6000 plus disaster incidents in 11 months

Kathmandu, March 15: A total of 6,799 disaster-induced incidents took place across the country in the past 11 months. 

According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, 464 people have died while 38 people have gone missing and 1,814 injured in disaster-induced incidents during the period.

The details provided by the NDRRMA states that 12,458 households have been affected by disaster. The highest number of incidents that occurred during the period is fire, where 98 people died in 3,339 fire-related incidents.

During the period, there were 318 incidents of floods, 590 landslides, 429 heavy rains, 367 lightning strikes, 592 snake bites, and 246 instances of wildfire. Similarly, there were 292 incidents of windstorm, 488 wild animal attacks, and 119 landslides. 

There were five incidents of avalanches, seven earthquakes and two boat capsizing incidents. (RSS)