KATHMANDU, JULY 6

Incessant rain has triggered floods, landslides, resulting in human and animal casualties and blocking movements on the roads.

According to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA), floods have threatened the areas near the rivers in Kathmandu with erosion and inundation.

The Hanumante River in Bhaktapur and the Bagmati River in the southern region of Kathmandu have reached nearby settlements.

Officials have reported that one person died, two people went missing, and many houses, infrastructure, and highways were damaged by Saturday afternoon as a result of the continuous downpour that began Friday night in most parts of the country.

According to MoHA, one person died while being treated for serious injuries sustained when a landslide destroyed the kitchen of a restaurant in Kathmandu's Nagarjun Municipality. According to the police, two people are missing as a result of floods in Dolakha and Dang.

Jangmu Sherpa, 64, has gone missing, and three houses have been swept away in Gaurishankar Rural Municipality in Dolakha district. Nima Geli Sherpa, chairperson of Gaurishankar-9, said Jangmu Sherpa went missing after being swept away by the flooded Rolwaling rivulet on Friday night.

Several media outlets reported that one person went missing while two others were safely rescued after being washed away in the Rapti River near Lamhi in Dang. The three Rajpur farmers, who had returned from selling milk at the Lamhi market in the morning, were caught in the flood while crossing the Rapti River. The police rescued two of them, but one person was swept away by the flood.

The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology predicts light to moderate rain in many parts of all provinces this afternoon, with the possibility of heavy rain in Bagmati, Gandaki, and Lumbini provinces.

Heavy rain is expected in a few areas of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali, and Sudurpaschim provinces, as well as one or two locations in Madhes province.

Furthermore, as many as 36 major strategic road sections across the country have been completely blocked due to floods and landslides.

According to Nepal Police, landslides have blocked Kanti Lokpath, an alternative highway to Kathmandu Hetauda, and in Ward No. 3 of Bagmati Rural Municipality of Lalitpur.

Similarly, Chitlang-Makwanpur road section has also been blocked. Traffic movement along the road section was also halted due to the landslide.

Vehicles have been stranded on the Syangja and Waling sections of the Siddhartha Highway.

A landslide in Sunkoshi Rural Municipality-2 has disrupted the BP Highway in Kamalamai, Sindhuli. Heavy rainfall has clogged the Sisneri-Dakshinkali section of the road.

In Lalitpur, road sections from Tribhuvan Rajpath to Pangjure, near Bhattedanda, are closed.

Similarly, the Besisahar-Dumre road has been closed due to a landslide, as has the Ghorahi-Tulsipur road due to flooding. A landslide on the Kalikot road section of the Karnali highway stranded vehicles leaving Surkhet for Jumla. A landslide occurred in the Jaimini Municipality-Binamare area of Baglung, blocking the Kaligand corridor and stopping vehicles on their way from the village to the district headquarters in Baglung Bazar, according to police.

Other road sections blocked by landslides are South Koshi Highway and Koshi Highway in Sankhuwasabha, Siddhicharan Highway in Udayapur district, Syabrubesi-Thambu Chetty road section in Rasuwa district, Chakhel-Deurali road section, Kanti Lokpath-Dakshinkali road and Bhimphedi-Kathmandu road section in Makwanpur district.

Mid-Hill Highway in Sindhuli, Pasang Lhamu Road in Nuwakot, BP Highway and Arniko Highway in Kavre district, Chame-Besishahar road section in Manang, Beni-Darnang and Beni-Jomsom road sections in Myagdi, Maldhunga-Beni road sections in Lamjung, Siddhartha Highway in Syangja, and Prithvi Highway in Anbu Khaireni and Myagde of Tanhu have also been blocked by landslides.

Likewise, the road sections in Pyuthan, Palpa, Gulmi, Arghakhanchi, Rolpa, Dang, Kalikot, Bajhang, Darchula and Achham have been blocked by landslides.