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Nepal - Floods and landslides, update (DRR, UN OCHA, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 08 October 2024)

  • The humanitarian impact has increased following widespread floods and landslides that have affected several parts of Nepal since 26 September.
  • The Nepal Disaster Risk Reduction Portal reports, as of 8 October, 246 fatalities, more than 200 due to landslides, 18 are still missing and 186 others have been injured. Moreover, more than 1,000 families have been affected and almost 1,500 houses have been damaged or destroyed.
  • For the next 24 hours, localised moderate rainfall is forecast across central and eastern Nepal.