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The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has said that the monsoon wind has its effects across the country at present and the low-pressure line of the monsoon is still around the average position.

Currently, some places in Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces are receiving light to moderate rain coupled with thunder and lightning.

According to the Department, it will be generally partly cloudy throughout the country this afternoon. It said that light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at some places in all provinces. 

Light to moderate rainfall is likely to occur at one or two places in all provinces and heavy rainfall at a few places of Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces in the next 24 hours. The Department has also urged the people there to remain cautious.

Similarly, it will be generally cloudy throughout the country tonight. Some places in Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces are likely to receive light to moderate rain while one or two places in Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces are forecasted to receive heavy rain.

The World Bank is going to increase the budgetary aid provided to Nepal.

In a virtual meeting held today with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel, Vice President for South Asia Region of the World Bank, Martin Raiser, shared about the rise in budgetary assistance.

On the occasion, Vice President Raiser suggested improvements in areas such as the investment environment, economic reforms and employment growth. Nepal had received USD 205 million as budgetary aid from the World Bank last financial year.

In response, Finance Minister Paudel said that with a stable government in place the environment is conducive for more investment and pledged to work in collaboration to complete the projects on time.

The death toll from rain-induced disasters since June 10 has reached 175.

The landslides and floods that occurred in different parts of the country claimed the lives of 175 people, police said, adding that Kathmandu Valley itself witnessed the death of three persons in this period.

Koshi Province recorded the number of fatalities at 27, Madhes Province at eight, Bagmati Province at 31, Gandaki Province at 54, Lumbini Province at 33, Karnali Province at eight and Sudurpaschim Province at 11 totaling 175, according to Central Spokesperson of Nepal Police, DIG Dan Bahadur Karki.

Similarly, a total of 224 people have been injured in the landslide and flood. Among them, 11 persons were injured in the Kathmandu Valley. Till date, 37 persons were injured in Koshi Province, 11 in Madhes Province, 23 in Bagmati Province, 46 in Gandaki Province, 13 in Lumbini Province, 55 in Karnali Province, and 28 in Sudurpaschim Province.

The police also rescued as many as 113 people from the disaster. A total of 28 persons were rescued in the Kathmandu Valley itself.

DIG Karki further informed that a total of 49 persons were still missing in the floods and landslides. Bagmati Province witnessed the highest number of missing ones, 41, while Lumbini the least with only one.

The rain-induced disasters also killed as many as 820 cattle.

Since June 10, the flood and landslides damaged 286 houses, 105 cowsheds, 49 bridges, two schools and two government office buildings.

The number of households displaced by the disaster stands at 4,472 in the last two months.

A woman died when a truck hit a scooter at Gatthaghar in Bhaktapur on Thursday.

DSP Rajan Karki of the District Police Range, Bhaktapur said that the truck hit the parked scooter during the traffic police checking.

The truck (Na 6 Kha 2173) hit the scooter (Ba 49 Pa 8944) this afternoon.

Police said that the scooter rider died on the spot.

The identity of the deceased has not been ascertained yet.

Police said that they are looking into the case.