Kathmandu: Continuous rains since Friday night have caused damage due to floods and landslides in various places.
Significant damage has occurred particularly in Koshi, Madhesh, and Bagmati provinces. Highways in various locations have been blocked.
Ilam has suffered the highest human casualties. As of Sunday morning, Ilam police have confirmed at least 18 deaths due to landslides.
According to Police SSP Deepak Pokhrel, landslides in various locations of Suryodaya, Deumai, Maansebung, Phakfokthum, and Ilam municipalities have caused major damage to both lives and property.
Koshi Province
Suryodaya Municipality–1 Manebhanjyang: 5 deaths
Maansebung Rural Municipality–1 Patigaun: 3 deaths
Deumai Municipality–5 Dhare and Dhusrune: 3 deaths
Phakfokthum Rural Municipality–3 Ratamate: 1 death
Ilam Municipality–5 Ghosgaun: 6 deaths
Most rural roads in Ilam are blocked. Armed Police, Nepal Police, and local residents are engaged in rescue and relief efforts. The administration has urged residents in risk-prone areas to remain vigilant.
In Jhapa as well, the floodwaters of the Kankai Mai have washed away sections of the Hulaki Highway, leading to a complete halt in transportation. In Jhapa Rural Municipality–2 alone, 500 households have been inundated. Efforts to relocate locals to safe places are ongoing.
Madhesh Province
Greater damage has occurred in Parsa and Rautahat districts.
The police office at Birgunj Bus Park has been inundated.
38 households from Ward 11 of Birgunj, 2 families from Dhobini–5, and 5 families from Jagarnathpur–3 have been relocated to safe places.
The Baudhimai area has been flooded, where 14 households have been transferred.
In Rautahat, 3 people have died due to lightning strikes.
In Chandrapur, the east-west highway has been obstructed due to high water flow at Laska.
In Mahottari’s Bardibas–5, a tree has fallen, allowing the highway to operate on a one-way basis.
Police have stated that details of damage in other places are being collected.
Bagmati Province
In Kathmandu Metropolitan City–14, near Kohinoor Housing by the Karakhusi River, road erosion has affected 28 houses. More than 500 people have been relocated to safe places.
In Bhaktapur, there have been no human casualties so far, but some houses in Sagwari and Madhyapur Thimi have been inundated.
Risk of landslides and road subsidence has been observed in various wards of Changunarayan. Residents of Wards 6 and 8 have been urged to stay in safe places.
In Lalitpur’s Godawari–14 Thenba, 3 people have been injured when a wall collapsed. There are no other human casualties in Lalitpur.
Major highways leading to the capital are also blocked:
BP Highway (Mangaltar–Sindhuli): Road subsidence at five–six places
Muglin–Prithvi Highway: Operating on a one-way basis
Araniko Highway: Blocked
Kanti Lokpath (Bagmati Bridge): Completely blocked
Pasang Lhamu Highway (ahead of Dhunche): Landslide
Bahrbise and Kavre (Khawa): Landslide
Hetauda–Kathmandu route: Problems due to flooding of Sisneri Khola
Meanwhile, in the Langtang area, 4 people have gone missing due to increased river flow. Search operations are ongoing.
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