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Bagmati Province hardest hit by landslides and floods

Nepalkhabar

 |  Kathmandu

Landslides and floods that occurred following incessant rainfall across the country have caused severe loss of lives and properties in Bagmati Province, including the Kathmandu Valley.

A total of 82 were killed by the natural disaster in Kathmandu Valley as of today afternoon and another 94 were killed in Bagmati Provinces besides the Kathmandu Valley.

 As per the data of the Armed Police Force, Nepal, 52 people lost their lives in Kathmandu, 25 in Lalitpur and five in Bhaktapur.

Similarly, two persons went missing in Kathmandu due to landslide and floods, one in Bhaktapur and 12 in Lalitpur as well as 15 people sustained injuries in Kathmandu and two in Lalitpur. Search for the missing ones is underway.

A total of 59 people were killed in Kavrepalanchowk, 13 in Sindhupalchowk, seven each in Makwanpur and Dolakha, four in Dhading, two in Sindhuli and one each in Nuwakot and Ramechhap districts of Bagmati Province.

Four people have gone missing in Kavrepalanchowk and one in Sindhupalchowk. Likewise, 52 people were injured in Kavrepalanchowk, four in Sindhupalchowk and one in Makawanpur.

Likewise, more than 1,000 houses suffered damages in Kavrepalanchowk while 16 in Sindhupalchowk and five in Sindhuli.

Six people lost their lives in natural disasters in Panchthar, five in Solukhumbu, three each in Dhankuta and Jhapa, two each in Sunsari and Ilam and one each in Tehrathum and Okhaldhunga of Koshi Province, two in Mahottari and one in Rautahat of Madhesh Province and two in Rupandehi of Lumbini.

Death toll climbs to 204 across Nepal
A total of 204 people have died, 89 injured and 33 went missing throughout the country. Joint-Spokesperson of APF Nepal, Shailendra Thapa, said 23 people lost their lives in Koshi Province, 176 in Bagmati Province including 94 in Kathmandu Valley, and two in Lumbini.

Likewise, 1,783 bridges suffered damages across the nation while landslides and floods washed away three bailey bridges in Panchthar, Sunsari and Sindhupalchowk as well as 19 bridges-- five motorable bridges, seven suspension bridges and other four types of bridges.

The floods also swept away a resort in Udayapur. According to APF Nepal, 3,401 people hit by natural disasters have been rescued so far.



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