KATHMANDU, AUGUST 18
The death toll from this year's rain-induced disasters since June 10 has reached 182 as of this afternoon.
Landslides and floods across the country have claimed 182 lives, including three in the Kathmandu Valley, according to Nepal Police Spokesperson Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Dan Bahadur Karki.
Police reported that 27 people died in Koshi Province and eight in Madhes Province.
Similarly, Bagmati Province recorded 32 fatalities, Gandaki Province 55, Lumbini Province 36, Karnali Province 10, and Sudurpaschim Province 11, as per DIG Karki.
A total of 233 people sustained injuries in the landslides and floods. Among them, 11 were injured in the Kathmandu Valley, 38 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 113 people from the disasters, including 28 from the Kathmandu Valley, DIG Karki stated.
He added that 50 people are still missing due to the floods and landslides, and search operations are ongoing.
The rain-induced disasters also claimed the lives of 838 cattle.
Since June 10, floods and landslides have inundated 321 houses, 111 cowsheds, 51 bridges, four schools, and two government office buildings, according to police reports.
The number of households displaced by the disaster has reached 4,787 over the past two months.
