KATHMANDU: Continuous rainfall has triggered floods and landslides, leading to the complete obstruction of seven major road sections in different districts across Nepal, according to Nepal Police.
The affected districts include Sankhuwasabha, Kavrepalanchok, Sindhupalchok, Dolpa, Rukum West, Jajarkot, and Bajura.
Police spokesperson and Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Binod Ghimire stated that the Koshi Highway in Bhotkhola Rural Municipality of Sankhuwasabha has been fully blocked due to heavy rainfall. In Kavrepalanchok, a landslide in Banepa Municipality-4 disrupted the Banepa-Nala-Bhaktapur road, and a bridge above the road was damaged.
In Sindhupalchok, the Araniko Highway has been obstructed by a landslide in Kodari, Bhotekoshi Rural Municipality. Similarly, the Bheri Corridor in Tripurasundari Municipality-1, Dolpa, and the Jajarkot-Dolpa section in Aathbiskot Municipality-6, Rukum West, have been blocked due to flooding.
In Jajarkot, a landslide in Chedagad Municipality-3 at Dakeribhir has blocked the Mid-Hill Highway. Likewise, in Bajura, the Martadi-Kolti road was shut down due to a landslide in Dhamkle Bhasupatal of Badimalika Municipality-7.
Nepal Police also informed that some roads affected by landslides have been partially reopened. The Baglung section of the Kaligandaki Corridor and Shahid Highway in Akhate, Rolpa, have resumed one-way operation. In Gulmi, the Kaligandaki Corridor near Parivartan Rural Municipality-5 in Rolpa has also reopened partially.
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