Focus on Repairs and Relief

Nepal recently faced the ordeal of incessant rain-triggered disasters across the nation that caused widespread destruction, death, and disruption to normal life. The disasters hit the nation on the heels of a deadly Gen Z protest that witnessed several lives lost and a number of key government and private buildings reduced to ashes. Various incidents of disasters have claimed 285 lives since last April, with 27 reported missing. The most recent disaster resulted in the loss of 44 lives in a single day, with five people still missing, underscoring the level of natural calamities that persistently hit the lives hard. Ilam has been particularly badly affected, with a landslide claiming 37 lives, while a total of 50 districts have suffered varying degrees of impact. In addition to landslides and floods, other disasters such as lightning, fire, storms, and incidents of snake bites and attacks by animals have been added to the casualty list.