Karnali: 41 die, 20,792 displaced by floods, landslides in past 15 days

KATHMANDU, Nov 7: As many as 41 people died and 20,792 were displaced by floods and landslides in Karnali Province in the past 15 days.

Of the deceased, the highest of 10 people were recorded in Jumla followed by eight each in Humla and Mugu, seven in Kalikot, three each in Jajarkot and Salyan and one each in Dailekh and Dolpa, according to the record book of the Karnali Province.

Likewise, according to the Karnali Police, as many as 20,792 people have been displaced by the disaster in the province.

The government is doing its best to relocate the displaced people along with search and rescue missions. The government conducted 12 helicopter flights to distribute 11 tons of relief materials in the province. Likewise, 30 tons of materials have been dispatched in the province by the roadways.

So far, the government has rescued 128 people from four districts in the province.