KATHMANDU, MAY 8
At least 27 fatalities have been reported across the country in the last 24 days, attributed to incidents involving fire, forest fires, and lightning in different regions
According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), the fatalities occurred between April 13 and May 6.
Some 18 people were killed in the fire, six in the forest fire and three in lightning strikes while 90 were injured in the incidents, the NDRRMA sources said.
Meanwhile, the Authority has also approved a procedure to provide financial assistance to the fire victims' families to build temporary houses. Earlier, such facilities were made available to the Gorkha earthquake victims.
