Overall Green Forest fire alert in Nepal from 09 May 2023 00:00 UTC to 17 May 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (19779 ha) in Nepal 09 May 2023

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Eastern hill districts are ill-equipped to fight growing fire incidents

2023-05-26T04:35+0200kathmandupost (en)

All family members of Prem Nemwang, residents of Nawamidanda in Panchthar’s Phalgunanda Rural Municipality, went to work in the fields on May 11 leaving his disabled son Man Kumar at home. Thirty-two-year-old Man Kumar, who cannot walk, would often be left at home when the family members are busy in the fields.

Thunderstruck in Nepal

2023-05-19T07:58+0200nepalitimes (en)

Three people who had gone yarsagumba picking in Darchula were struck by lightning on Saturday evening. The injured were airlifted to hospital by the Army. On Monday, a family of four was injured when lightning struck them as they slept in their home in Dailekh.

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