KATHMANDU, April 2: In the past 24 hours, 20 disaster-related incidents were reported across the country, resulting in one death and seven injuries, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA).
A man from Bagmati Rural Municipality-1 in Makwanpur died while receiving treatment after being struck by lightning while returning from fishing. Another man injured in the same incident also survived.
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Elsewhere, three people were injured by lightning in Dailekh, two were bitten by snakes in Sunsari and Kailali, and one person sustained injuries in a fire incident in Morang, the authority reported.
