Mahaettari. Binod Poudel of Bardibas, Mahottari, thought that the floods would not come as soon as the hailstorm was over. But since Bhadra 10, when it started raining incessantly, he could not sleep all night. He reaches the Red River, forced to see the river cutting the fields. According to him, the Ratu River has already cut off eight acres of farmland including him. The field has become bugger.
The floods have damaged various areas in Mahottari. According to the District Disaster Management Committee, about 900 houses have been inundated in Balwa Municipality alone due to the floods. The municipality has suffered the most damage in Tilgad. Local Basanta Raj Sah informed that the affected people are being rescued and relocated to safer places.
The flow of water in the Ratu, Maraha and Jangaha rivers has increased significantly. Chief District Officer Tirtha Raj Bhattarai said that preparations are being made to relocate the people living in the coastal areas to safer places. Poor families have been further affected by the incessant rains. Musahar children of Musahar slum of Gaushala Municipality are in trouble. Sunil Sada of Musahar said that there was a problem due to the leakage of water from Tahara.
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