Severe flooding in Solukhumbu, coastal areas of Dudhkoshi and Bhotekhola at high risk

Another house a few steps down from Namche Bazaar has also been washed away. He said that the police went to the scene to find out if there were any human casualties due to the flood and to search and rescue.

DSP Ghimire said that the flood occurred in Dudhkoshi's tributary river 'Bhotekoshi' and as it flows into Dudhkoshi, the edge of the lower coastal area is at risk . He said that the people of the lower coastal area of ​​Dudhkoshi have been asked to go to a safe place to avoid the risk.

Chief District Officer Devi Pandey said that although there were rumors that Himtal had broken, it could not be confirmed. According to him, it is raining in the area of ​​the incident. It is estimated that the flood may have occurred due to this. Pragya Pandey informed that three houses and one hostel have been swept away by the flood, while five other houses are at high risk. The full details of the damage caused by the flood have not yet arrived.

The impact of the flood from above, the river coastal areas of Khumbupasang village, Mapyadudhkoshi and Thulung Dudhkoshi rural municipality, which are connected to Dudhkoshi river, are at high risk. Dudhkoshi River, after the three municipalities, the coastal settlements of Khotang and Khokhaldhunga are also at risk. Dudhkoshi flows into Saptakoshi via Khotang and Udaipur.