Nepal Reports Nearly 6,000 Disaster Incidents Since Baisakh, Resulting in Hundreds of Casualties

A total of 5,966 disaster incidents have occurred across the country from Baisakh (mid-April/May) until now. In these disasters, 424 people lost their lives, and 1,643 people were injured.

According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, 38 people have gone missing in the disasters, and 11,535 families have been affected.

The Authority stated that fire incidents were the most frequent. Out of 2,692 fire incidents, 75 lives were lost prematurely. Furthermore, 424 people were injured, and 2,996 families were affected. Similarly, there were 577 incidents of landslides alone. In the landslides, 71 people died, five went missing, and 80 people were injured.

The Authority reported 316 incidents of floods, 427 of heavy rainfall, 352 of lightning strikes, and 580 cases of snakebites. Other incidents include 186 forest fires, 290 dust storms, 422 animal attacks, and 105 cases of altitude sickness.

There were five incidents of avalanches, seven boat capsizes, two hailstorms, one cold wave, one epidemic, and one aviation accident. Fire incidents have increased in recent days. The department explicitly stated that fire incidents, which can be minimized with simple precautions, should be reduced.