Nepal Flooding: 40 Lives Claimed, Thousands Displaced, Many Still Missing
The bridge that is damaged due to the flood at Raghu Ganga River in Myagdi (Reuters Connect). The flooding and landslide after days of continuous, torrential rain since last week has now claimed 47 lives, displaced thousands , and many are still reported missing as of Sunday. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) called this season the deadliest monsoon in 11 years, having more than 60 fatalities since June 12, the start of the monsoon. Reuters Connect

District administrator in Kathmandu Gyan Nath Dakal said the deadly floods and landslide killed 20 people, and at least a dozen are still missing in Myagdi District, which is 200 kilometers northwest of Kathmandu.

As of Saturday, rescuers were able to pull 50 people out to safety using helicopters but are combing the area to search for the missing persons.

In Kaski district, the death toll has reached seven, and eight people are still missing, Kishore Shresthe, a senior police official said. Five of those who lost their lives were swept their house early Friday morning.

On July 2, the landslide in the Ishma Rural Municipality of Gulmi District left 2 deaths and harmed seven families. On the same day, a person went missing after a landslide struck them in Musikot, Gulmi.

Rescue attempts continued on July 6, but efforts have been delayed due to blocked roads and severe weather conditions. As of Sunday, six deaths were recorded in Gulmi, Lamjung, and Sindhupalchowk in central Nepal.

July 3: Heavy flooding in Aadarsha Rural Municipality of Doti District, damaging properties, and compromising the safety of 26 families.

July 4: Flooding and landslide hit the district of Bajhang. In the Bungal Municipality, 13 families were struck by high floodwaters, and the landslide that hit them on the same day damaged 17 houses. Six people were declared dead, and one person went missing. The deadly flood and landslide displaced 400 individuals that day.

July 5: a landslide struck in the Purbichauki Rural Municipality killing one person.

July 6, several landslide victims were retrieved in Gulmi by the Nepal Army.

Rescuers were also able to rescue six more injured and were taken to Kathmandu for treatment. 117 families were displaced then.

July 8-10, heavy rain continued to bring deadly floods and landslides claiming 12 fatalities, including three children and 19 other missings.


Rescue efforts are on-going in some areas but in other areas, it is hampered due to blocked roads and bad weather conditions.

Several houses and roads have been damaged by the floods, including the 14 houses swept away by the floods in the municipality of Barahdise. These circumstances force the rescue teams to take alternate routes to get to the incident site, further delaying help.

Meanwhile, two separate landslides occurred on July 9 (Thursday), leaving a total of five people dead in Besishahar, Lamjung, and Aathbiskot, Rukum.

The monsoon rains were expected to continue until July 13, according to the country's meteorological department forecast. Meanwhile, a warning was issued by the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology to residents near Koshi, Kamala, Kankai, Bagmati, and Narayani rivers to exercise vigilance as water may hit warning levels.

In Nepal, deadly flash floods and landslides are a common occurrence during the season's monsoon which happens from June to September every year. For this year, the monsoon started on June 12, claiming 50 lives and displacing thousands, making this season as the deadliest in the past 11 years.

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