DHANGADI, JUNE 19
Days of torrential downpour have led to swelling of the Mahakali River that flows through mountains, hills and Chure Bhaawar region in Limpiyadhura of Darchula till Kanchanpur in the Sudurpashchim Province.
As a result of this phenomena, an under-construction bridge in the district has been destroyed by the floods.
The floods have not only destroyed the structure of four-lane bridge but the roads leading to the bridge too have been damaged, local correspondent of Dodhar, Khadka Rawal shared.
Likewise, around a dozen houses have been submerged in water as the river section in Aeri, Bhimdatta Municipality-12 was blocked, shared the Ward Chair of Bhimadatta Municipality-13, Lal Bahadur Shahi.
Spokesperson of the Kanchanpur District Police Office Amar Bahadur Thapa said that the water level in the Mahakali River has increased relatively in the afternoon as compared to the morning.
The police teams in the flood-prone areas have been asked to remain on standby, he added.
