Kathmandu: Nepal witnessed 3,296 disaster incidents during the last three months of the current fiscal year, claiming 160 lives, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA).

The authority reported that between April 1 and June 32, two people went missing, 945 were injured, and 4,375 families were affected by various natural and human-induced disasters across the country.

Fires Recorded as the Most Frequent Disaster
Fire incidents were the most common disaster during the reporting period, with 897 cases recorded nationwide.
The fires claimed 17 lives, injured 109 people, and affected 990 families, making them the most frequent emergency faced by communities.

Snakebites Claim Highest Number of Lives
Snakebite emerged as the deadliest disaster, particularly in the Terai and rural areas.

The authority recorded 514 snakebite incidents, resulting in 38 deaths and 479 injuries, while 517 families were affected.

Storms and Landslides Cause Widespread Damage

A total of 477 windstorm incidents were reported, killing 13 people, injuring 68, and affecting 1,356 families.
Since the onset of the monsoon, 433 landslides have claimed 12 lives, injured 15 people, and affected 351 families.

Lightning, Floods and Wildlife Attacks Continue to Pose Risks
The authority recorded 223 lightning incidents, which killed 24 people, injured 120, and affected 262 families.
W
ild animal attacks also remained a concern, with 181 incidents resulting in 17 deaths, 103 injuries, and impacts on 287 families.

Floods accounted for 161 incidents by mid-Ashar, leaving 9 people dead, 2 missing, 9 injured, and affecting 396 families.

Heavy rainfall triggered another 153 incidents, causing 4 deaths, 1 injury, and affecting 132 families.

High-Altitude Hazards Also Claim Lives
The authority also reported 55 cases of altitude sickness in Nepal's Himalayan region. These incidents resulted in 21 deaths, while 35 people remained affected.

In addition, two people died in a rockfall incident.
During the same period, 191 forest fire incidents claimed one life and injured two people, while two avalanche incidents in the Himalayan region resulted in one death and one injury.

Authorities Urge Greater Preparedness
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority has urged local governments, emergency agencies and the public to remain vigilant as the monsoon season intensifies, warning that the risks of floods, landslides and other weather-related disasters are expected to remain high in the coming weeks.