A flood in the Bhotekoshi river early Wednesday morning has once again blocked the Syaphrubesi–Rasuwagadhi road section in Rasuwa district.

According to the District Traffic Police Office, Rasuwa, the flood has swept multiple stretches of the road. Earlier on July 8, the river had washed away nearly a kilometre of road, halting movement along the 16-km stretch from Syaphrubesi to Rasuwagadhi. Although one-way traffic had resumed on July 20, the route is now closed again.

The flood has damaged parts of the road in wards 2 and 3 of Gosaikunda Rural Municipality. Two pickup vans, which had been stuck since the July 8 flood, were also swept away on Wednesday.

Authorities said the river’s water level began rising around 2am. Dhruva Prasad Adhikari, assistant chief district officer of Rasuwa, said warnings have been issued for residents in low-lying areas to remain alert.

The flood also damaged a weighing station at the Timure customs yard and washed away parts of a road under construction near the Rasuwagadhi border point, where Chinese authorities were preparing to install a Bailey bridge.

The Rasuwa District Administration had already issued alerts earlier this week, warning of possible floods in the Bhotekoshi, Trishuli, Langtang, and Chilime rivers. On Wednesday, the Nuwakot District Administration also urged caution, citing reports from Rasuwa of rising water levels in the Trishuli river.

Officials warned that continued heavy rain could further increase the risk of floods, as per data from the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology and Chinese sources.

A previous flood in the Bhotekoshi river on July 8 had caused significant damage on both sides of the Nepal-China border and swept away the border bridge.