KATHMANDU, July 23: A total of 131 people have lost their lives in monsoon-induced disasters such as landslide, flood and inundation across the country till Monday. 

Among them, two died in Kathmandu Valley, 22 in Koshi Province, five in Madhes Province, 25 in Bagmati Province, 38 in Gandaki Province, 23 in Lumbini Province, seven in Karnali Province and nine in Sudurpaschim Province in the disaster, according to Nepal Police Headquarters.  

Similarly, 144 people were injured in monsoon-related disasters this year and they are undergoing treatment at local hospitals. A total of 49 people were rescued in Koshi, 12 in Gandaki and five in Sudurpaschim. 

Nine people have gone missing in the disaster across the nation—two each in Koshi and Bagmati and one each in Madhesh, Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim. Search for them is underway, police said.  

Likewise, 182 houses were waterlogged as well as 231 houses, 84 huts, 43 bridges, two schools and two government offices suffered damages due to flood. A total of 4,400 families were displaced from disaster incidents during the period.

 
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