133 Dead, 14 Missing in Monsoon Disasters

Kathmandu. In this year's monsoon period, 133 people have died in disaster incidents across the country. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, 14 people went missing and 227 were injured in those disaster incidents, excluding the Bhote Koshi flood. Authority spokesperson Ram KC informed that 3,533 families were directly affected by such monsoon-related disasters. This year's monsoon lasted for 118 days. Last year, during the monsoon period, 140 people had died, while 30 people went missing and 300 were injured.According to the data available from the authority, 5,995 families were directly affected during that period. According...