Assessment on Floods of September 2024 of Nepal: People’s Perception on the Issue of Rescue and Preparedness

Abstract

The monsoon season lasts from the first week of June to the first week of October each year. In 2024, it caused disastrous floods in the final week of September, but it usually lasts until the end of September. Despite being a catchphrase, climate change affects people's lives more than most people realize. The floods have killed 250 people and destroyed several projects, including 146 bridges, 10 highways, 11 hydropower projects, 7 irrigation projects, 2605 animals, hectors of rice fields, fishponds, and more. Damages of an estimated NPR 45 billion. Eighty-five percent of respondents said that climate change is primarily to blame for landslides and floods. Rainfall fluctuated the most, by 161.6 mm. The Khumaltar in the Kathmandu Valley recorded a 158 mm variation from its maximum point in the past. In order to address and respond to the disasters that constantly occur in Nepal, the government should always be on the lookout. The local authorities must train volunteers to rescue and relocate anyone affected by the calamity. As quickly as feasible, the people's means of subsistence should be restored.