According to data provided by Nepal Police as of Friday evening, six highways have been blocked due to floods, landslides, and inundation.
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Six highways across the country have been blocked due to floods and landslides caused by continuous rain. According to the data provided by the Nepal Police till Friday evening, six highways have been blocked due to floods, landslides and inundation.
Nepal Police has stated that all vehicular movement operating on the Khurkot-Nepalthok-Katunjebesi section of the BP Highway has been completely banned. Considering the possible floods that may occur on the BP Highway section, all vehicular movement operating from 6:00 pm to 4:00 am has been banned since last Jestha 22. Vehicles are operated on that road only from 4:00 am to 6:00 pm.
In order to minimize the potential risk of floods and landslides due to rain, vehicles operating along the Kanti Lokpath in Makawanpur have been banned at night. According to the Nepal Police, all vehicular movement operating from 5:00 pm to 5:00 am has been banned.
Central Police Spokesperson Abinarayan Kafle informed that the Mechi Highway in Ilam district has been completely blocked.
Central Police Spokesperson Kafle informed that the Saljhandi-Dhorpatan road in Arghakhanchi district has been completely blocked due to a landslide. He said that since Asad 12, the road has been completely blocked due to a landslide that fell from above the Saljhandi-Dhorpatan road in Panini Rural Municipality-2, Dhungekhola.
Sindhupalchowk's Araniko Highway is completely blocked due to a landslide. Nepal Police has stated that on Asad 13, a landslide fell from above the road on the Araniko Highway under Bhotekoshi Rural Municipality-4, Jirokila, completely blocking the road.
Similarly, today, traffic has been stopped due to a landslide in Iku under the Araniko Highway in Kodari, Bhotekoshi Rural Municipality-2, Sindhupalchowk. The movement of traffic has been completely disrupted due to landslides including rocks and mud falling from the road in that section.
The Baglung Kaligandaki Corridor has been completely disrupted. Nepal Police has stated that the road has been completely disrupted due to landslides including rocks and mud falling from the Kaligandaki Corridor road in Jaimini Municipality-8, Belbagar, Baglung today.
