Kathmandu, May 23: The disaster-related incidents totaling 1,342 resulted in 70 deaths in the past 40 days.
According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, a total of 333 individuals were injured in these incidents, data covering April to May up to the present.
According to Authority Spokesperson Shanti Mahat, the highest number of deaths was caused by altitude sickness (16), followed by lightning strikes (14) and fires (11). Similarly, nine people died due to storms, eight from animal attacks, five from snakebites, two from landslides, two from boat capsizing, and one each from forest fire, another landslide, and an avalanche.
A total of 1,621 families have been affected by these disasters, including 488 families affected by fires, the highest, followed by 230 by storms, 139 by lightning strikes, and 105 by snakebites.
In the past 24 hours alone, three people were killed in disaster-related incidents. As the monsoon season nears, the risks of landslides and heat waves have further increased. Significant flooding in various districts of eastern Nepal has already affected large areas.
