Home Ministry: 228 die in recent natural disaster

Kathmandu: As many as 228 people have lost their lives while 25 others missing, and 158 injured in the recent rain-induced floods and landslides.

According to Home Ministry spokesperson Rishiram Tiwari, 13,071 people have been rescued from the flood-affected areas and search, rescue and relief assistance has been mobilized. Relief materials, including food, are being distributed to the affected people and the injured are being treated free of cost.

Spokesperson Tiwari told RSS that the government has accorded high priority to the rescue and relief, and put up all-out efforts to resume the operation of the obstructed highway.

RSS