Landslide obstructs Baglung-Burtibang road
The Baglung-Burtibang road section along the Mid Hill Highway has been blocked following a landslide at Badigad Rural Municipality-2, Kharbang.
Police Inspector at the District Police Office, Baglung, Keshab Thapa informed that the road has been blocked since this morning.
Vehicles moving from West Baglung, Rolpa, Rukum, Jajarkot, Dolpa and Gulmi to Pokhara and Kathmandu have been stranded mid-way due to road disruption.
Heavy rainfall has hampered the efforts to resume road operations, Inspector Thapa added.
17 Nepalis missing in Uttarakhand floods
At least 17 Nepalis have gone missing in the floods that hit the Harsil area of Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand, India on Tuesday afternoon.
Taking to social media on Friday, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli informed that more than 17 Nepali nationals have gone missing in the floods.
Prime Minister Oli, who is on a visit to Turkmenistan, expressed grief over the huge loss of life and property due to floods in Uttarakhand.
“There are reports that more than 17 Nepali nationals have gone missing in the floods. Diplomatic discussions were held through the embassy for their immediate rescue. I pay tribute to all those who lost their lives in the floods and landslides and pray that the families find strength in this hard time.”
Monsoon's influence to prevail across the country today
The low-pressure line of the monsoon is located to the north of average position in the Tarai region of Nepal.
Although the monsoon influence is prevailing across the country, the impact of water vapour seems somewhat weak, the weather forecasting division indicated.
According to the division, the weather will generally be cloudy across the country this afternoon. There are high chances of heavy rainfall in hilly and Tarai areas of Lumbini, Karnali, and Sudurpaschim Provinces.
Likewise, a few places in the hilly areas of the rest of the country, and some areas of Madhes and the remaining Tarai region may experience moderate rainfall, the division predicted.
There is a possibility of heavy rain in one or two places in the hilly areas of Lumbini Province, including its Tarai region, as well as in the hilly areas of Koshi, Karnali, and Sudurpaschim Provinces.
The weather is expected to remain generally cloudy across the country tonight. A moderate rainfall is likely to take place in some areas of the hilly regions of Madhes, Koshi, Bagmati, and Gandaki Provinces, and a few places in the remaining hilly and Tarai regions.
The division's weather bulletin indicates the possibility of heavy rain in one or two places in the hilly areas of Koshi and Bagmati Provinces..
Non-communicable diseases on the rise in Nepal
Non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular, chronic respiratory complications and cancers are found increasing in Nepal.
Dr Manita Pyakurel of Nepal Non-Communicable Disease Alliance said the cases of non-communicable disease are on the rise in Nepal.
Among key non-communicable diseases, cardiac and chronic respiratory complications, and cancers are reportedly high, she shared.
Dr Pyakurel further informed that heart disease accounts for 30 percent, chronic respiratory diseases 10 percent and cancer nine percent.
Nearly 51 percent of total deaths were caused by non-communicable diseases in Nepal in 2010, some 15 years back, it has been reported.
The number of mortalities had increased to 60 percent in 2014, and whopped to 66 percent in 2016. By 2019, around 71.1 percent of total deaths were attributed to non-communicable diseases according to the Global Burden of Disease report.
It has stated that the cost of treating non-communicable diseases is immoderately rising in Nepal.
Globally, non-communicable diseases are responsible for the mortality of 4.3 million people per annum.
