Kathmandu. Three people have died in floods and landslides in different parts of Darchula due to continuous rains. Two have gone missing. The floods and landslides have damaged property in various areas of Duhu village municipality and Mahakali municipality of the district.
The floods have washed away houses, farms, bridges, and even small hydropower projects. Manohar Bhatta, Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office, Darchula, told that Narasimha Mahar and his wife Kaushila Mahar died in the landslide.
He said that they were killed when a landslide fell on them while they were sleeping at night. Similarly, Bhatta said that Manuwa Dadal was also killed in the flood in Dulla of Duhu Municipality-5. He informed that Dadal and his house were washed away by the flood in the Kalagad river. The floods have washed away houses, bridges, hydropower projects, water supply, and livestock.
According to locals, five shops, two small hydropower projects, four suspension bridges, and a concrete bridge have also been washed away in the area. Similarly, two persons have gone missing due to floods in Ward No. 3 Nijangad. According to Bhatta, locals Sher Singh Karki and Harak Singh Karki have gone missing due to the flood in the Nijangad River. The Nijangad River has washed away a motorable bridge and two suspension bridges on the Darchula-Tinker road and half a dozen houses and shops.
When the Nijangad bridge of Darchula-Tinker road collapsed, the connection between Duhu and Vyas village has been severed. Similarly, half of the range post building of the Api Nampa Conservation Area Office near Nijangad River has been flooded. Similarly, shops of Dev Bahadur Bomb, Amar Bahadur Bomb, Sundar Bahadur Bomb and Jit Bahadur Bomb have been blown up in Shribagad of Mahakali Municipality-1. According to Bhatta, a team of Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, and Nepal Army have reached the spot.-newskarkhana
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