INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 28A rain-triggered flood has swept away 30 houses in Sisneri
Bazaar, Indrasarowar Rural Municipality-3, Makawanpur district.
Flash flood sweeps away hamlet as Vietnam's storm toll
Flood sweeps away jeep, different structures damaged
According to Assistant Police Inspector Bhojraj
Neupane, in charge of the Sisneri police post, the flood also destroyed the police station building
Additionally, 28 houses in Khanikhet, Indrasarowar Rural Municipality-3, have been inundated.Two sluice gates of the Kulekhani reservoir
were opened this morning after rising water levels due to continuous rainfall
Water levels in various streams have reached warning levels, heightening the risk of floods and further inundation.
While
no human casualties have been reported, those in high-risk areas have been relocated to safer locations, Neupane informed.Landslides
triggered by incessant rain have blocked several key roads, including the Hetauda-Kathmandu Road, Kulekhani-Phakhel-Kathmandu Road,
Tribhuvan Highway, and Kulekhani-Mata Tirtha-Kathmandu Road.Efforts are ongoing to clear the debris and restore traffic, said Tirtharaj
Chiluwal, Chief District Officer of Makawanpur
Chiluwal also noted that security forces are on high alert due to the heightened risk of monsoon-induced disasters such as landslides,
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