Dozens remain missing after the Bhotekoshi floods in Rasuwa, leaving families and neighbours across the district with little to celebrate this year.

Even as infections begin to decline, residents of the hardest-hit areas remain anxious after nine deaths, with patients still struggling to recover and farmers worried about harvesting their crops.

Farmers in Kailali, Bardiya, Salyan and Dang have suffered losses to paddy, fruits, and vegetables, raising fears of lower yields and increasing demands for government relief.

Farmers in Kailali, Bardiya, Salyan and Dang have suffered losses to paddy, fruit and vegetables, raising fears of lower yields and increasing demands for government relief.

The disease has spread to several local units since emerging in Darma Rural Municipality in July, with 606 people testing positive and nine deaths reported.

Nearly 600 people have tested positive as the disease spreads to eight local units, prompting a central health investigation.

Fifty-four people tested positive in two days as confirmed cases rise to 114 in Darma Rural Municipality.

More than 100 people have tested positive in Darma Rural Municipality, with health facilities detecting three to four new cases a day.

They ran for higher ground, fled through forests and raced ahead of the torrent as homes and communities vanished.

Four to five people are testing positive daily in Darma, fuelling fears of a wider outbreak as shortages of testing kits force patients to seek care elsewhere.

Residents say repeated appeals to local, provincial and federal governments have brought no repairs, leaving them struggling to access healthcare, education and daily necessities.

More than 54,000 households have benefited from the commercialisation of farming, helping improve livelihoods and curb migration for employment.

62-year-old Top Bahadur Pun Magar was shot dead while hunting with friends in a community forest in Kalimati Rural Municipality.

Rocks and soil left on the road during hill-cutting works have narrowed the highway and increased safety risks during the monsoon.

Authorities say no replacement doctors are in sight after two temporary specialists returned at the end of their assignments.