Relentless rainfall since Thursday has killed at least 14 people all across Nepal , with inundation, flooding and landslides reported from all across the nation, prompting alerts and warnings.
Highways leading to Chitwan, which serves as the juncture to travel across the nation, also remain blocked, with landslides reported in multiple locations. As per the official, landslides at multiple locations have hindered the search and rescue operation, while the condition has been deteriorating with the continuous downpour. “In Nishikhola Village Council of Baglung District, four people have died after being buried in a landslide.
On Sunday morning, authorities issued a warning for all the residents living along the Narayani River in Central Nepal after it crossed the warning level of 9 meters and entered the settlements. At least 6 people were dead from Thursday in the rain-induced disaster till Saturday evening, as per the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Authority (NDRRMA), while four additional people were dead on Sunday morning in a landslide incident in Myagdi District. The incident occurred this morning in Ward Number 3, Hardra,” Prem Bahadur Gharti Magar, the Deputy Chairperson of the Village Council, told ANI over the phone. The latest disaster in the Himalayan Nation comes a month after the tragedy of the Bhotekoshi Floods, which so far have claimed over 1400 lives and left over 6000 missing.
