At least 747 people, including women and children, died in disaster-related incidents in the past 12 months, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) under the Ministry of Home Affairs said.

According to the data unveiled by the authority, 351 people died in landslides, which were the leading cause of death in the Nepali year 2081 BS. Forty-eight others are still missing, and 286 were injured in 1,005 landslide incidents in various districts across the country.

Landslides were followed by floods, which killed 97 people; 18 are still missing, and 48 others were injured. As many as 418 incidents of floods were recorded in the past 12 months, from which 2,240 families were affected.

Likewise, 78 people died, and 313 others were injured in lightning strikes. In 428 incidents of lightning strikes, 567 families were affected.

In fire-related incidents, 87 people died—77 in house fires and the remaining in forest fires. Altogether, 538 people were injured—517 in house fires and 21 in forest fires. As many as 4,168 incidents of fire and 1,197 incidents of forest fire were recorded in the past year.

The recorded cases of forest fire may only represent a small fraction of the true scale of the wildfire, as many cases of forest fire do not get reported, according to officials. Home Ministry officials concede that over 5,000 incidents of wildfire occur throughout the country every year.

According to the data, 44 people died in animal attacks—both domestic and wild animals—and 252 were injured in 478 such incidents.

Likewise, 25 people died, and 95 others were sickened in 113 cases of altitude sickness. Twenty-three were killed in two separate incidents of air crashes. At least 19 people died and 65 others were injured in 84 incidents of snake bites.

This figure could have been grossly underreported as a report published in 2022 in The Lancet, a leading international medical journal, shows that 2,700 people, mostly children and women from Nepal’s Tarai region, die of snake bites.

Eight people died in heavy rainfall, and one died in a boat capsize; three are still missing in avalanches. Seven died, and 12 were injured in other incidents, according to the authority.

Altogether, 69 people are missing, and 1,711 were injured in disaster-related incidents that occurred throughout the country in which 19,046 families were affected. It is estimated that property worth Rs3.17 billion was lost in the disaster.

Meanwhile, the Meteorological Forecasting Division under the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said that most parts of the country except Sudurpaschim witnessed rainfall with thunder on Sunday.

The low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal and moisture coming from the Arabian Sea also contributed to the weather system, causing rainfall.

“Brief rainfall will occur on Monday and Tuesday as well in many places, including in the Kathmandu valley,” said Shanti Kandel, a senior divisional meteorologist. “But the weather will improve in the night.”