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
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Thursday, July 26, 2007
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
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Rains, floods wreak havoc across country; two dead, one missing
Rains, floods wreak havoc across country; two dead, one missing
Kantipur Report
DANG/ MAHOTTARI, July 25 - Heavy rainfall and floods have brought normal life to a standstill in eastern and western Nepal for the third day running.
One person was swept away when a river burst its banks in Dang while many in eastern Nepal were rendered homeless due to rising water levels.
A resident of Halwaar VDC-4, Nimraj Khanal, 24 was found dead Wednesday morning, the District Police Office, Dang said. Khanal was swept away by a flash flood while he was crossing Kala Khola along Ghorahi-Tulispur road Tuesday evening, the police added.
In a separate incident in Sindhuli, a woman went missing this morning, reportedly swept away when she went to bathe in the Sunkoshi River, bordering Sindhuli and Udaypur districts.
She has been identified as 24-year-old Angira Khadka of Ratnawoti VDC.
Normal life in Mahottari district was also severely affected as the monsoon continued to pound the region.
According to our local correspondent, patients in the Jaleshwor District Hospital were stranded after the hospital roof collapsed following heavy rainfall on Tuesday.
At least a dozen villages in Saptari district have been inundated after a dam built in the Saptakoshi River was swept away.
In neighbouring Sunsari district, Mahendranagar, Prakashpur, Madhuwan, Kusaha and some villages were also submerged.
Floods battered and washed away Jyoti Pre-primary School building at Dadhuwaa in Pulachour VDC -7 in Myagdi district on Wednesday.
17 families of the Dalit community in Myagdi were rendered homeless after a landslide occurred at Dholthana in Ghatan VDC.
Similarly, landslides have disrupted transport services in Pyuthan at Dampti Bahane road and Dahawan Tila.
The Katari-Okhaldunga stretch of the Siddhicharan Highway remained obstructed due to the torrential rainfall.
The Hardeni-Udayapur section of the road in Udaypur has also been obstructed after the road section was struck by a landslide. The highway is the only way to transport commodities to Okhaldhunga, Solukhumbu, and other adjoining areas.
Nepalgunj threatened by more floods
One 35-year-old Shashi Poudel died when the roof of his house collapsed due to the heavy rainfall in Chapagaudhi, Kohalpur-4 in Banke on Wednesday evening at around 4:30.
Meanwhile, most parts of Nepalgunj have been flooded.
Roads have been obstructed due rising water levels, in some areas up to 3 feet following continuous rainfall throughout Wednesday.
The Nepalgunj bus park area is under water. Around five homes have been badly affected by the water while some owners have been forced to flee their homes. The Tibhuwan Chowk area has been reportedly inundated up to knee level.
Similarly, Dhambojji, Bageshwori temple premises, Shahid Setu B. K. Chowk, the District Police Office and the dental hospital are also partly submerged.
The locals have asked the government for immediate help.
Posted on: 2007-07-25 05:08:57 (Server Time)
Kantipur Report
DANG/ MAHOTTARI, July 25 - Heavy rainfall and floods have brought normal life to a standstill in eastern and western Nepal for the third day running.
One person was swept away when a river burst its banks in Dang while many in eastern Nepal were rendered homeless due to rising water levels.
A resident of Halwaar VDC-4, Nimraj Khanal, 24 was found dead Wednesday morning, the District Police Office, Dang said. Khanal was swept away by a flash flood while he was crossing Kala Khola along Ghorahi-Tulispur road Tuesday evening, the police added.
In a separate incident in Sindhuli, a woman went missing this morning, reportedly swept away when she went to bathe in the Sunkoshi River, bordering Sindhuli and Udaypur districts.
She has been identified as 24-year-old Angira Khadka of Ratnawoti VDC.
Normal life in Mahottari district was also severely affected as the monsoon continued to pound the region.
According to our local correspondent, patients in the Jaleshwor District Hospital were stranded after the hospital roof collapsed following heavy rainfall on Tuesday.
At least a dozen villages in Saptari district have been inundated after a dam built in the Saptakoshi River was swept away.
In neighbouring Sunsari district, Mahendranagar, Prakashpur, Madhuwan, Kusaha and some villages were also submerged.
Floods battered and washed away Jyoti Pre-primary School building at Dadhuwaa in Pulachour VDC -7 in Myagdi district on Wednesday.
17 families of the Dalit community in Myagdi were rendered homeless after a landslide occurred at Dholthana in Ghatan VDC.
Similarly, landslides have disrupted transport services in Pyuthan at Dampti Bahane road and Dahawan Tila.
The Katari-Okhaldunga stretch of the Siddhicharan Highway remained obstructed due to the torrential rainfall.
The Hardeni-Udayapur section of the road in Udaypur has also been obstructed after the road section was struck by a landslide. The highway is the only way to transport commodities to Okhaldhunga, Solukhumbu, and other adjoining areas.
Nepalgunj threatened by more floods
One 35-year-old Shashi Poudel died when the roof of his house collapsed due to the heavy rainfall in Chapagaudhi, Kohalpur-4 in Banke on Wednesday evening at around 4:30.
Meanwhile, most parts of Nepalgunj have been flooded.
Roads have been obstructed due rising water levels, in some areas up to 3 feet following continuous rainfall throughout Wednesday.
The Nepalgunj bus park area is under water. Around five homes have been badly affected by the water while some owners have been forced to flee their homes. The Tibhuwan Chowk area has been reportedly inundated up to knee level.
Similarly, Dhambojji, Bageshwori temple premises, Shahid Setu B. K. Chowk, the District Police Office and the dental hospital are also partly submerged.
The locals have asked the government for immediate help.
Posted on: 2007-07-25 05:08:57 (Server Time)
More Rains expected in Nepal coming week - Rainfall Prediction for South Asia and Asia Continent: July 25 - August 1, 2007
Here are two images showing expected rainfall in South Asia and Asia continent, provided by NOAA Climate Prediction Center
The above image for South Asia is subset of larger image covering entire Asia Continent given below.
One should look at the image and the given map legend to understand the rainfall scenario. In the map, Nepal is covered by top three classes/colors in the bar scale of precipitation. Minimum of 75 to 100 mm rains is there in every part of the country, although the area covered by this category is only in 5% of the area. The rest of 90% of the country is covered by a rainfall category which is in the range of 100 to 150mm. Remaining 5% is covered by a rainfall range of more than 150mm.
All this means, we should anticipate more rains than the last week (July 18-25) rains posted earlier. Districts in east and central east terai were mostly inundated in flood waters last week. What should expect this week? Even more. Expect more districts being soaked in flood waters especially in the Terai of Western, Central and eastern Development regions. The districts that are going to be affected are: Rautahat, Bara, Parsa, Makwanpur, Chitwan, Nawalparasi, Rupandehi, Kapilbastu and Jhapa. The districts which were flooded last week - Mahottari, Dhanusha, will get even more run-off as their upstream high mountains are getting more rains (especially Dolakha area) and expect more landslides in Central region hills – because landslides in the mountains are directly related to the soil moisture index. Many parts of the hill slope will get above a threshold when rains are above 100mm that causes landslide in Monsoon.
The northern Bangladesh, Assam and Meghalaya (especially north-east India) have very intense rains coming week indicating increase in the water levels in the Delta plains, and expect more news about more area in Bangladesh under water.
The above image for South Asia is subset of larger image covering entire Asia Continent given below.
One should look at the image and the given map legend to understand the rainfall scenario. In the map, Nepal is covered by top three classes/colors in the bar scale of precipitation. Minimum of 75 to 100 mm rains is there in every part of the country, although the area covered by this category is only in 5% of the area. The rest of 90% of the country is covered by a rainfall category which is in the range of 100 to 150mm. Remaining 5% is covered by a rainfall range of more than 150mm.
All this means, we should anticipate more rains than the last week (July 18-25) rains posted earlier. Districts in east and central east terai were mostly inundated in flood waters last week. What should expect this week? Even more. Expect more districts being soaked in flood waters especially in the Terai of Western, Central and eastern Development regions. The districts that are going to be affected are: Rautahat, Bara, Parsa, Makwanpur, Chitwan, Nawalparasi, Rupandehi, Kapilbastu and Jhapa. The districts which were flooded last week - Mahottari, Dhanusha, will get even more run-off as their upstream high mountains are getting more rains (especially Dolakha area) and expect more landslides in Central region hills – because landslides in the mountains are directly related to the soil moisture index. Many parts of the hill slope will get above a threshold when rains are above 100mm that causes landslide in Monsoon.
The northern Bangladesh, Assam and Meghalaya (especially north-east India) have very intense rains coming week indicating increase in the water levels in the Delta plains, and expect more news about more area in Bangladesh under water.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
34 dead in Landslide in western Nepal
34 dead in Landslide in western Nepal
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-07-18 02:52
The Nepali Home Ministry said at least 34 were confirmed dead by Tuesday evening in the landslide that took place in Baglung District situated some 180 km west of Kathmandu.
The ministry told the local media, the rescue and relief operations in the affected regions have been intensified despite the bad weather.
At the same time, the Natural Disaster Mitigation Committee ( NDMC) is preparing to send additional relief to the affected areas.
The ministry has also ruled out the possibility of locating five people still missing in Baglung. It has been estimated that around 88 families have been displaced in Baglung due to the landslide.
Meanwhile, according to the Home Ministry, 15 families have been left homeless due to landslides in Ramechap District, some 100 km east of Kathmandu.
Landslides and floods are common in Nepal during the annual monsoon season which begins in June and ends in September.
Source: ChinaDaily.com
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-07-18 02:52
The Nepali Home Ministry said at least 34 were confirmed dead by Tuesday evening in the landslide that took place in Baglung District situated some 180 km west of Kathmandu.
The ministry told the local media, the rescue and relief operations in the affected regions have been intensified despite the bad weather.
At the same time, the Natural Disaster Mitigation Committee ( NDMC) is preparing to send additional relief to the affected areas.
The ministry has also ruled out the possibility of locating five people still missing in Baglung. It has been estimated that around 88 families have been displaced in Baglung due to the landslide.
Meanwhile, according to the Home Ministry, 15 families have been left homeless due to landslides in Ramechap District, some 100 km east of Kathmandu.
Landslides and floods are common in Nepal during the annual monsoon season which begins in June and ends in September.
Source: ChinaDaily.com
Monday, July 16, 2007
Situala briefs parliament on landslide losses
Situala briefs parliament on landslide losses
Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula Sunday briefed the parliament on the loss of lives and properties in landslides in Bagalung and Bajura districts.
Minister Sitaula informed the parliament that 24 people have died and 7 were injured in series of landslides that struck various parts of Baglung district from Thursday night. He said two of the injured were shortly being airlifted to Kathmandu for treatment while others are undergoing treatment in Pokhara. He also said that 32 families had been displaced after the landslides swept away their homes.
Similarly, Minister Sitaula said five people were killed and three more inured in landslides in Bajura district, far-western region.
He said the government would provide Rs 15,000 to the surviving family members of each of the dead as immediate relief and Rs 10,000 to the displaced and injured. He said that the government would also bear all the cost of the medical treatment for those injured in the landslide.
Earlier, speaking at the ‘special time’, lawmakers from the landslides affected districts had demanded that the home minister provide details about the loss of lives and property in the recent landslide to the parliament in person.
The debate on the government’s budget estimate for the fiscal year 2007-08 continues in the House today as well.
Most of the lawmakers who took part in yesterday’s discussion had expressed their objection to the allocation of budget to the king and alleged it to be ‘urban-centric’.
The debate on the budget is likely to conclude today. nepalnews.com ag July 15 07
Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula Sunday briefed the parliament on the loss of lives and properties in landslides in Bagalung and Bajura districts.
Minister Sitaula informed the parliament that 24 people have died and 7 were injured in series of landslides that struck various parts of Baglung district from Thursday night. He said two of the injured were shortly being airlifted to Kathmandu for treatment while others are undergoing treatment in Pokhara. He also said that 32 families had been displaced after the landslides swept away their homes.
Similarly, Minister Sitaula said five people were killed and three more inured in landslides in Bajura district, far-western region.
He said the government would provide Rs 15,000 to the surviving family members of each of the dead as immediate relief and Rs 10,000 to the displaced and injured. He said that the government would also bear all the cost of the medical treatment for those injured in the landslide.
Earlier, speaking at the ‘special time’, lawmakers from the landslides affected districts had demanded that the home minister provide details about the loss of lives and property in the recent landslide to the parliament in person.
The debate on the government’s budget estimate for the fiscal year 2007-08 continues in the House today as well.
Most of the lawmakers who took part in yesterday’s discussion had expressed their objection to the allocation of budget to the king and alleged it to be ‘urban-centric’.
The debate on the budget is likely to conclude today. nepalnews.com ag July 15 07
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Landslide kills two
Landslide kills two
Two persons were killed when a house in Bagre VDC of Lamjung district was washed away by landslide.
The house belonging to one Santa Bahadur Sarki was washed out by the landslide killing his wife Bishnumaya Sarki, 46, and daughter Indira Sarki, 16.
Two other persons – Prem Bahadur Sarki and Kaji Sarki – were injured in the incident, according to district authorities. nepalnews.com sd Jun 19 07
Two persons were killed when a house in Bagre VDC of Lamjung district was washed away by landslide.
The house belonging to one Santa Bahadur Sarki was washed out by the landslide killing his wife Bishnumaya Sarki, 46, and daughter Indira Sarki, 16.
Two other persons – Prem Bahadur Sarki and Kaji Sarki – were injured in the incident, according to district authorities. nepalnews.com sd Jun 19 07
26 feared dead in landslides in Baglung, Bajura
26 feared dead in landslides in Baglung, Bajura
At least 26 people have been feared dead with some missing and several others injured in separate landslides in two western districts.
Reports coming in say at least 21 people are feared to have died in a landslide in Gwalichour VDC and Jaljala VDC in western district of Baglung, Thursday night. A number of houses were swept away in the landslide that occurred after incessant rainfall in Gwalichaur. Those killed in the disaster could not be identified immediately. Seven people are said to be still missing in the landslide in Gwalichaur.
Gywalichour is some 30 km from the district headquarters Baglung Bazaar.
Over a dozen people were wounded in the landslide. A police team has been mobilised in the area for rescue works.
Nepali Army (NA) deployed its chopper to rescue 14 injured persons from the area. NA soldiers have been mobilised for rescue mission.
Meanwhile, 5 people including a minor were killed in a landslide in far-western Bajura district Friday morning.
Bramhatola VDC, where the landslide occurred, lies some 30 kilometers west from district headquarters.
All those killed in the calamity were labourers working in the Safebagar-Martadi road section, reports said.
The labourers who were sleeping unaware inside their tents, were killed after being buried in the landslide that hit at around 3 am in the morning.
The laborers were from Bajura and adjoining districts. A team has been dispatched from Doti district headquarters to carry out rescue operations in area. nepalnews.com ag/sd July 13 07
24 killed in landslides in Baglung, Bajura
At least 24 people have died and several others injured in landslides in two western districts.
Reports coming in say at least 14 people died in a landslide in Gwalichour VDC, western district of Baglung, Thursday night. Six houses were swept away in the landslide that occurred after incessant rainfall in the area. Those killed in the disaster could not be identified immediately.
Gywalichour is some 30 km from the district headquarters Baglung Bazaar.
Over a dozen people were wounded in the landslide. A police team has been mobilised in the area for rescue works.
Meanwhile, 10 people including a minor were killed in a landslide in far-western Bajura district Friday morning.
Bramhatola VDC, where the landslide occurred, lies some 30 kilometers west from Baglung district headquarters.
All those killed in the calamity were labourers working in the Safebagar-Martadi road section, reports said.
The labourers who were sleeping unawares inside their tents, were killed after being buried in the landslide that hit at around 3 am in the morning.
The laborers were from Bajura and adjoining districts. A team has been dispatched from Doti district headquarters to carry out rescue operations in area. nepalnews.com ag July 13 07
At least 26 people have been feared dead with some missing and several others injured in separate landslides in two western districts.
Reports coming in say at least 21 people are feared to have died in a landslide in Gwalichour VDC and Jaljala VDC in western district of Baglung, Thursday night. A number of houses were swept away in the landslide that occurred after incessant rainfall in Gwalichaur. Those killed in the disaster could not be identified immediately. Seven people are said to be still missing in the landslide in Gwalichaur.
Gywalichour is some 30 km from the district headquarters Baglung Bazaar.
Over a dozen people were wounded in the landslide. A police team has been mobilised in the area for rescue works.
Nepali Army (NA) deployed its chopper to rescue 14 injured persons from the area. NA soldiers have been mobilised for rescue mission.
Meanwhile, 5 people including a minor were killed in a landslide in far-western Bajura district Friday morning.
Bramhatola VDC, where the landslide occurred, lies some 30 kilometers west from district headquarters.
All those killed in the calamity were labourers working in the Safebagar-Martadi road section, reports said.
The labourers who were sleeping unaware inside their tents, were killed after being buried in the landslide that hit at around 3 am in the morning.
The laborers were from Bajura and adjoining districts. A team has been dispatched from Doti district headquarters to carry out rescue operations in area. nepalnews.com ag/sd July 13 07
24 killed in landslides in Baglung, Bajura
At least 24 people have died and several others injured in landslides in two western districts.
Reports coming in say at least 14 people died in a landslide in Gwalichour VDC, western district of Baglung, Thursday night. Six houses were swept away in the landslide that occurred after incessant rainfall in the area. Those killed in the disaster could not be identified immediately.
Gywalichour is some 30 km from the district headquarters Baglung Bazaar.
Over a dozen people were wounded in the landslide. A police team has been mobilised in the area for rescue works.
Meanwhile, 10 people including a minor were killed in a landslide in far-western Bajura district Friday morning.
Bramhatola VDC, where the landslide occurred, lies some 30 kilometers west from Baglung district headquarters.
All those killed in the calamity were labourers working in the Safebagar-Martadi road section, reports said.
The labourers who were sleeping unawares inside their tents, were killed after being buried in the landslide that hit at around 3 am in the morning.
The laborers were from Bajura and adjoining districts. A team has been dispatched from Doti district headquarters to carry out rescue operations in area. nepalnews.com ag July 13 07
Landslide in Jajarkot kills three
Landslide in Jajarkot kills three
Three minors have died in yet another landslide that struck Awalgutara of Bhagwati VDC-3 Jajarkot on Thursday evening. Earlier, 25 people had died in separate landslides in Baglung and Bajura.
The deceased have been identified as 13-year-old Karna Bahadur Basnet, 12 year old Omlal Bohora, and 2 years old Darpati Shahi. According to Chief District Officer Govindamani Bhurtel, a police team has been dispatched to the affected place on Saturday to carry out rescue operations in the area.
Meanwhile, an elderly man was killed after he was struck by lightning while he was ploughing field Saturday afternoon. The deceased has been identified as Alakshan Majhi, 55, of Katahari-3, Morang. nepalnews.com ag July 15 07
Three minors have died in yet another landslide that struck Awalgutara of Bhagwati VDC-3 Jajarkot on Thursday evening. Earlier, 25 people had died in separate landslides in Baglung and Bajura.
The deceased have been identified as 13-year-old Karna Bahadur Basnet, 12 year old Omlal Bohora, and 2 years old Darpati Shahi. According to Chief District Officer Govindamani Bhurtel, a police team has been dispatched to the affected place on Saturday to carry out rescue operations in the area.
Meanwhile, an elderly man was killed after he was struck by lightning while he was ploughing field Saturday afternoon. The deceased has been identified as Alakshan Majhi, 55, of Katahari-3, Morang. nepalnews.com ag July 15 07
Landslide in Khotang: Search for Nepal landslide survivors
Search for Nepal landslide survivors
Nepal's terrain makes it vulnerable to landslides
Rescue workers in Nepal are continuing to search for survivors of a landslide that destroyed two mountain villages on Monday.
At least 50 people are feared dead after landslides triggered by monsoon rains swept through the two villages in eastern Nepal.
Two people are said to have been pulled alive from the debris, after the landslides buried the villages of Dipsung and Sikundel in eastern Nepal.
The authorities said continuous heavy rain over the past three days has hampered rescue efforts.
Details of casualties are extremely difficult to verify as the area affected - Khotang district, 300 kilometres (187 miles) east of the capital, Kathmandu - is very remote.
However, the state RSS news agency said the death toll could be as high as 150.
Thirty-five houses were washed away by the landslides, a police officer told the Reuters news agency.
Independent radio reported that the villagers were asleep at the time. Four people were rescued from the debris, the radio said.
The RSS news agency reports that 120 soldiers and policemen have been mobilised for rescue work in the area.
Communications
One report said the villages affected are at least six hours by foot from Khotang, the nearest town.
Associated Press quoted one villager in the area as saying that communications had also been affected by attacks in recent months by Maoist rebels.
Landslides and flash floods caused by monsoon rains kill hundreds of people in Nepal every year.
Reports say these are the first major landslides in Nepal this year.
The rains began last month and are expected to last until September.
Source: BBC News
Landslide victims’ kin to get financial help
Landslide victims’ kin to get financial help
Kantipur Report
KATHMANDU, July 15 - The government has decided to provide a financial relief of Rs 15,000 each to the nearest kin of the victims of landslides in Baglung, Bajura and Jajarkot districts.
The families displaced due to the landslides will get Rs 10,000 each.
Informing the Interim Legislature-Parliament about the loss of life and property in the landslides in the remote hilly districts on Sunday, Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula said that a relief effort was underway in the regions with the help of Red Cross. Immediately after the House session started today, Home Minister Sitaula informed the House about the destruction caused by the heavy rain fall leading to landslides in the western hilly districts.
The minister also assured that the government would treat the injured and provide Rs 4000 to each of them.
According to the Home Minister, the landslides had left 24 dead, 7 injured and 32 house holds displaced in Baglung; 5 dead , 3 injured in Bajura; and 3 dead in Jajarkot. He also informed that a rescue team comprising of Nepal Army, Nepal Police has been mobilized in the landslide-hit villages and that food materials have been supplied with the help of Red Cross.
One of the Baglung landslides injured died today while undergoing treatment at Pokhara while another dead body was recovered from landslides site, taking the death toll in Baglung to 24.
According to our correspondent, one Devi Thapa, 21, succumbed to injuries during treatment in Pokhara. Likewise, a the dead body of one Rabin Sunar was dug out from the incident site.
Still around a dozen persons are missing in the Baglung landslides.
The landslide displaced families have been taking refugee at local schools and neighbours’ houses.
Meanwhile, a meeting of the Natural Calamity Rescue Committee this morning has decided to treat the injured, provide care-takers and assess the loss of lives and property in the disasters.
Source: ekantipur.comPosted on: 2007-07-15 05:34:27 (Server Time)
Kantipur Report
KATHMANDU, July 15 - The government has decided to provide a financial relief of Rs 15,000 each to the nearest kin of the victims of landslides in Baglung, Bajura and Jajarkot districts.
The families displaced due to the landslides will get Rs 10,000 each.
Informing the Interim Legislature-Parliament about the loss of life and property in the landslides in the remote hilly districts on Sunday, Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula said that a relief effort was underway in the regions with the help of Red Cross. Immediately after the House session started today, Home Minister Sitaula informed the House about the destruction caused by the heavy rain fall leading to landslides in the western hilly districts.
The minister also assured that the government would treat the injured and provide Rs 4000 to each of them.
According to the Home Minister, the landslides had left 24 dead, 7 injured and 32 house holds displaced in Baglung; 5 dead , 3 injured in Bajura; and 3 dead in Jajarkot. He also informed that a rescue team comprising of Nepal Army, Nepal Police has been mobilized in the landslide-hit villages and that food materials have been supplied with the help of Red Cross.
One of the Baglung landslides injured died today while undergoing treatment at Pokhara while another dead body was recovered from landslides site, taking the death toll in Baglung to 24.
According to our correspondent, one Devi Thapa, 21, succumbed to injuries during treatment in Pokhara. Likewise, a the dead body of one Rabin Sunar was dug out from the incident site.
Still around a dozen persons are missing in the Baglung landslides.
The landslide displaced families have been taking refugee at local schools and neighbours’ houses.
Meanwhile, a meeting of the Natural Calamity Rescue Committee this morning has decided to treat the injured, provide care-takers and assess the loss of lives and property in the disasters.
Source: ekantipur.comPosted on: 2007-07-15 05:34:27 (Server Time)
Deadly landslides hit Nepal
Deadly landslides hit Nepal
At least 26 people have been killed by two landslides in mountainous western Nepal.
Several women and children were among the dead in one of the landslides that swept away several homes in Gwalichour village in Baglung district on Friday.
"All victims were swept away by the landslide while they were sleeping," a police officer said.
An army rescue helicopter with soldiers and Red Cross workers has been sent to the remote mountainous village, Surya Bhandari, chief administrator of Baglung district, said.
The second landslide killed five people and buried parts of Bratola village, about 500km northwest of the capital, Katmandu.
Rescuers have reached the village and recovered a body from one of the three houses which was submerged.
Pratap Kumar Pathak, who co-ordinates natural disaster rescue and relief efforts in Nepal, said helicopters would bring injured people to the nearest city of Pokhara, about 200km west of Katmandu.
Hundreds of people are killed in Nepal every year in floods and landslides, which are common during the annual monsoon rains from June to September.
Source: Al jajeera English
At least 26 people have been killed by two landslides in mountainous western Nepal.
Several women and children were among the dead in one of the landslides that swept away several homes in Gwalichour village in Baglung district on Friday.
"All victims were swept away by the landslide while they were sleeping," a police officer said.
An army rescue helicopter with soldiers and Red Cross workers has been sent to the remote mountainous village, Surya Bhandari, chief administrator of Baglung district, said.
The second landslide killed five people and buried parts of Bratola village, about 500km northwest of the capital, Katmandu.
Rescuers have reached the village and recovered a body from one of the three houses which was submerged.
Pratap Kumar Pathak, who co-ordinates natural disaster rescue and relief efforts in Nepal, said helicopters would bring injured people to the nearest city of Pokhara, about 200km west of Katmandu.
Hundreds of people are killed in Nepal every year in floods and landslides, which are common during the annual monsoon rains from June to September.
Source: Al jajeera English
Landslide Displaces Six Families in Bhojpur
Landslide Displaces Six Families in Bhojpur
THT Online
Biratnagar, July 5
Six families were displaced due to a landslide that occurred last night at Bhojpur's Dobhane VDC-3 and 7.
According to the assistant sub-inspector at the Dobhane police post, Khagendra Niraula, landslides have been continuing for the last five days in the VDCs.
The houses of Pakdhan, Chandra Kumari, Man Bahadur, Dal Bahadur and Dil Bahadur Rai of ward no 3 and Gun Raj Rai of ward no 7 were damaged. The victims have put up in tents in the nearby open fields.
Some 25 families were victims of the landslide that damaged property worth Rs 4.2 million, police said. It also triggered fears of possible landslides among the people living in adjoining areas of Yangma and Okharbote.
Landslide swept away Man Bahadur's two cows and a buffalo, while crops like cardamom, millet, maize were completely damaged. Dobhane's ward no 3 suffered damage worth Rs 1.7 million, while ward no 7 suffered damage worth Rs 2.5 million, preliminary police reports said.
The Red Cross and the police have been providing relief to the landslide victims.
Fearing more landslides, locals have demanded that the 25 vulnerable families be evacuated.
THT Online
Biratnagar, July 5
Six families were displaced due to a landslide that occurred last night at Bhojpur's Dobhane VDC-3 and 7.
According to the assistant sub-inspector at the Dobhane police post, Khagendra Niraula, landslides have been continuing for the last five days in the VDCs.
The houses of Pakdhan, Chandra Kumari, Man Bahadur, Dal Bahadur and Dil Bahadur Rai of ward no 3 and Gun Raj Rai of ward no 7 were damaged. The victims have put up in tents in the nearby open fields.
Some 25 families were victims of the landslide that damaged property worth Rs 4.2 million, police said. It also triggered fears of possible landslides among the people living in adjoining areas of Yangma and Okharbote.
Landslide swept away Man Bahadur's two cows and a buffalo, while crops like cardamom, millet, maize were completely damaged. Dobhane's ward no 3 suffered damage worth Rs 1.7 million, while ward no 7 suffered damage worth Rs 2.5 million, preliminary police reports said.
The Red Cross and the police have been providing relief to the landslide victims.
Fearing more landslides, locals have demanded that the 25 vulnerable families be evacuated.
Twenty Houses at Risk as Landslip Continues in Eastern Villages
20 Houses at Risk as Landslip Continues in Eastern Villages
THT Online
Biratnagar, June 22
The landslide at Mantewa, a remote VDC in Sankhuwasabha district, continuing since yesterday, has swept away dozens of heads of livestock. Over 20 houses are also at risk.
The landslide has swept away arable land in wards 1, 4, 6 and 9 of the VDC, assistant sub-inspector at the Sankhuwasabha District Police Office Lal Bahadur Tamang said over phone. Police personnel have been sent for rescue work, he said.
The risk of landslide has increased in Mantewa-3 after the edges of the pond at Salpa Pokhari crumbled yesterday, the Mantewa police post said.
The movement of people has also been disrupted after the landslide swept away a suspension bride over the Chongduwa River, a teacher, Devendra Katwal, said.
The landslide that began at 6 am swept away livestock. People have been told to move to a safer spot, Sankhuwasabha CDO Bishworaj Pokhrel said.
As the site lies some 24 miles north of the district headquarters, Red Cross workers have not been able to reach there yet. Police have been deployed at the site since yesterday.
The landslide swept away land belonging to farmers, including Prem Rai, Bal Bahadur Rai and Bali Kumar Rai, locals said.
A report from Solukhumbu said 24 families, including those of of Sarbjeet Rai, Baliram Rai, Ram Singh, Jawar Singh Rai at Solusalleri-5, are at risk due to a landslide that has been occurring for three days, the Biratnagar regional police office (RPO) said. According to the RPO, land and a three-storey house of Bishnu Rai was swept away, causing a loss of Rs 5 lakh.
A report from Phidim said some 20 houses in wards 4 and 6 of Chyangthapu VDC are at risk due to landslide following incessant rain.
Some 200 ropani of cultivatable land at Samrjung was swept away by the landslide, locals said. People living in some 20 households at Chyangthapu-3 and 9 are thinking of shifting to their relatives' houses due to fear of landslide, a teacher, Yagya Bhattarai, said.
Six houses were displaced and some 100 ropani of cardamom fields in the area were swept by landslides last year, Bhattarai said. "A primary school located in the area is also facing the risk of being swept away. Some 10 Gurung and Rai households live in the area," he said. "There will be dangerous consequences if the landslide continues," a local Chandra Bahadur Rai said.
Source: THT
THT Online
Biratnagar, June 22
The landslide at Mantewa, a remote VDC in Sankhuwasabha district, continuing since yesterday, has swept away dozens of heads of livestock. Over 20 houses are also at risk.
The landslide has swept away arable land in wards 1, 4, 6 and 9 of the VDC, assistant sub-inspector at the Sankhuwasabha District Police Office Lal Bahadur Tamang said over phone. Police personnel have been sent for rescue work, he said.
The risk of landslide has increased in Mantewa-3 after the edges of the pond at Salpa Pokhari crumbled yesterday, the Mantewa police post said.
The movement of people has also been disrupted after the landslide swept away a suspension bride over the Chongduwa River, a teacher, Devendra Katwal, said.
The landslide that began at 6 am swept away livestock. People have been told to move to a safer spot, Sankhuwasabha CDO Bishworaj Pokhrel said.
As the site lies some 24 miles north of the district headquarters, Red Cross workers have not been able to reach there yet. Police have been deployed at the site since yesterday.
The landslide swept away land belonging to farmers, including Prem Rai, Bal Bahadur Rai and Bali Kumar Rai, locals said.
A report from Solukhumbu said 24 families, including those of of Sarbjeet Rai, Baliram Rai, Ram Singh, Jawar Singh Rai at Solusalleri-5, are at risk due to a landslide that has been occurring for three days, the Biratnagar regional police office (RPO) said. According to the RPO, land and a three-storey house of Bishnu Rai was swept away, causing a loss of Rs 5 lakh.
A report from Phidim said some 20 houses in wards 4 and 6 of Chyangthapu VDC are at risk due to landslide following incessant rain.
Some 200 ropani of cultivatable land at Samrjung was swept away by the landslide, locals said. People living in some 20 households at Chyangthapu-3 and 9 are thinking of shifting to their relatives' houses due to fear of landslide, a teacher, Yagya Bhattarai, said.
Six houses were displaced and some 100 ropani of cardamom fields in the area were swept by landslides last year, Bhattarai said. "A primary school located in the area is also facing the risk of being swept away. Some 10 Gurung and Rai households live in the area," he said. "There will be dangerous consequences if the landslide continues," a local Chandra Bahadur Rai said.
Source: THT
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