Kathmandu, June 20 -- This year's monsoon system has spread across the entire country from Friday, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division.

In a special weather bulletin issued today, the division said the monsoon has fully advanced across Nepal 23 days after its initial onset.

The monsoon had first entered Nepal on May 29 through the eastern region and had expanded to most parts of Koshi Province. By June 12, it had reached parts of Madhesh, Bagmati, and Gandaki provinces, as well as the eastern areas of Lumbini Province.

Meteorologist Pratima Manandhar said that with the spread of monsoon over Lumbini, Karnali, and Sudurpaschim provinces from today, the system is now active across all seven provinces.

"Currently, monsoo...