15 dead in flash floods

Due to the heavy rains since Saturday, 8 people have died due to landslides in Gandaki province and 3 in Lumbini, 2 in Bagmati, 1/1 in Koshi and Valley.

According to police spokesperson DIG Dan Bahadur Karki, 60 houses have been flooded in Gandaki and more than 150 families have been displaced. 3 people are missing. A man has gone missing in Belka-3 in Udaipur, a girl in Simta in Surkhet and a woman in Bhirkot in Syangja have gone missing due to the flood.

Similarly, 3/3 people died due to landslides in Plant-6 of Syangja and Shuklagandaki-7 of Tanahun, police said. 2 people died in Phalebas Karkineta of Pari Parbat in the landslide itself. According to the police, 2 people died in Lamhi and Rajpur of Dang, while one person each died in Mathagadi and Koshi of Palpa.

Two people lost their lives in the flood in Roshi of Kavre. Similarly, one person died in Nagarjuna, Kathmandu. 7 men, 6 women and 2 children have died in the last two days in the landslides. Police spokesman Karki said that 7 people were injured in the landslides in Syangja and 5 in Tanahun. 6 people were injured in Helambu in Sindhupalchok, Rurukshetra in Gulmi, Ichchakamana in Chitwan and 6 in Okhaldhunga. ; have been.

The police said that 3 people were injured in Dakshinkali and Budhanilkanth of Kathmandu due to floods. According to the police, 67 people have died in monsoon-related incidents including floods and landslides across the country since the beginning of the rainy season. According to the police data, 28 men, 22 women and 17 children died in the floods during this period. Similarly, 83 people were injured. The injured include 39 men, 29 women and 15 children. According to the police, 6 people are missing.

So far, 121 houses have been inundated due to floods, 82 houses, 46 sheds, 41 bridges, 1 school and 2 government offices have been damaged. 188 animals and quadrupeds have died. More than 1 thousand 58 households have been displaced due to the disaster in three weeks. Spokesperson Karki said that with the coordination and support of various agencies and local residents, the police are working to keep those who are at risk of floods in a safe place, to retrieve the wealth buried in the landslides and to remove the road obstacles in various places.

Roads and highways across the country have also been blocked due to landslides. According to police data, some roads are completely blocked and some are partially blocked.

The Department of Water and Meteorology has estimated that there is a possibility of heavy rain in most of the provinces by Monday. The weather forecast bulletin of the department mentioned that there is a possibility of heavy rain in some places of Koshi, Vagmati, Lumbini and Far West on Monday. The department has appealed for vigilance as there may be risk of floods, landslides and inundation in the areas where there is a possibility of heavy rains.