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3 July 2025

A cyclist carries LPG cylinders and wades through a flooded section of the road in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 3, 2025, following a heavy downpour as the monsoon takes hold over Nepal. Usually, the monsoon clouds start entering Nepal on June 13, but this time they enter a fortnight earlier than the usual schedule. It usually lasts until the last week of September. The Met office predicts that Nepal is likely to witness above-normal monsoon rainfall this year. Nepal annually faces disasters of floods, landslides, and inundation during the monsoon, resulting in the loss of lives and properties. As the Himalayan nation braces for above-average rainfall this year, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) predicts that around two million (1,997,731) people from 457,145 households could be affected by monsoon-related disasters.

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#12525925

3 July 2025

Vehicles navigate through a flooded section of the road in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 3, 2025, following a heavy downpour as the monsoon takes hold over Nepal. Usually, the monsoon clouds start entering Nepal on June 13, but this time they enter a fortnight earlier than the usual schedule. It usually lasts until the last week of September. The Met office predicts that Nepal is likely to witness above-normal monsoon rainfall this year. Nepal annually faces disasters of floods, landslides, and inundation during the monsoon, resulting in the loss of lives and properties. As the Himalayan nation braces for above-average rainfall this year, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) predicts that around two million (1,997,731) people from 457,145 households could be affected by monsoon-related disasters.

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#12525926

3 July 2025

People wade through a flooded section of the road in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 3, 2025, following a heavy downpour as the monsoon takes hold over Nepal. Usually, the monsoon clouds start entering Nepal on June 13, but this time they enter a fortnight earlier than the usual schedule. It usually lasts until the last week of September. The Met office predicts that Nepal is likely to witness above-normal monsoon rainfall this year. Nepal annually faces disasters of floods, landslides, and inundation during the monsoon, resulting in the loss of lives and properties. As the Himalayan nation braces for above-average rainfall this year, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) predicts that around two million (1,997,731) people from 457,145 households could be affected by monsoon-related disasters.

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#12180319

21 March 2025

A local villager walks through the area engulfed by a forest fire on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 21, 2025. Wildfires are common in Nepal during the dry season. Last year, over 5,125 incidents of forest fires are recorded throughout the country between January 1 and June 24. Seventy-four out of seventy-seven districts report forest fire incidents. Fourteen districts see more than 102 forest fire incidents. According to the NDRRMA, Surkhet alone records 328 incidents of forest fire. In Nepal, the forest fire season starts in March and reaches its peak in May. The years 2009, 2016, and 2021 are particularly catastrophic when thousands of forests burn in what officials term 'disastrous years'.

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#12180305

21 March 2025

Smoke billows from a forest area engulfed by a forest fire on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 21, 2025. Wildfires are common in Nepal during the dry season. Last year, over 5,125 incidents of forest fires are recorded throughout the country between January 1 and June 24. Seventy-four out of seventy-seven districts report forest fire incidents. Fourteen districts see more than 102 forest fire incidents. According to the NDRRMA, Surkhet alone records 328 incidents of forest fire. In Nepal, the forest fire season starts in March and reaches its peak in May. The years 2009, 2016, and 2021 are particularly catastrophic when thousands of forests burn in what officials term 'disastrous years'.

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#12180306

21 March 2025

Nepal's Armed Police Force (APF) personnel use a local tool to control a raging forest fire on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 21, 2025. Wildfires are common in Nepal during the dry season. Last year, over 5,125 incidents of forest fires are recorded throughout the country between January 1 and June 24. Seventy-four out of seventy-seven districts report forest fire incidents. Fourteen districts see more than 102 forest fire incidents. According to the NDRRMA, Surkhet alone records 328 incidents of forest fire. In Nepal, the forest fire season starts in March and reaches its peak in May. The years 2009, 2016, and 2021 are particularly catastrophic when thousands of forests burn in what officials term 'disastrous years'.

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#12180307

21 March 2025

Nepal's Armed Police Force (APF) personnel use a local tool to control a raging forest fire on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 21, 2025. Wildfires are common in Nepal during the dry season. Last year, over 5,125 incidents of forest fires are recorded throughout the country between January 1 and June 24. Seventy-four out of seventy-seven districts report forest fire incidents. Fourteen districts see more than 102 forest fire incidents. According to the NDRRMA, Surkhet alone records 328 incidents of forest fire. In Nepal, the forest fire season starts in March and reaches its peak in May. The years 2009, 2016, and 2021 are particularly catastrophic when thousands of forests burn in what officials term 'disastrous years'.

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#12180308

21 March 2025

Nepal's Armed Police Force (APF) personnel use a local tool to control a raging forest fire on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 21, 2025. Wildfires are common in Nepal during the dry season. Last year, over 5,125 incidents of forest fires are recorded throughout the country between January 1 and June 24. Seventy-four out of seventy-seven districts report forest fire incidents. Fourteen districts see more than 102 forest fire incidents. According to the NDRRMA, Surkhet alone records 328 incidents of forest fire. In Nepal, the forest fire season starts in March and reaches its peak in May. The years 2009, 2016, and 2021 are particularly catastrophic when thousands of forests burn in what officials term 'disastrous years'.

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#12180309

21 March 2025

A forest fire rages in the arid terrain on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 21, 2025. Wildfires are common in Nepal during the dry season. Last year, over 5,125 incidents of forest fires are recorded throughout the country between January 1 and June 24. Seventy-four out of seventy-seven districts report forest fire incidents. Fourteen districts see more than 102 forest fire incidents. According to the NDRRMA, Surkhet alone records 328 incidents of forest fire. In Nepal, the forest fire season starts in March and reaches its peak in May. The years 2009, 2016, and 2021 are particularly catastrophic when thousands of forests burn in what officials term 'disastrous years'.

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#12180310

21 March 2025

Children walk past a doused forest fire area on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 21, 2025. Wildfires are common in Nepal during the dry season. Over 5,125 incidents of forest fires are recorded throughout the country between January 1 and June 24 last year. Seventy-four out of seventy-seven districts report forest fire incidents. Fourteen districts see more than 102 forest fire incidents. According to the NDRRMA, Surkhet alone records 328 incidents of forest fire. In Nepal, the forest fire season starts in March and reaches its peak in May. The years 2009, 2016, and 2021 are particularly catastrophic when thousands of forests burn in what officials term 'disastrous years'.

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#12180311

21 March 2025

Smoke billows from a forest area engulfed by a forest fire on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 21, 2025. Wildfires are common in Nepal during the dry season. Last year, over 5,125 incidents of forest fires are recorded throughout the country between January 1 and June 24. Seventy-four out of seventy-seven districts report forest fire incidents. Fourteen districts see more than 102 forest fire incidents. According to the NDRRMA, Surkhet alone records 328 incidents of forest fire. In Nepal, the forest fire season starts in March and reaches its peak in May. The years 2009, 2016, and 2021 are particularly catastrophic when thousands of forests burn in what officials term 'disastrous years'.

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#12180312

21 March 2025

Nepal's Armed Police Force (APF) personnel use a local tool to control a raging forest fire on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 21, 2025. Wildfires are common in Nepal during the dry season. Last year, over 5,125 incidents of forest fires are recorded throughout the country between January 1 and June 24. Seventy-four out of seventy-seven districts report forest fire incidents. Fourteen districts see more than 102 forest fire incidents. According to the NDRRMA, Surkhet alone records 328 incidents of forest fire. In Nepal, the forest fire season starts in March and reaches its peak in May. The years 2009, 2016, and 2021 are particularly catastrophic when thousands of forests burn in what officials term 'disastrous years'.

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#12180313

21 March 2025

Nepal's Armed Police Force (APF) personnel use a local tool to control a raging forest fire on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 21, 2025. Wildfires are common in Nepal during the dry season. Last year, over 5,125 incidents of forest fires are recorded throughout the country between January 1 and June 24. Seventy-four out of seventy-seven districts report forest fire incidents. Fourteen districts see more than 102 forest fire incidents. According to the NDRRMA, Surkhet alone records 328 incidents of forest fire. In Nepal, the forest fire season starts in March and reaches its peak in May. The years 2009, 2016, and 2021 are particularly catastrophic when thousands of forests burn in what officials term 'disastrous years'.

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#12180314

21 March 2025

Nepal's Armed Police Force (APF) personnel use a local tool to control a raging forest fire on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 21, 2025. Wildfires are common in Nepal during the dry season. Last year, over 5,125 incidents of forest fires are recorded throughout the country between January 1 and June 24. Seventy-four out of seventy-seven districts report forest fire incidents. Fourteen districts see more than 102 forest fire incidents. According to the NDRRMA, Surkhet alone records 328 incidents of forest fire. In Nepal, the forest fire season starts in March and reaches its peak in May. The years 2009, 2016, and 2021 are particularly catastrophic when thousands of forests burn in what officials term 'disastrous years'.

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#12180315

21 March 2025

Nepal's Armed Police Force (APF) personnel use a local tool to control a raging forest fire on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 21, 2025. Wildfires are common in Nepal during the dry season. Last year, over 5,125 incidents of forest fires are recorded throughout the country between January 1 and June 24. Seventy-four out of seventy-seven districts report forest fire incidents. Fourteen districts see more than 102 forest fire incidents. According to the NDRRMA, Surkhet alone records 328 incidents of forest fire. In Nepal, the forest fire season starts in March and reaches its peak in May. The years 2009, 2016, and 2021 are particularly catastrophic when thousands of forests burn in what officials term 'disastrous years'.

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#12180316

21 March 2025

Nepal's Armed Police Force (APF) personnel use a local tool to control a raging forest fire on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 21, 2025. Wildfires are common in Nepal during the dry season. Last year, over 5,125 incidents of forest fires are recorded throughout the country between January 1 and June 24. Seventy-four out of seventy-seven districts report forest fire incidents. Fourteen districts see more than 102 forest fire incidents. According to the NDRRMA, Surkhet alone records 328 incidents of forest fire. In Nepal, the forest fire season starts in March and reaches its peak in May. The years 2009, 2016, and 2021 are particularly catastrophic when thousands of forests burn in what officials term 'disastrous years'.

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