2020 Nepal floods

{{short description|2020 floods in Nepal}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}

{{Use British English|date=July 2020}}

{{Infobox flood

|image location = NASA Landsat 7 Nepal.png

|image name = Location of Nepal

|name = 2020 Nepal floods

|duration = June–September 2020

|total damages =

|total fatalities = 401

|areas affected = Western Nepal, in particular Myagdi District

|cause = Climate change and poor drainage infrastructure}}

The 2020 Nepal floods were induced by heavy rains causing landslides and flash floods in western Nepal, and in particular Myagdi District.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/floods-and-landslides-lash-nepal-scores-dead/a-54142287|title=Floods and landslides lash Nepal, scores dead | DW | 12.07.2020|first=Deutsche|last=Welle (www.dw.com)|website=DW}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/nepal-monsoon-floods-landslide-12923626|title=Floods, landslides kill 40 in Nepal, many missing|website=CNA|access-date=13 July 2020|archive-date=13 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713202548/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/nepal-monsoon-floods-landslide-12923626|url-status=dead}} As of 24 June, Nepal's Ministry of Home Affairs reported 132 dead, 53 missing, and 128 injured in 445 flooding and landslide incidents.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/132-dead-by-rain-triggered-floods-and-landslides-in-past-40-days-in-nepal/articleshow/77144369.cms|title=Floods in Nepal: 132 dead by rain triggered floods and landslides in past 40 days in Nepal | World News - Times of India|website=The Times of India|accessdate=14 September 2020}} Aon reported 401 fatalities from the floods.{{cite web|title=Global Catastrophe Recap December 2020|url=http://thoughtleadership.aon.com//Documents/20210124-if-dec-global-recap.pdf|publisher=Aon Benfield}}

Following the floods, Nepal's water minister Barshaman Pun instructed his officials to raise flood mitigation in the Nepal-India Joint Committee on Inundation and Flood Management (JCIFM) forum.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/nepal-minister-directs-officials-to-start-preparing-for-flood-talks-with-india/story-unv1gjiFFtq7cmCg29aoDL.html|title=Nepal Minister directs officials to start preparing for flood talks with India|date=18 July 2020|website=Hindustan Times}}

The Kathmandu Post labelled the rainy season as one of the deadliest in recent memory, writing that the large losses are a result of failure by local and national government.{{Cite web|url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2020/07/17/despite-tackling-disasters-every-monsoon-nepal-fails-to-learn-from-experience|title=Despite tackling disasters every monsoon, Nepal fails to learn from experience|website=The Kathmandu Post}}