FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 09/98 - NEPAL (3 September)
Heavy monsoon rains since mid-June are reported to have caused serious flooding in most parts of the country killing at least 250 people and displacing more than 7 000 households in 62 districts. Some 1 160 hectares of crops are reported to have been destroyed and more hundreds of cattle killed.
Output of paddy in 1998/99 is officially projected to be similar to last year’s harvest of 3.64 million tonnes.
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