KATHMANDU -- As many as 140 people lost their lives in rain-induced disasters across Nepal during the monsoon that lasted 135 days this year, a government agency said on Tuesday.

In 1,454 incidents of disasters, 30 people were still missing, while 300 sustained injuries, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said in a report.

According to the report, the landslides accounted for the highest number of deaths, at 67, followed by floods, at 37, and lightning strikes, at 29. A total of 5,995 families were affected by various disasters between the monsoon period from May 29 to Oct. 10.

Meanwhile, an additional 120 people died, and 622 others were injured in other disasters, like fires and snakebites, during the period, the authority noted in the report.