Homeless, daily wage workers among the most affected by Lumbini heat

Extreme heat has killed 21 people in various districts of the province between May 15 and June 19.

Kishor Damodar Kodi, a 63-year-old man from Arnal village in Maharashtra, India, came to Nepal on June 18 via the Belahiya border in Rupandehi with his friends. It was a hot day and soon after crossing into Nepal, Kodi fell unconscious. His friends immediately put him in an autorickshaw and took him to the emergency ward of Bhim Hospital in Bhairahawa.