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‘19 students died in landslides, floods’
As many as 19 students of different schools have died in the catastrophic flooding and landslides across the country.Rastriya Samachar Samiti
As many as 19 students of different schools have died in the catastrophic flooding and landslides across the country.
According to the Education Ministry, students from Sindhuli, Doti, Surkhet, Bara, Dang, Kailali, Sarlahi, Banke, Siraha, Saptari, Dhanusa, Makawanpur and Chitwan were among the dead.
The landslides triggered by monsoon downpour have inflicted damages to 500 school infrastructure. Details of the losses caused by floods in Jhapa and Sunsari districts are yet to arrive, the ministry said.
Most of the schools in the affected districts have been used to shelter the flood and landslide victims.
Saptari’s 38 schools have incurred losses amounting to Rs20 million, while 26 schools in Dhanusa have suffered damages worth Rs 6.6 million. The government is still collecting data on the losses in other districts.