KATHMANDU, AUG 23 -
At least four persons were killed, two others went missing and hundreds were displaced due to floods and landslides in various parts of the country on Monday.

Two persons were swept away by rivers in Sindhuli district. The dead have been identified as Yunita B.K. of Jarayotar and Baubalal Kumar of Dudhauli, police said.

Landslide buried Laisi Chepang in Kakada VDC-7 in Makwanpur district, while one Bhim Khati was swept away by the swollen Garuwa rivulet in Ilam.

Meanwhile, the Koshi river started eroding spurs in its western embankment in Pathari of Saptari district, leaving a dozen VDCs at high risk of flooding.

Ram Avatar Sardar, a local, said the swollen river eroded more than half of the spur.  The water flow in the Koshi river on Monday was 276,905 cusec, the highest this year. Red lights were lit across the Koshi Bridge as a sign of danger. An employee at the Koshi Barrage said the water level could go up as it has been raining continuously in some hilly

districts that feed the river. Indian technicians are working to control the erosion.

In Bardiya, around 500 households were displaced in Rajpur Tappu as floodwaters from the Karnali river inundated a settlement of freed Kamaiyas (bonded labourers) in Chhediya. The waters also inundated various settlements in Bhimmapur, Daulatpur and other villages.

In Siraha, around 200 houses were waterlogged as waters from the Kamala river and Jhulke stream entered the settlements.

In Nawalparasi, six villages, Rampur Khadauna, Rampurawa, Bhajuhawa, Sonami, Sanai, and Pratappur in the south were inundated due to heavy downpour for the past few days. Locals have been forced to take shelter in cowsheds following the inundation.

Heavy downpour for the last couple of days damaged the dam constructed in Karnali river at Dhansinghpur of Kailali district on Monday. The dam constructed at a cost of Rs 1.39 million has been damaged affecting locals of Dhansinghpur village.

In Nawalparasi, floodwaters washed away the power house of a micro-hydro project worth four million rupees in Bulingtar VDC.

Flashfloods and landslides in Udayapur, Sindhuli, Dang, Salyan, Kaski, Terhathum, Taplejung and various other districts also displaced dozens of families.

According to meteorologist Sudip Kayastha in Kathmandu, almost all 15 meterological stations across the country recorded more than normal rainfall in August this year. “Most parts of the western and central parts of the country will see rainfall for the next couple of days,” he said.

Posted on: 2010-08-24 09:48

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