22 killed in fires in Nepal in 1 month
Hundreds of fires
happened in Nepal between mid-January and mid-February, claiming 22 lives and
injuring 87 others, the Nepal Police reported on Thursday evening.
The 478 fire incidents
also gutted 68 houses and 66 animal sheds and left 247 animals dead, the police
said in a monthly report, noting "Properties worth 184.82 million rupees
(1.34 million U.S. dollars) were destroyed in the fires."
Most of the fires were
reported in Koshi Province, followed by Bagmati Province, where the country's
capital is located.
xinhua
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