters this year, 45 districts were affected most in terms of human casualties.
This year’s Bhotekoshi flood, flood, landslide and inundation following rainfall from August 23-27 occurred during this year’s monsoon season are major disaster incidents.
In overall, the monsoon this year saw average rainfall and different places were inundated, flood and landslide took place at different places due to heavy rainfall occurred for short period.
