Heavy rainfall claims 3 lives, disrupts life and highways in Nepal

Updated:7 years, 3 months ago

Kathmandu (Nepal), July 13 (ANI): The incessant rainfall in Nepal claimed 3 lives on Thursday in Nepal’s Bhaktapur city. Three members of a family were buried when a house collapsed after rainfall which continued for about 10 hours starting from Wednesday evening. The caving in and landslides in various road sections have disrupted the transport in the mountainous districts of the country. The major highways of Nepal, the Araniko and BP Highways, came to a standstill because of the mudslide and the inundation but were cleared in active initiation of the army and the police. The Narayangarh-Muglin section which serves as the backbone for trade and supplies is functioning one-way as the landslide disrupts the highway with the caving-in in various sections. The Weather Forecasting Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Nepal has warned of continued rainfall till the next three days with warning of heavy rainfall in Eastern Nepal.