Monsoon-induced disasters claim lives of 182 people

The death toll from this year's rain-induced disasters since June 10 has reached 182 as of this afternoon. 

The landslides and floods claimed the lives of 182 people including three in the Kathmandu Valley, Spokesperson of Nepal Police Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Dan Bahadur Karki said.

Police said that 27 persons died in Koshi Province while eight in Madhes Province.

Likewise, 32 were killed in Bagmati Province,55 in Gandaki Province, 36 in Lumbini Province, 10 in Karnali Province and 11 in Sudurpaschim Province, according to Nepal Police Spokesperson DIG Karki.

Similarly, a total of 233 people sustained injuries in the water-induced disasters. Among them, 11 persons were injured in the Kathmandu Valley, 38 in Koshi Province, 12 in Madhes Province, 23 in Bagmati Province, 46 in Gandaki Province, 18 in Lumbini Province, 57 in Karnali Province, and 28 in Sudurpaschim Province.

The police also rescued as many as 113 people from the disasters. A total of 28 persons were rescued in the Kathmandu Valley, DIG Karki said.

He added that 50 persons were still missing in the floods and landslides. And, the search operations for the missing people are under, he said.

The rain-induced disasters also killed as many as 838 cattle.

Since June 10, the flood and landslides inundated 321 houses, 111 cowsheds, 51 bridges, four schools and two government office buildings, according to the police.

The number of households displaced by the disaster stands at 4,787 in the last two months.