With the monsoon season fast approaching, Nepal braces itself for another year of potential disasters induced by monsoon rainfall. A recent study conducted by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) has projected that over 1.25 million citizens across various provinces will be affected by the monsoon this year.

The monsoons are finally here and the bounteous rains are being welcomed with open hearts. It means that there is lots of rain, muddy puddles, constant switches of the weather and an unorganized bag. Here are a few things that you may want to put in your bag to stay the best version of yourself, even in these unpredictable seasons.

KATHMANDU, Aug 14: Nepal has its paddy transplantation completed in 98% of the land allotted for rice production this monsoon, setting the largest cultivation land area in the past five years, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development.

KATHMANDU, Aug 2: Amid heavy rainfall this monsoon season, the Tansen-Butwal stretch of the Siddhartha Highway has witnessed severe cracks at multiple places.

PALPA, June 23: The death toll in Palpa landslides has climbed to three.

KATHMANDU, June 22: Rainfall is taking place in almost all parts of the country today as the monsoon remains active. According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD), the monsoon that earlier entered the country from eastern Nepal has now its presence across the country.

GULMI, July 23: The death toll from landslides in Satyawati rural municipality has climbed to eight on Tuesday afternoon.

On May 24, a 29-years old lady visited Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital (STIDH) for medical and laboratory tests after she was diagnosed of dengue in Dharan. STIDH’s test confirmed dengue. She had developed high fever, nausea, severe joint pain, rash, body ache but there was no history of pain behind the eyes. She said that several others in her town had showed similar symptoms. This was the first observation of beginning of dengue outbreak in Dharan.

RAUTAHAT, Sept 2: The residents of a village in Rautahat have been forced to stay awake at night due to the fear of flood. The people of Badharwa village which is on the western bank of the Bagmati River have been staying awake all night due to the fear of flood. The members of about 300 households in Bhagwati Rural Municipality-5 have been staying in the dam throughout the night for many years now during the monsoon season.