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2017 Nepal Terai Floods
Severe monsoon flooding and landslides affected large parts of southern Nepal in August 2017.
Terai and flood-affected districts across Nepal · 11 August 2017
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Deaths
350,000
Displaced
1,700,000
People affected
Statistics: UNICEF Nepal · reported 6 September 2017
Overview
In August 2017, prolonged monsoon rainfall caused widespread flooding and landslides across Nepal. UNICEF reported 159 deaths, around 1.7 million people affected and more than 350,000 people temporarily displaced. Homes, schools, food stocks, water systems and livelihoods were heavily damaged across the Terai and other affected districts.
Documented affected areas
Rautahat · MadheshSaptari · Madhesh