Altogether 16 persons have lost their lives due to floods and landslide related incidents that have occurred in the country last month and 22 persons have lost their lives due to diarrhea in this rainy season, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Issuing a press release on Monday, the ministry said the floods have mainly affected Baglung, Banke, Dang and Kapilvastu districts where many people lost their lives and properties worth millions were damaged due to it.

Similarly, water-borne diarrhea disease has affected people in Doti, Bajhang and Gorkha districts

The ministry further said that natural disaster rescue committees in the flood affected districts are distributing necessary relief materials to the victims. nepalnews.com