KATHMANDU: Heavy rains and floods wreaked havoc in several parts of the country on Wednesday, disrupting normal life, according to officials.
The torrential rains also inundated several villages, submerged houses, and caused landslides in different parts of Nepal, disrupting vehicular traffic and bringing down power lines.
Heavy rains have turned rivers in spate, forcing the authorities to advise the people living on banks to safer and higher places.
Similarly, The Ministry of Home Affairs has managed food, tents, and sleeping bags for the survivors.
Minister for Health and Population Sher Bahadur Tamang who represents the Sindhupalchowk-2 in the House of Representatives is learned to have held a meeting with Prime Minister for necessary rescue and relief in the flood-hit areas.
Swollen river in Sindhupalchowk.
Meanwhile, the Melamchi Drinking Water Development Committee says eight Melamchi Drinking Water Project staff have gone missing in the flood.
Among them, three are Chinese nationals, three Indians, and two Nepali. A search is being carried out to find the missing workers with the help of the Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, and the locals.
Floods in a river damage a bridge in Bagluing district. (Photo: RSS)
The project said 76 people were rescued from the project construction site and airlifted to Kathmandu and Dhulikhel. They all are out of a life-threatening condition.
The flood, however, caused no damage to the project major tunnel, water processing plant, and the main dam. Project camps, devices, construction materials, access roads, and bridges were swept away by the flood. The flood entered the project area at around 7:30 pm Tuesday.
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