21 people die in 272 disasters across the country in the past 24 hours

KATHMANDU:- A total of 272 disaster-related incidents were reported across the country in the past 24 hours, leaving 21 people dead, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA).

As per the Daily Disaster Bulletin released by the NDRRMA today, four people went missing and 26 others were injured in those disasters. NDRRMA spokesperson Shanti Mahat informed that landslides accounted for the highest number of incidents, with 97 reported cases. Mahat went on saying that 21 people died in landslide while four went missing and four others were injured in the landslide.

Likewise, the NDRRMA recorded 80 incidents of incessant rainfall, 57 floods, 17 snakebite cases, eight fires, eight windstorms, four animal attacks and one snowfall-related incident across various districts of the country during this period. Although no casualties were reported in the floods, 415 people were rescued, the Authority.

Likewise, another 700 people were rescued from areas affected by incessant rainfall, the government agency responsible for disaster risk reduction, preparedness, management and response across the country said.

Meanwhile, the disasters disrupted 48 road sections and resulted in the loss of 121 livestock across the country in the last 24 hours. The disasters incurred economic loss worth over Rs 19.16 million, as per the estimates of the NDRRMA.

In the meantime, security personnel and other relevant agencies continue to carry out search and rescue operations across the affected areas. RSS