INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
DODHARA, CHANDANI, JULY 8Incessant rains triggered floods have submerged some
settlements in Kanchanpur.
Floods, landslides triggered by heavy rains in India's northeast kill at least 16 people
Seven thousand people likely to be affected due to landslides and flooding in
Tanahun
According to the District Police Office,
Kanchanpur, most of the areas have been affected by the flood
Three settlements of Dodhara Chandani municipality-10 have been inundated after the Mahakali and Jogbuda Rivers entered the
settlements.Kutiyakabhar of Jogbuda and Shanti tole and Lisani tole of Wari have been inundated
Similarly, Bhimdutta municipality, Bedkot, Shuklaphanta, Krishnapur municipality and most of the settlements in the southern region of
Kanchanpur have been flooded.
Spokesperson at the District Police Office, Deputy Superintendent of Police Umesh Joshi, said
1,622 people who were affected by the floods across the district have been rescued and shifted to safer places.
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