In Nepal, wild mushrooms claim lives every monsoon, but there is no official data

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority maintains records of almost all disasters, but has no data on wild mushroom poisoning, which is not legally classified as a disaster.

Two days ago, 11 members, including nine children of the same family from Jhapa district, fell ill after consuming mushrooms collected from a nearby jungle. Luckily, there was no loss of life as they were immediately rushed to the hospital.