Tanahun, July 6: A culvert set up at Sheratar of Shuklagandaki-7 along the Prithvi Highway has been swept away by the flood, causing a disruption in highway traffic.
A flooded stream in the wake of incessant rainfall since Friday night carried away the drain, causing a complete halt in vehicular movement, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office, Dipak Kumar Ray.
Hundreds of vehicles operate along this highway. A police team left for the incident site immediately after getting the information on road disconnection, he added.
It would take time to resume the traffic.
Meanwhile, a landslip deposited at Mauriodhar of Myagde rural municipality-6 blocked the road. DSP Ray informed that it was difficult to remove the mudflow until the rain stopped. “The landslip is continuous and rainfall poses a threat,” he shared.
The district police requested drivers and others concerned to maintain alertness on the highway. (RSS)
Meanwhile, Republica reports: Landslides triggered by incessant rainfall have claimed at least one life in the Kathmandu Valley.
According to the Nepal Police, Manoj BK 22, a permanent resident of Lakhan Thapa Rural Municipality-6, Gorkha, lost his life in a landslide in Nagarjun-3 in Kathmandu.
BK, who has been working as a helper in a Single Tree restaurant in the area died after a landslide buried the restaurant on Saturday. He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Manmohan Memorial Hospital in Swoyambhu.
Likewise, a landslide triggered by the incessant rainfall damaged a one-storey residential structure in Jitpur Phedi of Tarakeshwar Municipality-3. No human casualty has been reported in the incident.
Similarly, a landslide each has been reported in Chutraghari of Chhaimale in Dakshinkali Municipality-8 and Karkibas of Bagmati Rural Municipality-3 of Lalitpur district. Likewise, a road segment in Ghattekulo, Kathmandu, caved-in to around one meter down due to the continuous rain since Friday night.
