5 from one family dead, toll hits 11
Six killed in floods, landslides
POST REPORT
KATHMANDU, July 26 - Five members of the same family died in Salyan after their house was buried under landslide Thursday. Elsewhere, one person died in flashfloods in Saptari the same day, taking the death toll from the recent torrential rainfall to 11.
Dhal Bahadur Ramjali, his wife and their three children died after their house at Chharchhare in Kaprechaur VDC-3, Salyan was buried under landslide Thursday morning. However, two other Ramjali children survived the disaster.
According to District Police Office, a police team from nearby Kalimati police post was sent to the place after receiving information of the landslide.
Similarly, 12-year-old Mamata Das of Theliya VDC of Saptari died after she was swept away by the flooded Mohali Rivulet.
Her dead body was found at Abasrutha at 2 pm. Das had gone to the nearby forest to collect firewood.
Earlier, two persons died in Dang while one each died in Udayapur, Bajhang and Nepalgunj due to flooding.
In Parbat, Tej Ram Subedi and Shushila Karki of Pang VDC-4 sustained serious injury after being buried in landslide. The houses of Khemraj Malla and Dipak Subedi in the same VDC collapsed.
Pokhara-Baglung and Beni-Maldhunga road sections were damaged and obstructed at various points due to landslide.
Meanwhile, a red light, signaling danger has been lit on the Koshi barrage after the water level in the Koshi river rose significantly due to continuous rain.
Our correspondent from Nepalgunj said that nearly 100 families in Banke have been displaced, while most of the areas in and around Nepalgunj municipality are waterlogged due to heavy rain.
Similarly, the Maoist satellite camp at Talabandi in Kailali has been submerged following incessant rainfall. According to police, about 20 families have been displaced at Bhajani VDC of the district.
Likewise, most of the areas of Janakpur municipality continue to be waterlogged and Janakpur-Jayanagar railway service has been disrupted due to rain.
Meanwhile, our correspondent from Biratnagar said that nearly 200 houses were damaged by the flood in the rural areas of Sarlahi district. Life in Jaleshwor municipality in Mahottari district continues to suffer due to heavy inundation, while over 600 houses in the district have collapsed.
Chitwan, Nawalparasi, Okhaldhunga, Palpa and other districts have also been affected because of flood, landslide and road obstructions.
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Thursday, July 26, 2007
Five of a family killed in landslide
Five of a family killed in landslide
Five persons of a same family were killed in a landslide in a remote village in Salyan district on Thursday.
They were killed when a house was swept away by a fierce landslide in Chharchhare of Kaprechaur VDC of Salyan district.
Those killed include Dhal Bahadur Ramjali, his wife and three children. His two other children, however, survived the incident.
According to local people, relief and rehab have been affected due to continued landslide in the area.
Meanwhile, monsoon rainfall has continued to lash the country causing losses of lives and properties in Terai region. nepalnews.com sd Jul 27
Five persons of a same family were killed in a landslide in a remote village in Salyan district on Thursday.
They were killed when a house was swept away by a fierce landslide in Chharchhare of Kaprechaur VDC of Salyan district.
Those killed include Dhal Bahadur Ramjali, his wife and three children. His two other children, however, survived the incident.
According to local people, relief and rehab have been affected due to continued landslide in the area.
Meanwhile, monsoon rainfall has continued to lash the country causing losses of lives and properties in Terai region. nepalnews.com sd Jul 27
Floods hit 200 Bardiya families
Floods hit 200 Bardiya families
Himalayan News Service
Bardiya, July 25:
Floods in streams and the Bahai river triggered by incessant rains since yesterday have affected at least 200 households. Following the mayhem, standing paddy crops in large areas also suffered extensive damage.
According to the Bardiya district police office, today’s flood displaced over 100 households at Taswa village in Mohammedpur VDC of the district. Taswa villagers were also forced to shift
lock, stock and barrel to higher places.
Constable Hemant BC at the district police control office said rescue teams of the police have been rushed from the district headquarters Gulariya to the site. He added that no human casualty occurred.
Flood in the Babai river also damaged a bridge and a culvert, flooding over 100 houses in Belwa VDC-7. Occupants of the flooded houses shifted to a nearby village on higher ground.
The flood in the river
also damaged paddy crops on 15 bighas of land in Padnaha VDC, police said. So far no loss of human life has been reported.
Saptari villages submerged
Rajbiraj: Seven villages in Saptari district were inundated on Wednesday after the Khando river overflowed and entered into human settlements. Bamangamakatti, Topa, Koiladi, Kobarsain, Mahadeva, Katti and Sakarpur are under floodwaters.
As the Khando river was flooded due to rains for the last three days, the villages were submerged, said one Bindeshwor Mandal of Topa. Villagers started moving away from villages in search of safe places since early morning today, he added.
The Rajbiraj-Hanumannagar road section has also been inundated, Mandal said. — HNS
Himalayan News Service
Bardiya, July 25:
Floods in streams and the Bahai river triggered by incessant rains since yesterday have affected at least 200 households. Following the mayhem, standing paddy crops in large areas also suffered extensive damage.
According to the Bardiya district police office, today’s flood displaced over 100 households at Taswa village in Mohammedpur VDC of the district. Taswa villagers were also forced to shift
lock, stock and barrel to higher places.
Constable Hemant BC at the district police control office said rescue teams of the police have been rushed from the district headquarters Gulariya to the site. He added that no human casualty occurred.
Flood in the Babai river also damaged a bridge and a culvert, flooding over 100 houses in Belwa VDC-7. Occupants of the flooded houses shifted to a nearby village on higher ground.
The flood in the river
also damaged paddy crops on 15 bighas of land in Padnaha VDC, police said. So far no loss of human life has been reported.
Saptari villages submerged
Rajbiraj: Seven villages in Saptari district were inundated on Wednesday after the Khando river overflowed and entered into human settlements. Bamangamakatti, Topa, Koiladi, Kobarsain, Mahadeva, Katti and Sakarpur are under floodwaters.
As the Khando river was flooded due to rains for the last three days, the villages were submerged, said one Bindeshwor Mandal of Topa. Villagers started moving away from villages in search of safe places since early morning today, he added.
The Rajbiraj-Hanumannagar road section has also been inundated, Mandal said. — HNS
Floods claim six more lives
Floods claim six more lives
Himalayan News Service
(Left) A rickshaw-puller and a motorcycle rider have a tough time navigating a waterlogged street in Biratnagar on Thursday. Houses submerged in floodwaters in Rajbiraj in Saptari (right). Dang/Itahari, July 26:
Floods triggered by incessant rains killed six people in various parts of the country today. Five persons of a family were killed when a landslide triggered by rains buried a house at Kavrechaur VDC-3 of Salyan district today, our Dang correspondent reported.
According to the police, the landslide buried the house of Dhal Bahadur Ramjali killing himself, his wife and his three children.
Sunsari, Morang, Saptari, Siraha, Bara, Parsa and Banke have been reeling under floods and rains for three days.
Sita Devi Bohora, 40, of Syadi in Bajhang district, died when a landslide struck her house today, police said. In Bhukduwa of Saptari, Lalan Das’ daughter Mamta, 16, drowned in the Mahuli Khola. Ganesh BK of Dafe in Bardiya drowned in the Pedani Khola at Khajura, Banke.
Two children have gone missing in Bankatte of Banke, police said.
The flooded Rapti and Duduwa rivers have swamped most of the villages in seven VDCs of Banke.
Banke CDO Krishna Acharya said police and army teams have been mobilised to rescue the affected people. Over 20 villages in Banke are waterlogged.
Sixteen VDCs, including some in Itahari and Inaruwa municipalities of Sunsari district, are waterlogged, while floods swept away three houses in Narsingh VDC of Sunsari.
In Siraha, Kusheshwor Mahara and 11-year-old Rina Kumari Sada of Anarma-Prapi-5 were injured when a log fell on them as the flooded Mainawati Khola swept away a house.
Twenty VDCs of Siraha are waterlogged due to floods in Kamala, Khuttikhola, Mainawati, Gagan, Sahaja, Khutti, Ghurmi and Galthi rivers.
In Saptari, 400 houses are waterlogged. The Khando river burst the Bhim dam and spilled
over into Nopa, Kobarsain, Kamdhepura, Sakapura, Bamangamakatti, Koiladi and Rampuramalhaniya VDCs.
Two hundred houses are waterlogged in Bangebazaar tole of Fattehpur, another 200 in Naya bazaar of Theliya and 40 in Bhagni, Maleth and Odraha.
Over 2,000 houses in Tandeshwari VDC in Udayapur are waterlogged.
In Sarlahi, nine houses collapsed while floodwaters entered 50 houses, police said. In Malangawa, 94 houses collapsed after floodwaters entered 23 villages.
Rural roads have been blocked in Ilam, which has been lashed by rains since a fortnight.
In Morang, Urlabari, Pathari, Itahara and other areas are waterlogged. Three hundred families in Hokalwadi Tole of Mahabhara and other areas in Jhapa district have marooned due to flooding in the Baniyani river and Kamal Khola. Over 1,000 houses are waterlogged in Bardiya district.
In Rautahat, 136 houses collapsed in 18 VDCS and Gaur municipality wards 6 and 9. Half a dozen villages are swamped in Nawalparasi district, while dozens of villages are swamped in Dhanusha district.
Source: THT
Himalayan News Service
(Left) A rickshaw-puller and a motorcycle rider have a tough time navigating a waterlogged street in Biratnagar on Thursday. Houses submerged in floodwaters in Rajbiraj in Saptari (right). Dang/Itahari, July 26:
Floods triggered by incessant rains killed six people in various parts of the country today. Five persons of a family were killed when a landslide triggered by rains buried a house at Kavrechaur VDC-3 of Salyan district today, our Dang correspondent reported.
According to the police, the landslide buried the house of Dhal Bahadur Ramjali killing himself, his wife and his three children.
Sunsari, Morang, Saptari, Siraha, Bara, Parsa and Banke have been reeling under floods and rains for three days.
Sita Devi Bohora, 40, of Syadi in Bajhang district, died when a landslide struck her house today, police said. In Bhukduwa of Saptari, Lalan Das’ daughter Mamta, 16, drowned in the Mahuli Khola. Ganesh BK of Dafe in Bardiya drowned in the Pedani Khola at Khajura, Banke.
Two children have gone missing in Bankatte of Banke, police said.
The flooded Rapti and Duduwa rivers have swamped most of the villages in seven VDCs of Banke.
Banke CDO Krishna Acharya said police and army teams have been mobilised to rescue the affected people. Over 20 villages in Banke are waterlogged.
Sixteen VDCs, including some in Itahari and Inaruwa municipalities of Sunsari district, are waterlogged, while floods swept away three houses in Narsingh VDC of Sunsari.
In Siraha, Kusheshwor Mahara and 11-year-old Rina Kumari Sada of Anarma-Prapi-5 were injured when a log fell on them as the flooded Mainawati Khola swept away a house.
Twenty VDCs of Siraha are waterlogged due to floods in Kamala, Khuttikhola, Mainawati, Gagan, Sahaja, Khutti, Ghurmi and Galthi rivers.
In Saptari, 400 houses are waterlogged. The Khando river burst the Bhim dam and spilled
over into Nopa, Kobarsain, Kamdhepura, Sakapura, Bamangamakatti, Koiladi and Rampuramalhaniya VDCs.
Two hundred houses are waterlogged in Bangebazaar tole of Fattehpur, another 200 in Naya bazaar of Theliya and 40 in Bhagni, Maleth and Odraha.
Over 2,000 houses in Tandeshwari VDC in Udayapur are waterlogged.
In Sarlahi, nine houses collapsed while floodwaters entered 50 houses, police said. In Malangawa, 94 houses collapsed after floodwaters entered 23 villages.
Rural roads have been blocked in Ilam, which has been lashed by rains since a fortnight.
In Morang, Urlabari, Pathari, Itahara and other areas are waterlogged. Three hundred families in Hokalwadi Tole of Mahabhara and other areas in Jhapa district have marooned due to flooding in the Baniyani river and Kamal Khola. Over 1,000 houses are waterlogged in Bardiya district.
In Rautahat, 136 houses collapsed in 18 VDCS and Gaur municipality wards 6 and 9. Half a dozen villages are swamped in Nawalparasi district, while dozens of villages are swamped in Dhanusha district.
Source: THT
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