Nepal 81 killed in flooding, many missing

[Ronan Kelly]

Floods and Landslides Situation Update UN Field Coordination Office Nepalgunj, Nepal
This update was issued by UN Field Coordination Office (UNFCO), Nepalgunj. It covers the period from 16 June to 18 June 2013.

HIGHLIGHTS
 Total number of reported deaths due to flooding and landslides in Mid and Western regions has reached 9, with 20 people missing and 1 injured;
 Assessment are ongoing, however, estimates suggest approximately 575 families displaced; and over 774families affected;
 The damage include: police post, 76 houses, cowsheds, hydropower, roads and crop fields.
 Flood related health problem are not seen yet but it will be a major need in post flood situation.
 DDRCs in the districts are coordinating for the response.
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http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefwe..._Humanitarian_Situation_Update_June_ 2013.pdf

Landslides claim 12 people in a Kalikot village
Added At: 2013-06-18 5:25 PM Last Updated At: 2013-06-18 5:25 PM

Locals and security personnel have now been carrying out rescue operation at the incident site.
KALIKOT: Twelve people died and two were injured at Mumra VDC in Kalikot district this morning due to landslides triggered by incessant rainfall for the past three days.
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http://thehimalayantimes.com/fullNe...+12+people+in+a+Kalikot+village&NewsID=380495

Rain? landslips wreak havoc across nation
Added At: 2013-06-17 11:34 PM Last Updated At: 2013-06-17 11:34 PM

HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE
BUTWAL: Hapij Ansari, 55, of Butwal was swept away by the rain-fed Tinau River today. Ansari had gone to the river banks to collect logs when the river swept him away, police said.

Vehicular movement at Siddababa along the Butwal-Palpa road section was obstructed till 1:00 pm due to landslip today.

Days of heavy rainfall has deluged some wards and a few government offices in Rupandehi?s Siddarthanagar Municipality.
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http://thehimalayantimes.com/fullNe...lips+wreak+havoc+across+nation+&NewsID=380457

Floods, landslides in far-west kill 25, dozens missing, hundreds homeless


By Gokul Niraula, Mahendranagar, June 18: Raging floods in Far-west region caused by three days of continuous heavy downpour has so far killed 25 people, dozens other were missing and hundreds of other people have become homeless Tuesday.
Heavy downpour especially caused severe damaged of lives and properties in Darchula, Kanchanpur and Dadeldhura districts since the start of torrent rains.
In two days, nearly 79 houses including 13 government offices in the district were swept away by Mahakali River in Darchula?s district headquarters Khalanga alone.
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http://www.gorkhapatraonline.com/tr...ll-25,-dozens-missing,-hundreds-homeless.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Nepal 25 killed in flooding, dozens missing

Re: Nepal 25 killed in flooding, dozens missing

Landslides and floods in Nepal kill 39
AFP
Kathmandu, June 20, 2013

First Published: 19:21 IST(20/6/2013)
Last Updated: 19:21 IST(20/6/2013)

At least 39 people have been killed in landslides and floods triggered by heavy monsoon rain in mainly remote parts of Nepal, a government official said on Thursday.

"So far, 39 people from across the country have been killed by landslides and floods," said Laxmi Prasad Dhakal,


chief of National Emergency Operation Centre, which monitors natural disasters in Nepal.
The death toll is likely to rise, with some 18 people still missing, after floods hit mostly farming communities in the country's southern plains and remote western hills, said Dhakal.
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http://www.hindustantimes.com/world...floods-in-Nepal-kill-39/Article1-1079665.aspx

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Nepal 39 killed in flooding, dozens missing

Re: Nepal 39 killed in flooding, dozens missing

So far 50 killed by floods, landslides in Nepal

AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

KATHMANDU, July 4: Landslides and floods triggered by several weeks of monsoon rains have killed at least 50 people in mainly remote parts of Nepal, a government official said Thursday.

"So far, 50 people from across the country have been killed by landslides and floods," said Lakshmi Prasad Dhakal, chief of National Emergency Operation Centre, which monitors natural disasters in Nepal.

The death toll is likely to rise, with some 19 people still missing after floods hit mostly farming communities in the country?s southern plains and remote western hills, Dhakal said.
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http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=57280

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Nepal 50 killed in flooding, many missing

Re: Nepal 50 killed in flooding, many missing

Press Trust of India | Kathmandu July 23, 2013 Last Updated at 19:35 IST
Death toll rises to eight in Nepal, 81 killed this season
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According to local media reports three persons, including a child, were killed in the landslide that occurred in Syangja.

In separate incidents yesterday, two persons were killed when their house was buried in Myagdi district of North-West Nepal and three others including two minors, were killed in landslides in two different villages in Palpa district, police said.

"At least 81 people have been killed in different parts of the country due to flood and landslides triggered by incessant rain over the past five weeks' period, while thirty others have gone missing and 22 injured in the country this season mid-June," said a Nepal Home Ministry statement.
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http://www.business-standard.com/ar...pal-81-killed-this-season-113072300916_1.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Nepal 81 killed in flooding, many missing

138 flood deaths so far

Added At: 2013-09-02 11:47 PM Last Updated At: 2013-09-02 11:47 PM

KATHMANDU: A total of 138 persons died in various incidents of floods and landslides during this year?s monsoon in 50 districts. Likewise, 65 have gone missing in those incidents with 39 sustaining injuries, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs. Some 1,131 houses were damaged while another 1,463 suffered partial damage, said spokesperson of the ministry Shanker Prasad Koirala. Around Rs 15.9 million has been distributed to floods and landslide victims.
http://thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=138+flood+deaths+so+far&NewsID=389581