People Deaths and Injuries Caused by Lightning in Himalayan Region, Nepal

Table 4

The distribution of the lightning phenomena and severe thunderstorms over the seventy-seven districts of Nepal during the period of January 2011 to December 2021.

Districts	Number of dead people	Number of incidents	Number of injured people	Ranked of districts based on the lightning incidents	Remarks
Achham	15	50	124	9
Arghakhanchi	8	24	14	45
Baglung	19	46	76	16
Baitadi	6	26	60	40
Bajhang	3	18	24	58
Bajura	8	22	22	48
Banke	6	16	14	62
Bara	21	36	35	26
Bardiya	8	23	11	47
Bhaktapur	1	7	8	68
Bhojpur	16	45	29	19
Chitwan	12	28	35	38
Dadeldhura	5	21	50	51
Dailekh	9	38	45	22
Dang	21	47	28	14
Darchula	3	28	32	39
Dhading	21	35	44	30
Dhankuta	11	24	25	43
Dhanusha	12	17	23	60
Dolakha	20	37	57	24
Dolpa	0	1	6	75	2013-4-26
Doti	9	20	31	53
Gorkha	6	14	12	63
Gulmi	18	45	81	18
Humla	0	7	0	69	In 2012 only
Ilam	16	47	31	15
Jajarkot	8	20	22	54
Jhapa	29	84	52	2
Jumla	5	12	10	65
Kailali	19	33	33	32
Kalikot	4	11	24	66
Kanchanpur	16	31	38	34
Kapilbastu	8	18	2	56
Kaski	13	36	24	29
Kathmandu	1	6	6	71
Kavrepalanchowk	23	38	39	21
Khotang	25	64	102	5
Lalitpur	3	6	4	70
Lamjung	14	35	31	31
Mahottari	11	17	13	61
Makawanpur	75	157	277	1
Manang	0	0	0	—	No lightning
Morang	49	77	47	3
Mugu	2	5	11	72
Mustang	0	0	0	—	No lightning
Myagdi	6	21	63	50
Nawalpur	1	5	7	73
Nuwakot	24	49	50	11
Okhaldhunga	33	56	69	6
Parasi	11	9	14	67
Palpa	5	18	23	57
Panchthar	9	23	30	46
Parbat	8	29	48	37
Parsa	22	37	21	23
Pyuthan	16	46	78	17
Ramechhap	12	20	24	52
Rasuwa	0	2	2	74
Rautahat	17	21	8	49
Rolpa	19	44	37	20
Rukum East	5	12	11	64
Rukum West	8	48	84	12
Rupendehi	15	19	16	55
Salyan	6	26	40	41
Saptari	29	47	36	13
Sarlahi	17	24	12	42
Sankhuwasabha	16	52	39	8
Shyanja	8	31	24	36
Sindhuli	26	52	69	7
Sindhupalchowk	19	36	66	28
Siraha	13	17	11	59
Solukhumbu	25	49	71	10
Sunsari	20	36	29	27
Surkhet	8	37	47	25
Tanahu	16	31	44	33
Taplejung	9	31	30	35
Terhathum	8	24	28	44
Udayapur	39	74	62	4