2020 Nepal floods explained

Image Location:	NASA Landsat 7 Nepal.png
Image Name:	Location of Nepal
2020 Nepal floods
Duration:	June–September 2020
Total Fatalities:	401
Areas Affected:	Western Nepal, in particular Myagdi District
Cause:	Climate change and poor drainage infrastructure

The 2020 Nepal floods were induced by heavy rains causing landslides and flash floods in western Nepal, and in particular Myagdi District.^{[1] [2]} As of 24 June, Nepal's Ministry of Home Affairs reported 132 dead, 53 missing, and 128 injured in 445 flooding and landslide incidents.^[3] Aon reported 401 fatalities from the floods.^[4]

Following the floods, Nepal's water minister Barshaman Pun instructed his officials to raise flood mitigation in the Nepal-India Joint Committee on Inundation and Flood Management (JCIFM) forum.^[5]

The Kathmandu Post labelled the rainy season as one of the deadliest in recent memory, writing that the large losses are a result of failure by local and national government.^[6]

See also

• May 2012 Nepal floods
• 2019 Nepal floods
• 2021 Nepal floods
• 2020 South Asian floods
• 2024 Nepal floods

Notes and References

1. Web site: Floods and landslides lash Nepal, scores dead | DW | 12.07.2020. Deutsche. Welle (www.dw.com). DW.
2. Web site: Floods, landslides kill 40 in Nepal, many missing. CNA. 13 July 2020. 13 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200713202548/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/nepal-monsoon-floods-landslide-12923626. dead.
3. Web site: Floods in Nepal: 132 dead by rain triggered floods and landslides in past 40 days in Nepal | World News - Times of India. The Times of India. 14 September 2020.
4. Web site: Global Catastrophe Recap December 2020. Aon Benfield.
5. Web site: Nepal Minister directs officials to start preparing for flood talks with India. 18 July 2020. Hindustan Times.
6. Web site: Despite tackling disasters every monsoon, Nepal fails to learn from experience. The Kathmandu Post.