Death toll reaches 148; 55 go missing in disasters

Kathmandu: The death toll in the recent disasters has reached 148 while number of people gone missing stands at 55.

As the rains lashed out various districts including the Kathmandu Valley itself, incidents of landslide, flood and inundation took such number of lives and damaged huge properties.

One hundred persons have been recorded injured in the recent catastrophes.

According to Rishiram Tiwari, Spokesperson at Home Ministry, Dhading district witnessed 38 deaths, Lalitpur 22, Kathmandu 16, Kavre 29, Makwanpur 7, Sindhpalchowk 6, and Solukhumbu, Panchthar and Bhaktapur 5 each.

Similarly, Dolakha had three casualties, Sindhuli, Dhankuta, Jhapa, Ramchhap and Mahottari two each, and Udayapur, Ilam, Saptari, and Nuwakot one each.

A total of 9,983 security persons were mobilized for search and rescue operations in the disaster-hit areas, while 3,662 people were rescued so far. The floods and landslides pulled down 322 houses and 16 bridges, according to data provided by the Armed Police Force.

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