Kathmandu

More rain expected across country

More rain expected across country

By Himalayan News Service

A woman shields herself from rain with an umbrella and her son with a raincoat, in Kathmandu, in June 2015. Photo: Skanda Gautam/ THT

KATHMANDU, June 27: The monsoon trough is running close to the foothills of Himalayas due to which widespread rainfall activity is expected to continue throughout the country for a day or two. According to a special forecast released by the Meteorological Forecasting Division today, the low pressure area over Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal areas is likely to strengthen and move west-north-west leading to the increased risk of heavy rains or showers in the eastern and central regions tonight and central and western region tomorrow. There is also an increased risk of landslides and river level rise at a few places in the eastern and central regions tonight and central and western region tomorrow, it said. All meteorological stations except Nepalgunj and Dhangadi recorded rainfall today. Lumle received the highest rain (38mm) followed by Pokhara 37mm and Simara 34.2mm in the last 24 hours. Similarly, Kathmandu recorded 5.5mm rain in the last 24 hours.