Flashfloods and landslides claim 5 lives
At least five persons have died while a teenage girl has gone missing after being swept away by flashfloods caused by heavy rainfall in many districts of the country for the last couple of days. Floods and landslides have also crippled normal life in many districts as vast swathes of land and various settlements have been inundated due to heavy rainfall.
According to various reports, Sabitri Gharti Magar, 40, of Sewar in Dhikpur VDC, Dang district died after being swept away by a river Wednesday afternoon. Her body was found some 400 meters away from her house. Similarly, Nimraj Khanal, 24, a resident of Matera VDC-3 in the same district was swept away by a flashflood while crossing the Kala stream in Tulsipur Tuesday evening. His dead body was recovered some distance away from his house Wednesday morning.
In another incident, 29-year-old Geeta Pulami of Rauta VDC, Udaypur died when she was buried under a landslide in Tarkhola Wednesday. While 25-year-old Angira Khadka of Ratnabati was swept away and died while crossing the flooded Sokhu river, a teenage girl has gone missing when the river also swept her away, reports said.
In Kohanpur of Banke district, Sashi Poudel, 35, was killed after being trapped in her house in Kohalpur-4 as it collapsed due to flood on Wednesday.
The Kathmandu Post reported that hundreds of local have been rendered homeless in Mahottari as rainfall continue to wreak havoc in the district. Many thatched-roofed houses in the villages have collapsed. Similarly, over 300 houses of Birgunj sub-metropolis have been inundated while scores in other villages in Parsa district have also come under water due to flashfloods. Normal life in Sunsari, Saptari, Chitwan and Surkhet districts has also been affected due to rainfall and flashfloods.
A team from the Area Police Post Narayanpur rescued passengers and salvaged a bus that was on the verge of being swept away by the Patre stream on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, as flashfloods and landslides continue to affect life in many districts, experts at the Department of Water Induced Disaster Prevention (DWIDP) fear that things can get worse as this is just the beginning of monsoon. However, the department has taken no measures to prevent disaster in inundation-prone areas.
“The India-built Laxmanpur, Khurdalautan and several other dams and structures at many border points along rivers flowing from Nepal to India are part of the reason behind the inundation,” Khom Raj Dahal, Deputy Director General of DWIDP told the Kathmandu Post. nepalnews.com ag July 26 07
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Lawmakers call for immediate relief works in flood affected areas
Lawmakers call for immediate relief works in flood affected areas
Parliamentarians have drawn the government’s attention towards the problems facing the flood affected people in Terai.
Speaking during Thursday's session of the Interim Legislature Parliament, lawmakers asked government to update the House regarding the efforts being made rescuing the flood affected people across the Terai area. They suggested the government to make a long-term plan to tackle problems created by the flashfloods before the start of rainy season.
MP Ram Kumar Chaudhary said government's inability to devise long-term plans left Terai people high and dry during rainy season every year.
Other MPs from Terai also called for quick relief works in the flood affected areas.
Meanwhile, parliamentarians expressed mixed reaction over the ongoing efforts of the government to hold talks with the armed and unarmed agitating groups.
A few of them asked the government to stop dialogue with the armed groups that intend to disintegrate the nation while others urged positive response to the demands put forward by the agitating groups in Terai, Janajatis, Dalits and others.
On the other hand, the Maoist lawmakers sought explanation from the defence minister Girija Prasad Koirala regarding the activities of the Nepal Army if he was unaware of the recent controversial deployment of the army personnel for personal security of the Maoist ministers.
Maoist MPs Bam Dev Chhetri and Tilak Pariyar said Koirala must answer the parliament regarding the deployment and ensure that Nepal Army is fully under the control of the government. nepalnews.com ia July 26 07
Parliamentarians have drawn the government’s attention towards the problems facing the flood affected people in Terai.
Speaking during Thursday's session of the Interim Legislature Parliament, lawmakers asked government to update the House regarding the efforts being made rescuing the flood affected people across the Terai area. They suggested the government to make a long-term plan to tackle problems created by the flashfloods before the start of rainy season.
MP Ram Kumar Chaudhary said government's inability to devise long-term plans left Terai people high and dry during rainy season every year.
Other MPs from Terai also called for quick relief works in the flood affected areas.
Meanwhile, parliamentarians expressed mixed reaction over the ongoing efforts of the government to hold talks with the armed and unarmed agitating groups.
A few of them asked the government to stop dialogue with the armed groups that intend to disintegrate the nation while others urged positive response to the demands put forward by the agitating groups in Terai, Janajatis, Dalits and others.
On the other hand, the Maoist lawmakers sought explanation from the defence minister Girija Prasad Koirala regarding the activities of the Nepal Army if he was unaware of the recent controversial deployment of the army personnel for personal security of the Maoist ministers.
Maoist MPs Bam Dev Chhetri and Tilak Pariyar said Koirala must answer the parliament regarding the deployment and ensure that Nepal Army is fully under the control of the government. nepalnews.com ia July 26 07
Flood wreaks havoc in various places, four feared dead
Flood wreaks havoc in various places, four feared dead
Flood caused by torrential monsoon rainfall has wreaked havoc in a number of districts in southern plains, particularly affecting Banke and Bardiya in the mid-west and Jhapa in the east. Four people have been feared dead in separate incidents.
In Nepalgunj, a large section of the city has been waterlogged. In some parts of the city, water level has risen to 4 feet forcing the people to flee their homes and seek shelter in school buildings. Electricity supply in the city has also been cut off due to inundation of local station.
In Banke and Bardiya districts, the overflow from the swollen Rapti, Babai and other local streams have inundated surrounding villages. After two days of incessant rainfall, thousands of houses have been affected due to gushing flood waters. Reports say around 2000 people have been displaced from there.
In Dadeldhura, a boy named Madan Bhatta was swept away by a swollen local river.
In Jhapa district, reports say that scores of people have been affected, particularly in Anarmani VDC near Birtamode. Bhutanese refugee camps including Goldhap, Khudunabari, Timai, Beldangi in Jhapa and Pathari in Morang district have also been affected by the flood waters.
Likewise, flash floods have also affected Mahottari, Dhanusha, Sarlahi, Saptari, Bara and Nawalparasi districts. In Saptari, the local Bhim dam has been damaged affecting thirteen VDCs. A girl named Mamata Kumari Das has been swept away by swollen Mahauli stream. In Bara, 300 houses have been inundated including 200 in Dharmanagar area alone. Furthermore, in Nawalparasi, flood from Dhanewa river has inundated parts of Khadewa VDC.
In Udayapur district, two people have been feared dead after being swept away by swollen Triyuga river in separate incidents.
Meanwhile, Thir Bahadur GC, an under secretary at the Natural Disaster Relief Division at the Home Ministry, told Nepal FM, that the government has swung into action for rescue and relief. He claimed that the center is coordinating with district disaster relief committees.
On the other hand, landslide in Tanahun district has obstructed a section of Prithvi highway in Yenapak.
The Department of Meteorology and Hydrology has said that currently monsoon is more active in Terai than in hilly region. Country has seen heavy rainfall for the past one week. nepalnews.com sd Jul 26 07
Flood caused by torrential monsoon rainfall has wreaked havoc in a number of districts in southern plains, particularly affecting Banke and Bardiya in the mid-west and Jhapa in the east. Four people have been feared dead in separate incidents.
In Nepalgunj, a large section of the city has been waterlogged. In some parts of the city, water level has risen to 4 feet forcing the people to flee their homes and seek shelter in school buildings. Electricity supply in the city has also been cut off due to inundation of local station.
In Banke and Bardiya districts, the overflow from the swollen Rapti, Babai and other local streams have inundated surrounding villages. After two days of incessant rainfall, thousands of houses have been affected due to gushing flood waters. Reports say around 2000 people have been displaced from there.
In Dadeldhura, a boy named Madan Bhatta was swept away by a swollen local river.
In Jhapa district, reports say that scores of people have been affected, particularly in Anarmani VDC near Birtamode. Bhutanese refugee camps including Goldhap, Khudunabari, Timai, Beldangi in Jhapa and Pathari in Morang district have also been affected by the flood waters.
Likewise, flash floods have also affected Mahottari, Dhanusha, Sarlahi, Saptari, Bara and Nawalparasi districts. In Saptari, the local Bhim dam has been damaged affecting thirteen VDCs. A girl named Mamata Kumari Das has been swept away by swollen Mahauli stream. In Bara, 300 houses have been inundated including 200 in Dharmanagar area alone. Furthermore, in Nawalparasi, flood from Dhanewa river has inundated parts of Khadewa VDC.
In Udayapur district, two people have been feared dead after being swept away by swollen Triyuga river in separate incidents.
Meanwhile, Thir Bahadur GC, an under secretary at the Natural Disaster Relief Division at the Home Ministry, told Nepal FM, that the government has swung into action for rescue and relief. He claimed that the center is coordinating with district disaster relief committees.
On the other hand, landslide in Tanahun district has obstructed a section of Prithvi highway in Yenapak.
The Department of Meteorology and Hydrology has said that currently monsoon is more active in Terai than in hilly region. Country has seen heavy rainfall for the past one week. nepalnews.com sd Jul 26 07
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
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Lawmakers demand demolition of Indian dams; floods affect Terai
Lawmakers demand demolition of Indian dams; floods affect Terai
Stating that huge tracts of land have been inundated in various districts of Nepal due to the dams built unilaterally by India along the Indo-Nepal border, parliamentarians have demanded that such ‘physical infrastructures’ be demolished.
Talking in the 'zero' and 'special' hour session of the interim parliament Sunday, parliamentarians drew the attention of the government towards the importance of maintaining a natural flow of the river water in the southern border areas. Saying that the Mahalisagar, Laxmanpur including other dams India unilaterally built along its border with Nepal has caused many houses and huge tracts of arable land to be submerged under water, they demanded that the government make necessary arrangements for the rehabilitation of the people affected by it at the earliest.
“The government should take initiative to demolish the dams built unilaterally in the border areas in contravention of the international norms,” said lawmaker Sunil Prajapati.
Parliamentarian Purna Kumari Subedi said that the people had to silently bear the unjust treaty /agreement that had been signed in the past and demanded the demolition of the Indian dam that has inundated Nepalese territory and caused misery to thousands of people. “The victims of last years floods and inundation are yet to get proper compensation,” she said.
Meanwhile, the incessant rainfall from the past few days has caused havoc in Parsa, Mahottari, Banke, Bara, Rauthat and other districts as hundreds of houses and huge tracts of lands have been submerged by floods.
According to the Kathmandu Post, more than 100 houses in Nagawa, Inaruwa, Ranighat, Radhemai, Bara and Chhapakiya district have been inundated. Police administration distributed beaten rice to 138 flood affected victims in Inaruwa and Radhemai VDCs and Nepal Red Cross Society Parsa also provided tents to affected people.
In another report, the northern parts of Mahottari district have been hugely affected due to floods. More than a dozen offices have been inundated in Jaleshwor municipality.
Similarly, Jaleshwor-Birtamod, Jaleshwor-Itthihani and Sari-Piaguani road sections have been obstructed due to flooding. nepalnews.com ag July 23
Stating that huge tracts of land have been inundated in various districts of Nepal due to the dams built unilaterally by India along the Indo-Nepal border, parliamentarians have demanded that such ‘physical infrastructures’ be demolished.
Talking in the 'zero' and 'special' hour session of the interim parliament Sunday, parliamentarians drew the attention of the government towards the importance of maintaining a natural flow of the river water in the southern border areas. Saying that the Mahalisagar, Laxmanpur including other dams India unilaterally built along its border with Nepal has caused many houses and huge tracts of arable land to be submerged under water, they demanded that the government make necessary arrangements for the rehabilitation of the people affected by it at the earliest.
“The government should take initiative to demolish the dams built unilaterally in the border areas in contravention of the international norms,” said lawmaker Sunil Prajapati.
Parliamentarian Purna Kumari Subedi said that the people had to silently bear the unjust treaty /agreement that had been signed in the past and demanded the demolition of the Indian dam that has inundated Nepalese territory and caused misery to thousands of people. “The victims of last years floods and inundation are yet to get proper compensation,” she said.
Meanwhile, the incessant rainfall from the past few days has caused havoc in Parsa, Mahottari, Banke, Bara, Rauthat and other districts as hundreds of houses and huge tracts of lands have been submerged by floods.
According to the Kathmandu Post, more than 100 houses in Nagawa, Inaruwa, Ranighat, Radhemai, Bara and Chhapakiya district have been inundated. Police administration distributed beaten rice to 138 flood affected victims in Inaruwa and Radhemai VDCs and Nepal Red Cross Society Parsa also provided tents to affected people.
In another report, the northern parts of Mahottari district have been hugely affected due to floods. More than a dozen offices have been inundated in Jaleshwor municipality.
Similarly, Jaleshwor-Birtamod, Jaleshwor-Itthihani and Sari-Piaguani road sections have been obstructed due to flooding. nepalnews.com ag July 23
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