KATHMANDU, Aug 22: More than 5,000 disaster-related incidents occurred across the country over the past four months, leaving 250 people dead.
During the period, a total of 5,014 disaster incidents were reported, in which 1,607 people were injured and eight went missing.
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According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), disasters affected 6,272 families during the period.
Fire was the most common disaster, with 1,136 incidents, followed by 1,011 landslides, 1,010 snakebite incidents, 480 windstorms, 273 floods, 320 incidents of heavy rainfall and 245 lightning strikes.
According to the NDRRMA, updated details as of 11:00 am on September 10 show that there were also 272 incidents of animal attacks, two avalanches, one boat capsizing, 191 forest fires, one explosion, four hailstorms and four earthquakes.
