Continuous heavy rainfall over the past three days has triggered landslides and flooding in Silichong Rural Municipality, placing several settlements at high risk and severely disrupting daily life.

Most villages in Sisuwakhola, ward 1, are highly vulnerable to landslides. All roads and local trails within the rural municipality have been blocked, cutting off ground access. Two locally operated micro-hydropower projects have been destroyed.

According to Rural Municipality Chair Bhupalraj Rai, Kalika Secondary School in ward 1 is also at serious risk and will need to be relocated.

As the risk escalates, residents from Teenchong, Hoyeṅla, Chepchhewa, Newatar, Yangsim and Gogane have left their homes and are taking shelter in safer areas. Locals said continuous rainfall has heightened fears of further damage.

Road access to the municipal centre has been fully severed. Electricity from the central grid, micro-hydro supply, internet and other communication services have been disrupted, affecting government service delivery. The municipality said even payment processes for completed development projects have been halted.

Sisuwakhola had faced a similar disaster in 2020, when floods and landslides displaced 97 households. Of them, 55 families were resettled in Khandbari, while the relocation of the remaining families to safer areas within the municipality is still underway.

Local representatives, ward offices, the municipality and security agencies have jointly inspected the affected areas and submitted reports, Chair Rai said.

“With continuous rainfall, it has been difficult to carry out effective relief and rescue operations,” he said. “We urge the provincial and federal governments to immediately inspect the affected areas, relocate residents from high-risk settlements, and ensure relief, rescue and rehabilitation support.”

He also urged residents to remain on high alert, avoid unnecessary movement and stay in safe locations, calling for coordination and support from all sides during the disaster.