Earthquake victims of floods and landslides

His granddaughter Hitmaya Pun, 8 years old, Dhanisha Pun, 5 years old and Manisha Sarki, 4 years old, died when the flood washed away the temporary house of local Sher Bahadur Pun. 6 people living in Pun's house are injured.

Similarly, 40-year-old Dilli Budhathoki is missing and 3 others are injured after being swept away by the Jinchour river. Dilli was among them who tried to escape after the flood of Khare started damaging the temporary tower and went missing. Due to the flood, 5 temporary towers have been completely damaged and 21 temporary houses have been partially damaged.

Similarly, on Tuesday night, 4 people were injured when the temporary tower of earthquake victims in Kushe rural municipality-4 Dalle of Jajarkot collapsed due to a landslide. Locals Vishnu Thapa and Dalsari Thapa's temporary tower was swept away by a landslide, along with Dalsari, their 4-year-old daughter Hastika and 17-year-old daughter Niramaya were injured. Vishnu's 20-year-old wife Kamala Thapa was injured in the incident. Two of the injured are in serious condition. All were rescued by an army helicopter and brought to the provincial hospital in Surkhet.

Villages in Jajarkot and Rukum West are at high risk of landslides after the earthquake. Due to the landslide, 16 families of Chaupani in Bheri Municipality-1 Maide of Jajarkot have been displaced. The ward office has transferred 11 families to a nearby school. 4 families have gone to India and one family has gone to a relative's house. "Due to the earthquake, the ground above the house has cracked and cracked. After the rains, they were moved to a safe place from their temporary accommodation," said Deepak Rana, Ward President of Bheri-1.

According to Jajarkot Chief District Officer Umakant Adhikari, about 300 families in 28 settlements of Jajarkot are at high risk of landslides. He said that the settlements were at high risk after the land around the village was torn apart due to the earthquake. "It is not possible to relocate the families at risk right now," he said, "that's why local people's representatives are monitoring, and we have kept about 300 security personnel on standby."

In Rukum West's Athabiskot—11, 12 and 13, 98 earthquake-affected families were also displaced by floods, said city chief Ravi KC. According to him, 1557 households are at high risk of floods and landslides. "On the one hand, the earthquake caused us great pain, and the citizens who survived it also suffered from the flood," he said, "We have distributed immediate relief to the displaced families, security agencies and organizations have been put on alert to prevent further damage.

Vimala Poonmagar of Eighth Biskot-12 Khinchour said that they were disturbed after the rain. "If you go to a cracked house, you are worried that an earthquake will come again, and the temporary roof does not even hold normal water. If it rains suddenly, you are surprised that your food and clothes will get wet," she said. Nisha Gharti of Saniveri Rural Municipality-1 said that after the earthquake destroyed the land around the village, she had to live in a temporary shelter in Trasaitras. "When it rains at night, we are worried about landslides, that's why we stay awake," she said. Nar Bahadur Nepali, General Secretary of Karnali Province of Nepal Red Cross Society said that due to this, there is a great risk of floods. "Only health problems were seen in winter and summer," he said.

Geologist Chandan Giri says that the risk of new landslides is high in the earthquake-affected areas. According to him, the risk of landslides is about 80 percent higher after an earthquake than in other normal conditions. After the earthquake, a team of 5 people led by him studied in some villages of Jajarkot's Nalgad, Bheri Municipality and Barekot Rural Municipality. During the study, it was found that the land around various settlements was torn. "The rain has already started, there is a risk of erosion and landslides in those places," he said.

The Chief District Officer of Jajarkot, Umakant Adhikari, said that the whole district is under earthquake and monsoon disaster. According to him, due to the incessant rains, all the roads were closed and traffic was cut off with Junichande, Kushe, Barekot and Shivalaya Rural Municipality headquarters. He said that due to the continuous rain, everyone has been alerted and the security agencies have been put on alert. Secretary of Internal Affairs and Law Ministry of Karnali Province Ravilal Sharma informed that all security mechanisms have been put in readiness to reduce possible risks in earthquake affected settlements.

An earthquake took place on November 17, with Jajarkot's Barekot as its epicenter. From which 48 thousand 517 beneficiaries have been established in Jajarkot alone. Out of which 34 thousand 954 temporary houses have been constructed. The rest of the family is forced to stay in Tripal and the old house.