Flash floods in Nepal have sent a heavy load of silt, wood and household debris into the Gandak river system in Kushinagar and Maharajganj districts, prompting irrigation authorities to temporarily shut canals amid concerns that the sediment could choke the network.
District authorities remain on high alert in villages along the Gandak and other rivers receiving water from Nepal. Revenue officials, police, SDRF teams and other agencies have been deployed at vulnerable locations, with evacuation arrangements in place if the situation worsens. Meanwhile, four more bodies were recovered at different places along the river on Friday, police said. Six bodies were recovered by NDRF personnel on Thursday.
Mumbai resident Meena Satpal, who was travelling to Kathmandu with her family, said they were stopped near Narayanghat. (a transport hub in Nepal) . After learning about worsening flood conditions and road damage, they abandoned their trip and returned to India through the Sonauli border, she said.
