Nepal - Monsoon rains, update (DRR Nepal, MFD Nepal, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 07 July 2021) (original) (raw)
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7 Jul 2021
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7 Jul 2021
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- Heavy rain continues to affect most Districts of Nepal, causing floods, triggering landslides and leading to an increasing number of deaths and damage. The Nepal Disaster Risk Reduction Portal reports 39 landslides and 16 flood events in the country over the past week.
- According to media reports, a total of 38 people have died, 24 are still missing and 51 have been injured. At least 1,250 people have been evacuated, 5,100 displaced and a total of 790 houses have been flooded.
- Light to moderate rain is forecast over most parts of the country on 7-8 July.