INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TANAHUN, JULY 10 A man has been swept away by a river while he was pulling out wood
from the river this morning.
41 bridges swept away by floods, physical damage exceeds 100 million
One goes missing, three houses swept away in Dolakha
Tal Bahadur Thapa, 55, from Byas Municipality-1 of Tanahun district was swept away by the Seti
River while he was fishing out woods from the river, according to District Police Office, Tanahun.Deputy Superintendent of Police Dipak Raya
informed that search for the missing Thapa was continued.
When the flooded rivers and streams wash away the smashed tree
branches, people gather on the riverbanks and pull out the wood in a bid to manage firewood, which, however, turns fatal in some
cases.Meanwhile, the Prithvi Highway obstructed by the landslide has been opened for one-way traffic since this morning.
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