Lagatar24 Desk
Kathmandu, Oct 20: The floods caused by heavy rains have caused a lot of devastation in Nepal. In the incidents of floods and landslides, at least 21 people have lost their lives and 24 people are missing.
Nepal’s Home Ministry said that 19 districts of the country have been badly affected by floods and landslides. The monsoon season has already ended in the country, but there has been a sudden change in the climate. He said that travel, electricity supply and harvesting of agricultural produce have been severely affected due to the floods.
The flooding and landslide started earlier this week and have left hundreds displaced and damaged crops with property worth millions. The Ministry of Home Affairs has mobilized Nepali Army, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force for the relief and rescue operations in the needed areas.
Notably, Nepal has recently witnessed the joint impacts of low-pressure systems active in the Bay of Bengal and Central India and the westerly wind system. The Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD) has predicted rains in various parts of the country.
