2021 Nepal floods explained

See main article: 2021 Melamchi flood.

2021 Nepal floods were a series of flash floods caused by heavy rains causing landslides and flash floods.

• In June 2021, the Melamchi River flooded, caused damage in the Melamchi Bazar in Sindhupalchowk District of Nepal killing several locals and some foreigners.^{[1] [2]} In the same month, the Mahakali River in Kanchanpur District washed out an under-construction bridge.^[3]
• In September 2021, heavy rain inundated 382 houses and roads in Kathmandu. About 105 mm of rainfall occurred in three hours in Kathmandu Valley. On the same week, another flood in Tarai region caused nine deaths and damaged 42 houses.^[4]
• In October 2021, a flood in Karnali catchment of western Nepal killed at least 103 people.^{[5] [6] [7]} In the Mahakali River basin, 2600 people were displaced.^[8] In eastern Nepal, the rain storm destroyed about 50,000 hectares of paddy plantations.^[9] In Palpa district, 535 ha of paddy plantation was damaged.^[10] 2232 houses were inundated across Nepal.^[11] The domestic airport in Biratnagar was closed for four days due to flooding of the runway.^{[12] [13]} The flood blocked highways at 244 places around Nepal causing damage of about NPR 1 billion. ^[14]

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Destruction caused by floodwaters in Melamchi bazaar. 2021-06-19. 2021-06-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20210617153933/https://kathmandupost.com/visual-stories/2021/06/16/destruction-caused-by-floodwaters-in-melamchi-bazaar. live.
2. Web site: Service. Himalayan News. At least 15 feared missing in Melamchi flood. The Himalayan Times. 2021-06-19. 2021-06-18. 2021-06-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20210619191445/https://thehimalayantimes.com/environment/at-least-15-feared-missing-in-melamchi-flood. live.
3. Web site: Nepal Landslides and Floods 2021- NASA Applied Sciences. 2021-10-22.
4. Web site: Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (31 August - 6 September 2021) - Nepal. ReliefWeb. 2021-10-22.
5. Web site: Nepal floods: Death toll climbs to 88; 30 still missing. france24. 21 October 2021. 21 October 2021.
6. Web site: Nearly 200 perish in India, Nepal rains. khabarhub. 21 October 2021. 21 October 2021.
7. Web site: धार बदलेर टेडिया गाउँ पस्यो कर्णाली, २० भन्दा बढी परिवार विस्थापित. 2021-10-22.
8. Web site: Nepal - Floods and landslides (DG ECHO, DRR Nepal, MFD Nepal, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 20 October 2021) - Nepal. ReliefWeb. 2021-10-22.
9. Web site: बाढी, वर्षा र हावाहुरीले प्रदेश १ मा ५० हजार हेक्टर क्षेत्रफलको धानबालीमा क्षति. Setopati. 2021-10-22.
10. Web site: बेमौसमी वर्षाले पाल्पाका ५३४ हेक्टर धानखेतीमा क्षति. 2021-10-26.
11. Web site: बाढीपहिरो र डुबानमा परी १०३ जनाको मृत्यु, ४० जना घाइते (अपडेट). Setopati. 2021-10-22.
12. Web site: विराटनगर विमानस्थल आजदेखि खुल्ने, बेलुका ५ बजेपछि उडान नहुने. Setopati. 2021-10-23.
13. Web site: Torrential rainfall inundates Biratnagar Airport. Nepal Press. 2021-10-23.
14. Web site: बेमौसमी वर्षाले सडकमा १ अर्ब ५ करोडको क्षति. 2021-10-29.