Kathmandu, September 28
Spokesperson for the Home Ministry Rishiram Tiwari said floods and landslides caused by the torrential rains since yesterday killed 16 people across the country with five deaths in Kathmandu valley- two in Lalitpur, two in Bhaktapur and one in Kathmandu.
He said members of Nepal Army, Armed Police Force and Nepal Police have been deployed for the rescue and relief operation. In Kathmandu valley alone, 3300 security personnel of APF , 1667 of Nepal Police and of Nepal Army have been deployed for rescue and relief operation.
Authorities have opened all 56 flood gates of Koshi River as water level crossed danger mark in the river, said Chief District Officer of Sunsari Ram Chandra Tiwari. He said water level had crossed 500,000 cusecs per second. Normally authorities issue red alert when water level crosses 2000,000 to 250,000 cusecs per second.
Tiwari said some people were stranded in the Koshi Tappu area surrounded by rising level of water. CDO Tiwari said that they wanted to rescue stranded people with the helicopter but helicopter cannot fly due to bad weather.
