KATHMANDU: A total of 14 people have lost their lives due to disasters triggered by incessant monsoon rains in various parts of the country since Friday night. Additionally, three people have gone missing due to landslides, flooding, and inundations. According to Police Spokesperson and Deputy Inspector General of Police, Dan Bahadur Karki, 18 people have been injured in these incidents.

Of the 14 casualties, one was reported in Kathmandu, three in Syangja, two in Parbat, one in Udayapur, two in Kavrepalanchowk, one in Palpa, three in Tanahu, and one in Dang.

Manoj BK from Lakhan Thapa rural municipality-6 in Gorkha was killed in a landslide in Nagarjun municipality-3 in Kathmandu. Other fatalities due to landslides include Raj Rai from Rautamai rural municipality-5 in Udayapur, and Jalamaya Rujal Magar and Setimaya Rujal from Roshi rural municipality-11 in Kavrepalanchowk.

Other casualties from landslides include Hira Nepal, Anisha Bastola, and Shyam Bhandari from Shuklagandaki municipality-7 in Tanahu, and Guweshori Sharma Marasini, Madhav Sharma, and Harimaya Sharma from Biruwa rural municipality-6 in Syangja, according to the police.

The Police Headquarters in Naxal reported that Jhalak Prasad Sharma and Tulsi Prasad Sharma of Phalebas municipality-1 in Parbat, Rima Saraha Ranamgar of Mathagadhi rural municipality-6 in Palpa, and Maniam Chaudhary of Bagrapur in Lamahi municipality-8 of Dang were also killed in landslides.

Additionally, Jangmu Sherpa of Dolakha Gaurishankar rural municipality-9, Rajkumar Yadav of Rajpur rural municipality-2 in Dang, and Khem Kumari Mall of Syangja Bhirkot municipality-5 Jyamire are among those who missing in flooding and landslide incidents.

Police reported that five people have been injured in Tanahu, one in Gulmi, two in Okhaldhunga, three in Kathmandu, one in Chitwan, and six in Syangja.

The heavy rains have affected life across the country, with water levels rising in major rivers, including Koshi and Narayani. Police continue to patrol and monitor the banks of rivers and streams in Kathmandu Valley. Central Police Spokesperson Karki mentioned that the water level in the rivers within the Valley has increased due to the continuous rainfall.

Security personnel from all three security agencies have been mobilized in the affected areas and remain on high alert, according to the Police Headquarters. -- RSS