Gore BK of Kalpabrikshya-3, Sindhuli and Shree Bahadur Majhi of Mahadevsthan were swept away and killed by the Manikhola river Tuesday afternoon, Sunita BK, 17, of Jarayotar-5 died in the Handikhola and Bouwa Lal Kumar of Dudhouli in the Kamala river, according to our Janakpur correspondent Suresh Yadav. [break]
Likewise, Indra Bahadur Damai, 35, of Saigha-1, Dang perished while crossing the Sewar river over a causeway Wednesday, according to our Dang correspondent Gajendra Bohara. Two persons had perished in similar fashion while crossing the Gwar by causeway on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Tek Narayan Bhattarai reports from Palpa that Tara Bahadur Majhi, 39, of Birgha-3, Syangja died when his house caved in suddenly Wednesday morning. His body was pulled out of the rubble by police who reached the spot after neighbors informed them of the incident.
Sub-inspector Shiva Khatri said the house must have collapsed due to seepage of water following a week of heavy downpours.
Likewise, the body of one of three members of a family, missing in Sadewa-2, Taplejung after landslides swept away the house of Ashang Limbu, was found Wednesday, reports our Taplejung correspondent Khagendra Adhikari.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sudeep Rajbhandari said the body of Suka Fago, 3, has been found by a police rescue team and a search is still on for her missing grandparents. DSP Rajbhandari said incessant rain and continuous landslide are affecting the rescue effort.
Laxmi Singh, 35, of Gotri-5, Bajura was killed in a landslide, according to our Doti correspondent Pushpa Raj Joshi. Singh was hit by landslide while returning home, according to Bajura police.
Barun Paneru reports that Mukesh Saud, 14, of Bagarkot, Dadeldhura died while crossing a river on the way back home after visiting Bhageshwar temple in Bhageshwar VDC, Tuesday night.
Meanwhile, the body of one of two persons swept away by the Triyuga river Tuesday has been recovered, reports our Udayapur correspondent Maheshwar Chamling Rai.
The body of Asha Rai, 42, has been found by the river bank near Aryaghat, Triyuga-3, according to Leela Rai, a relative. Floods have also damaged a drinking water project, roads and arable land in the district.
Flooding in the Baruwa river has caused damage amounting to around 10 million rupees at Triyuga Small Town Drinking Water Project in Triyuga municipality-1, 2, 3 and 17, according to the project. The flood has swept away a kilometer of pipeline from the source to the intake, triggering a drinking water crisis in Triyuga.
Flooding and landslides have also obstructed the Gaighat-Saune-Khanbu, Routa, Gaighat-Beltar, Beltar-Siddhipur, Gaighat-Fattepur and Gaighat-Murkuchi-Nepaltar roads, bringing transportation to a halt. Flooding has swept away 25 electricity poles bringing power to Jalpachilaune VDC, Beldobhan.
Meanwhile, the administration has banned the extraction of rocks and sand from the Baruwa river, considering the current situation.
Kamal Thapa reports from Rukum that landslide has destroyed a house in Lahan, Jajarkot and displaced another 12 families. There has been no casualty but the landslide, that started Tuesday night, has not yet stopped. Landslide has also stopped travelers and mules coming to the village from district headquarters Khalanga and from Chaurjahari.
Water recedes in Koshi
The flow of the Koshi river started to recede after hitting a five-year high of 339,405 cusecs Tuesday evening, according to our Itahari correspondent Amar Khadka. It was 246,725 cusecs when measured Wednesday evening, but danger remains.
Only 30 of the 55 gates at the barrage are open now but the danger siren has been blaring since Sunday. It will only stop when the water level falls below 150,000 cusecs.
A team led by chief of the Department of Water Induced Disaster Prevention office at Biratnagar, Dhruba Shrestha, went for a field inspection Wednesday, considering the likelihood of further erosion of river banks as the water level falls.
Shrestha said the water is putting extra pressure on some of the spurs at the barrage but there wasn´t any threat of erosion at the embankment. “The situation is normal right now. The people in the east can heave a sigh of relief as the water flow is gradually decreasing,” he said.
Meanwhile, the chief secretary of the government inspected the swollen Mahakali river in Bhimdutta Municipality Wednesday, according to our Mahendranagar correspondent Bikram Giri.
Chief Secretary Ghimire expressed dissatisfaction over the lack of effort on the part of the administration. “Start the control measures immediately,” he was heard telling technicians.
He also directed Director General of Water Induced Disaster Control Department Som Raj Dhakal to be present at the site until the erosion is stopped.
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