The border point hardly sees the entry of four containers on a daily basis.

The bus with 35 passengers on board overturned on the road after its brake failed.

Once a hotspot for transit commerce on the northern border with China, Tatopani lies abandoned since the 2015 earthquake destroyed the infrastructure.

There could be more than 100 cargo containers waiting on the other side of the border, Nepali traders say.

Sindhupalchok has been battered by a series of natural disasters over the past decade, with over 3,375 households in the district at risk of landslides.

Delays in the delivery of goods and constant disruptions on the roads to Khasa and Tatopani have also resulted in higher transportation costs, traders say.

Most of the students have stopped attending their classes which resumed only a few days ago.

Around 700 flood-displaced families of Helambu and Melamchi have moved to other cities since the disaster.

Several settlements in Helambu have been cut off from the rest of the district after the floods swept away roads.

The bus was enroute to Kathmandu from Thokarpa, Sunkoshi Rural Municipality when it fell 25 metres down a cliff at Thapagaun.

The study team has recommended the relocation of 5,000 households in several settlements that are at risk.

With the highway section rendered impassable, dozens of container trucks have been stranded in the Miteripul area.

Around a dozen houses were swept away by floods in Melamchi Bazaar and Kuil village. Several other buildings and infrastructure also suffered damages.

Around 600 people in Melamchi and 300 in Helambu, which lies upstream, have been affected by floods last week.

Power and communication outages snag relief and rescue work in Melamchi and Helambu areas.