Day: September 28, 2024
Disaster update: 87 dead, 72 missing
Kathmandu: The death toll from floods, landslides and inundation due to heavy rainfall for the last three days has reached 87 people till 8:30 pm Saturday.
Earlier, 66 people had died till 5.00 pm, according to the latest information. With the confir…
President expresses concerns over disaster-induced loss and damage
Kathmandu: President Ramchandra Paudel has expressed concern and grief over the loss of lives and properties due to incessant rain.
President Paudel telephoned Minister for Home Affairs Ramesh Lekhak and obtained detail information about the loss of …
Flooding claims 34 lives in Kathmandu Valley
Kathmandu: The flooding caused by the torrential rain that has been happening since Thursday night has claimed 34 lives so far in the Kathmandu Valley. According to police, 18 persons died in Lalitpur, 11 in Kathmandu and five others in Bhaktapur dist…
Minister instructs health workers to get ready for emergency services
Kathmandu: Minister for Health and Population Pradip Paudel has directed all hospitals and health workers to get ready to provide health services round the clock as the country has suffered severely from flooding and landslides due to heavy rainfall f…
Govt decides to immediately resume obstructed roads, provide free treatment to injured
Kathmandu: The government has decided to immediately open the roads blocked by floods and landslides due to continuous rains.
An emergency coordination meeting chaired by acting Prime Minister Prakashman Singh at Singh Durbar today directed the Minis…
Sunkoshi Bridge on Gaighat-Diktel road washed away
A flood has washed the bridge over the Sunkoshi River at Phoxingtar between Udayapur and Khotang along the Sagarmatha Road connecting Gaighat of Udayapur to Diktel of Khotang.
According to the District Police Office, Udayapur, the bridge was taken a…