Nepal Reports Over 7,500 Disaster Incidents in One Year

Kathmandu. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, 7,547 disaster incidents have occurred across the country within a one-year period. These disasters have directly affected 13,504 families.

Disasters and disaster-related events such as floods, landslides, heavy rainfall, lightning, forest fires, storms, and avalanches have caused significant loss of life and property. The Authority's report notes that fire incidents, which could often be prevented with basic precautions, remain the most frequent.

In nearly one year, there have been 3,652 fire incidents. These fires alone have claimed 104 lives, left 563 people injured, and directly affected 4,182 families.

Floods have caused 39 deaths across 328 incidents. Additionally, 27 people are missing and 14 have been injured due to flooding. According to the Authority, 76 people lost their lives in 621 landslide incidents. Similarly, 446 incidents of heavy rainfall resulted in seven deaths and 20 injuries.

Furthermore, 419 lightning strikes caused 48 deaths. A total of 312 people were injured, and 522 families were directly affected. There were also 477 storm incidents, 324 forest fires, 509 animal attacks, and 131 cases of altitude sickness.

According to the Authority, this data covers the period from Baisakh 1 to Chaitra 24. Over the course of the year, disasters have resulted in 490 deaths and 38 people missing. A total of 1,965 people have been injured due to these disasters.