Kathmandu: At least 52 people have lost their lives in natural calamities over the last three days in Nepal, as the country has been experiencing incessant rainfall since Friday in most parts, an official of the Armed Police Force (APF) said.

APF Spokesperson Director Inspector General, Kalidas Dhaubaji, told IANS on Sunday evening that 52 people were killed, seven have gone missing, and 27 have been injured due to monsoon-induced disasters in different parts of the country.

“As many as 38 people died in eastern Ilam district alone due to landslides,” he said.

Besides human casualties, Nepal has also suffered infrastructure damage due to landslides and floods across the country.

According to the Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal (IPPAN), a representative body of private-

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