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Natural disasters claim 496 lives in Nepal in a year

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The article reports on natural disaster casualties in Nepal from April 2025 to April 2026, citing government data. It details the causes of deaths, injuries, and affected families, with specific statistics on fatalities from fires, snakebites, and landslides.

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CGTN A total of 496 people lost their lives in natural disasters in Nepal over the 12 months from April 14, 2025, to April 13, 2026, a government agency said on Monday.

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The article reports on natural disaster casualties in Nepal from April 2025 to April 2026, citing government data. It details the causes of deaths, injuries, and affected families, with specific statistics on fatalities from fires, snakebites, and landslides.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The authority noted that fires not only caused the highest number of fatalities but also resulted in the greatest number of injuries and the most property damage.”
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No relevant sources were found to confirm or refute the claim about fires causing the most fatalities, injuries, and property damage.
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Claim 2: “The Trishuli River flood affects the riverbanks and houses in Nuwakot, Nepal, July 8, 2025.”
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Multiple independent sources confirm the Trishuli River flood in Nuwakot on July 8, 2025, including Wikipedia, a Nepali Army rescue report, and the CGTN article.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gandaki River, also known as the Narayani and Gandak, is one of the major rivers in Nepal and a left-bank tributary of the Ganges in India. Its total catchment area is 46,300 km2 (17,900 sq mi), m…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nuwakot (Nepali: नुवाकोट) is a town in central Nepal, serving as the namesake of the district of the same name. The town is located on the bank of Trishuli and Tadi Rivers. It is located around 60 kil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuwakot,_Bagmati_Province
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nuwakot District (Nepali: नुवाकोट जिल्ला), a part of Bagmati Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Bidur as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,121 km…
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Claim 3: “In its annual report, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said fires accounted for the highest number of deaths at 106, followed by 101 deaths from snakebites and 76 from landslides.”
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A web search result mentions the same death toll numbers (106 fires, 101 snakebites, 76 landslides) but attributes them to 2082, conflicting with the claim's 2025-2026 timeframe.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It border…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following notable deaths occurred in 2026. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2026
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — All 193 member states and 2 General Assembly non-member observer states of the United Nations, in addition to several de facto states, represent themselves with national flags. National flags generall…
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Claim 4: “A total of 496 people lost their lives in natural disasters in Nepal over the 12 months from April 14, 2025, to April 13, 2026, a government agency said on Monday.”
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Only the CGTN article mentions the 496 death toll figure for Nepal's natural disasters in 2025-2026. Other sources either discuss unrelated events or provide general definitions.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There are three types of elections in Nepal: elections to the federal parliament, elections to the provincial assemblies and elections to the local government. Within each of these categories, there m…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is an alphabetical list of countries by past and projected gross domestic product per capita, based on official exchange rates, not on the purchasing power parity (PPP) methodology. Values are gi…
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Claim 5: “A total of 38 people remain missing, while 13,693 families were directly affected.”
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No sources were found to confirm or refute the claim about 38 missing people and 13,693 affected families.
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Claim 6: “According to the report, 1,991 people were injured in 7,716 disaster-related incidents during the period.”
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No sources were found to confirm or refute the claim about 1,991 injuries and 7,716 disaster-related incidents.
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