Monsoon-induced disasters claim lives of 182

Kathmandu, Aug 18: The death toll from this year's rain-induced disasters since June 10 has reached 182 as of this afternoon.     

The landslides and floods happened in the country claimed 182 people's lives including three in the Kathmandu Valley Spokesperson of Nepal Police Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Dan Bahadur Karki said.     

Police said that 27 persons died in Koshi Province while eight in Madhes Province.     

Likewise, Bagmati Province recorded the number of fatalities at 32, Gandaki Province at 55, Lumbini Province at 36, Karnali Province at 10 and Sudurpaschim Province at 11, according to Nepal Police Spokesperson DIG Karki.     

Similarly, a total of 233 people sustained injuries in the incidents of landslide and flood. Among them, 11 persons were injured in the Kathmandu Valley, 38 persons in Koshi Province, 12 in Madhes Province, 23 in Bagmati Province, 46 in Gandaki Province, 18 in Lumbini Province, 57 in Karnali Province, and 28 in Sudurpaschim Province.     

The police also rescued as many as 113 people from the disaster. A total of 28 persons were rescued in the Kathmandu Valley, DIG Karki said.     

He added that 50 persons were still missing in the floods and landslides. And, the search operations for the missing people are ongoing, he said.     

The rain-induced disasters also killed as many as 838 cattle.     

Since June 10, the flood and landslides inundated 321 houses, 111 cowsheds, 51 bridges, four schools and two government office buildings, according to the police.     

The number of households displaced by the disaster stands at 4,787 in the last two months.(RSS)