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Some parts of the country including the Kathmandu Valley today experienced light rainfall due to the influence of the Westerly and the local winds. According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, the weather is cloudy in Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces and isolated rain is likely in the hilly regions of Koshi, Bagamati and Gandaki provinces. The Kathmandu Valley witnessed brief rainfall today, said Division’s meteorologist Sameer Shrestha. No impact of Cyclone Mocha As the Division said, there will be no impact of Cyclone Mocha developing in the Bay of Bengal. The Cyclone Mocha is moving towards east and Nepal is not likely to see its impact. It will have its major impacts on Bhutan, Bangladesh, Thailand and Myanmar, according to him. Now Mocha has taken pace and is moving towards the coastal areas of Bangladesh and Myanmar.

There were 621 incidences of fire including forest fires in a month in the country. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, the country recorded 527 cases of fire and 94 wildfires between April 14 and May 13. The death casualties in these incidences were 16: 11 in fire and five in forest fires while 65 have been injured. According to Authority deputy-secretary, Sundar Prasad Sharma, with the increasing temperature, the incidences of fire take place each day, causing the losses of lives and property. The failed attempts to douse the fire without any safety measures generally resulted in deaths, he said, urging one and all not to take any risk of life during the fire and not to intervene it without taking safety measures. Green tree branches and soil can be used along with water to control forest fire, according to the Authority which urges all not smoke in forest area, not to throw away burning cigarette butt near the forest, to make sure it is no more burning during its management and bury the fire remnants in soil.

Six climbers including three Nepalis successfully climbed Mt Everest on Sunday morning. They stood atop the world’s highest peak at 8:45 am today. Naila Kiani of Pakistan, Marton Peter Price of Hungary and Jessica of the United States have become the first climbers to reach the summit. Similarly, Nepali climber Pasang Dawa Sherpa has set a new world record by climbing Mt Everest for 26th times from the first ascent. Sherpa, a resident of Pangboche, Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality-4, set a new world record by climbing Mt Everest for the 26th time, Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) Chairman Lama Kahi Sherpa said. Likewise, Pasang Tempa Sherpa and Angnima Sherpa of Thapa, Khumbu Pasang Lhamu-5 are among those who successfully scaled the world’s highest peak today. Hundreds of mountaineers have headed towards the summit from the base camp. The icefall doctors had completed fixing the ropes only on Saturday. This is the first time in the 70-year history that many climbers have received permits to climb the Mt Everest.

Agricultural expert Madan Rai has been arrested on the charge of sexually abusing children on Friday. A team deployed from the District Police Office, Khotang nabbed Rai, also the operator of the Shubhadra Madan Foundation, after he was accused of sexually abusing children studying at the foundation. Police said that Rai (75) was apprehended from the foundation at around 12 pm today. According to the students, Rai used to touch their sensitive parts and ask them for sexual intercourse, the Setopati reported. They said that Rai even used to ask them to touch his private parts. Police said that they are investigating the case.