The incessant rain that came last Saturday and Sunday has caused great damage in the district. The capital Gaur is still under water. Gaur was submerged after the Bagmati river on the east side and Lalbakaiya river on the west side flooded.

Police Superintendent of District Police Office Netramani Giri informed that 412 families have been displaced due to floods. 236 families have been displaced in Durgabhagavati Rural Municipality. More than a thousand houses were flooded in that area. Ward No. 4 Pacharukhi and Ward No. 5 Bardhawa of that rural municipality, which are located between Jhajkhola and Bagmati river, have been more affected. The flood has destroyed the rice crop . 

Superintendent of Police Giri said that 89 families were displaced due to floods in Rajdevi Municipality, which is connected to Gaur. Ward No. 8 and 9 have been affected the most. The floods have caused more damage to the villages of Gaur, Rajpur, Gujra, Katharia, Ishanath, Madhav Narayan, Gadhimai, Vrindavan, Moulapur, Fatuwa Vijaypur Municipality and Yamuna.

road blocked

Floods have also blocked major roads within Rautahat. There is water on the road from Gaur Customs to BPichoke. The flood has washed away the main road section connecting Haranhia-Kalaiya via Moulapur, Sonarnia . Superintendent of Police Giri informed that traffic on that route was completely stopped after the flood that came with heavy rain washed away a large part of the black road. 

Government offices flooded

Government offices in Gaur have been flooded due to floods. The area has been inundated after flooding from different places of Bagmati river and Bakaiya river. 

According to Chief District Officer Vinod Kumar Khadka, the office has been instructed to open from Tuesday, but the customers are not coming. District Administration, Gaur Municipality, Malpot, Napi, Infrastructure, District Court, Public Prosecutor's Office, Gaur Customs, District Election, District Post Office and other offices have been inundated by the flood.