Eighteen people were killed in separate landslides in the Ilam district in the east bordering India, said Spokesman Binod Ghimira. Three people were killed in the southern nepal in the thunderstrap, and one person died in the floods in the Udayapur district, also in the east Nepal, he said.
Eleven people took the flood and disappeared from Saturday, the authorities said.
“Rescue actions are in progress,” she said for Reuters Shanti Mahat, a spokesperson of the national disaster risk management (NDRRMA).
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Several highways blocked by landslides and floods, which is why hundreds of passengers remained blocked, the authorities said, Hina reports.
“The schedule of domestic flights is mostly disturbed, but international flights take place normally,” said Rinja Sherpa, Kathmandu Airport spokesman.
In southeastern Nepal, the Koshi River, which causes deadly floods in the eastern Indian state of Bihar every year, climbed above the dangerous level, a district official said.
Dharmendra Kumar Mishra, District Manager of Sunsari County, said water flows in Koshi River were more than twice as much as normal. All 56 Koshi Constitution opened to release water compared to about 10 to 12 during a normal situation, and the authorities are “prepared to prohibit heavy vehicles access to the bridge,” he said.
In the hilly Kathmandu, several rivers flooded roads and many houses, separating the capital with temples from the rest of the country.
Hundreds of people die each year in landslides and torrent floods that are common in mostly mountain nepals during the monsoon season that usually starts in mid-June and lasts until mid-September.
Meteorologists say that rain in that country is likely to fall by Monday, and the authorities say they take maximum precautions to help people affected by disaster.
(Vijesti.ba)
