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Landslides, floods disrupt vehicular movement across country for second day
27 road sections, highways obstructed on Sunday.
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Incessant rainfall has severely impacted daily life nationwide for the second consecutive day with floods and landslides obstructing 27 road sections across the country on Sunday.
A landslide in Bagmati Rural Municipality of Lalitpur has blocked the Kanti Highway. Police said floods in Makalu and Bhotkhola rural municipalities have also obstructed the Koshi Highway in Sankhuwasabha.
Similarly, a landslide in Barahakshetra Municipality-1 of Sunsari district has blocked the Chatara-Barahakshetra road.
According to police, the Syabrubesi-Thambuchet road section has also been blocked due to a landslide in Aamachhodingmo Rural Municipality-5 of Rasuwa.
A mudslide in Ichhakamana Rural Municipality-3 of Chitwan has reduced traffic to one-way operation on the Prithvi Highway.
The Bhimphedi-Kathmandu-Hetauda road is operating one-way due to a landslide in Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-4, located in Makawanpur. Another mudslide in ward 8 of the same rural municipality has caused one-way traffic on the Kanti Highway.
The BP Highway is operating with one-way traffic due to a landslide in Roshi Rural Municipality of Kavre. The Chame-Besisahar road section has been blocked due to flooding in Chame Rural Municipality of Manang. The Beni-Darbang road is blocked due to a landslide in Beni Municipality-4 of Myagdi, while the Beni-Jomsom road is blocked due to a landslide in Kushma Municipality of Parbat district.
Police said travellers are facing hardships as the Muldhunga-Beni road and Siddhartha Highway are operating with one-way traffic. Due to a landslide in Myagde Rural Municipality of Tanahun, the Prithvi Highway is also operating with one-way traffic. The Kaligandaki Corridor in Nawalparasi East and the Mid Hill Highway in Baglung are blocked due to landslides.
In Pyuthan, the Syauliwa-Bagdula and Bhalubang-Pyuthan roads have been blocked due to floods and landslides.
Similarly, in Palpa, the Siddhartha Highway, Tamghas-Butwal road, and Kaligandaki Corridor are operating with one-way traffic.
The Ridi-Baglung road section, Kaligandaki Corridor, and Madan Bhandari Highway have been obstructed in Gulmi.
Likewise, the Gorusinge-Sandhikharka and Palpa-Arghakhanchi roads have been blocked due to landslides.
A mudslide has blocked the Shahid Highway in Rolpa, while the Ghorahi-Tulsipur road section in Dang has been reduced to one-way traffic.
Karnali Highway is blocked in Kalikot due to a landslide. The Sanfe-Martadi road in Achham, Jaya Prithvi Highway in Baitadi, and Bhimdatta Highway in Dadeldhura have been completely blocked.
According to Nepal Police, the Bajhang-Khodpe road section in Baitadi and the Sanfe-Martadi road section in Bajura are operating with one-way traffic.