At least 17 people have lost their lives in different natural disasters that occurred across the country in a week.
Of the victims, 10 are men and four are women while three others are children.
According to police headquarters, of those killed in the disasters, three each from Sindhupalchowk, and Doti, and one each from Saptari, Kavre, Gorkha, Jumla, Arghakhanchi, Palpa, Kaski, Kalikot, Bajura, Bajhang and Pyuthan.
Similarly, 22 people have gone missing in the landslides, floods and inundation in the country. Police added that of the total gone missing, 20 are from Sindhupalchowk and one each from Bajura and Rupandehi.
Five are males, 5 female and two children among those gone missing. Likewise, 17 people have been injured in natural disasters across the country. Police shared that 109 people who were at high risk were rescued in the same period in the country.
It is stated that rescue and search operation were underway in the country as monsoon related incidents were on the rise in the country of late. The total loss caused by natural disasters has been estimated at more than Rs 410 million.
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