Kathmandu : The government body has asked the people in the western belt in the country to remain cautious as heavy rainfall is forecasted in some regions. The Weather Forecasting Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has issued a weather forecast bulletin stating that ‘very heavy rainfall’ is likely in one or two locations of the western part and heavy rainfall in some parts of western and one or two sites of the east and west regions. On Saturday, the country witnessed slight to medium range rainfall in most of the parts while rainfall is also forecasted this night. Likewise, the Division said that most of the parts in the country would witness slight to medium range rainfalls on Sunday and heavy rainfall is forecasted in some areas of the central and east parts.
Kathmandu received 45 ml of rainfall in the past 24 hours while Biratnagar witnessed the highest amount of rainfall with 55 ml in the country while Pokhara got 43 ml of rainfall. The Department has urged the people living along and around the river shores to be alert to possible flooding as there is possibility of heavy, moderate and scanty rainfalls for the next three days, thus increasing water level in big and small rivers like Mahakali, Karnali and Koshi, Kankai, Kamala, Bagmati, East Rapti, Tinau West Rapti, Babai and Mohana.
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