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Summary: Between mid-April and mid-July 2025, Nepal experienced over 2,000 disaster events, resulting in at least 93 deaths and 22 people missing, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Authority (NDRRMA). These disasters affected more than 4,100 families and caused 445 injuries.

Key details:

  • Floods: 137 incidents causing 13 deaths and 22 missing; notably, a glacial lake outburst flood on July 8 in Rasuwa caused significant casualties.
  • Landslides: 175 events with six fatalities.
  • Other causes of death included lightning strikes (26), fires (14), animal attacks (12), and altitude sickness (11).
  • Additional hazards included strong winds, snake bites, and heavy rainfall.
  • Floods affected 1,246 families; fires impacted 1,048 households.
  • Many people were displaced and suffered losses due to these weather-related events.
  • The data corresponds to the first quarter of the Nepali year 2082.

Nepal remains highly vulnerable to climate change and extreme weather disasters, with such events expected to increase as the monsoon season continues.

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