Tragic Side Of Monsoon

Over a month into the monsoon season, floods, landslides and other natural disasters, triggered by heavy rains, have claimed at least 105 lives and injured 109 people as of Friday evening. Of the total deceased, 39 have died in Gandaki province, 23 in Lumbini, 19 in Koshi, seven in Sudurpashchim, six each in Madhes and Bagmati provinces, and one in the Kathmandu Valley. A total of 182 people have gone missing in the disasters, with 3,547 families being displaced. As time passes, the hopes of recovering the missing people alive are diminishing.