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Five highways remain blocked due to floods and landslides



KATHMANDU: Five major highways across the country remain blocked today due to floods and landslides triggered by ongoing monsoon rainfall, according to the Nepal Police Headquarters.

The affected routes include the Koshi Highway, Pasang Lhamu Highway, Bheri Corridor, Araniko Highway, and the Chalghat road section in Tripurasundari Municipality-1 of Dolpa.

Nepal Police Spokesperson Binod Ghimire reported that the Shahid Highway connecting Rolpa and Gulmi, the Kaligandaki Corridor, and the Jayaprithvi Highway linking Khodpe and Bajhang have been reopened for one-way traffic after earlier blockages caused by landslides.

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