By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, July 12: Floods, landslides and other natural disasters triggered by heavy rains have claimed 88 lives and injured 106 people since the onset of the monsoon on June 10 this year.
According monsoon disaster update made by the Nepal Police Headquarters on Thursday evening, of the total deaths, one died in the Kathmandu Valley, 19 in Koshi Province, four in Madhes, five in Bagmati, 25 in Gandaki, 23 in Lumbini, four in Karnali and seven in Sudurpashchim Province.
Similarly, among 106 total injured people, four were injured in the Kathmandu Valley, 31 in Koshi, seven in Madhes, four in Bagmati, 26 in Gandaki, nine in Lumbini, 15 in Karnali, and 11 in Sudurpashchim Province.
According to Deputy Inspector General and Spokesperson for the Police Headquarters, Dan Bahadur Karki, during the period, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and Nepali Army rescued 53 citizens trapped in landslides, floods and other disasters.
Likewise, six people have so far gone missing in the natural disasters, of them, two each have gone missing in Koshi and Bagmati Provinces and one each in Gandaki and Sudurpashchim Provinces.
The search for the missing continues, said Nepal Police.
During the period, a total of 176 houses were inundated after swollen rivers entered the human settlements in different parts of the country. Also, 161 houses, 68 sheds, 41 bridges, one school and two government offices were damaged. Similarly, 479 livestock were killed.
DIG Karki said that 3,462 families have so far turned homeless because of the floods and landslides.
In addition, the police have also shifted families to a safeer place in different districts that are at risk of floods and landslides.
Two go missing in Nawalpur
Meanwhile, our Nawalpur correspondent adds: In Nawalpur, two individuals went missing in floods on Thursday. According to the police, one individual from Madhyabindu Municipality and one from Baudikali Rural Municipality went missing.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Bed Bahadur Paudel of the District Police Office, Nawalpur, 48-year-old Bishal Karki from Ward No. 1 of Baudikali Rural Municipality was swept away by the flooded Baudi Khola when he was crossing it with a pair of oxen on Thursday. He was heading to his paddy field.
Similarly, in Ward No. 4 of Madanpur in Madhyabindu Municipality, 35-year-old Surya Pariyar’s whereabouts are unknown after he was swept away by the Ulti Khola. Paudel informed that both missing persons were being searched for continuously by the police.
Meanwhile, the swollen rivers in Rautahat have posed a threat of flood and have caused concern among the residents living near the rivers.
Incessant rain has led to increased water levels in the Bagmati, Lalbakaiya, Jhanjh and other rivers in the Rautahat district, causing terror among the locals.
Ram Chandra Pandit, a local, said that floods in these rivers cause significant damage to life and property every year.
“Incessant rain could destroy the paddy we planted a few weeks ago. The rivers lack proper embankment so there is a constant threat of flood sweeping away our agricultural land,” said Pandit.
Swollen rivers have posed a significant threat of flood in the settlements and agricultural land in the coastal region.
The District Administration Office has said that the local administration is vigilant to prevent potential dangers of floods in the settlements.The Rising Nepal