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Swollen rivers inundate settlements in Kathmandu Valley
Riverside settlements along Bagmati, Bishnumati, Hanumante have been flooded as rain continues since Thursday.Post Report
Published at : September 28, 2024
Updated at : September 28, 2024 13:56
As incessant rain continues since Thursday water levels in major rivers including Bagmati, Bishnumati, and Dhobikhola of Kathmandu. Nakkhu, Balkumari and Gwarko areas of Lalitpur have been inundated after the waters of the Karmanasha, Nakkhu, Godavari and Bagmati rivers entered the settlement. Hanumante River in Bhaktapur crossed the danger mark and several riverbank settlements have been inundated.
The rivers have overflown to settlements in several places displacing hundreds of people.
Jagati Kamalbinayak road has been closed as flood water from the Hanumante River entered the settlements.
Here are some photographs of the flood taken by the Post’s photojournalists Safal Prakash Shrestha, Hemanta Shrestha and Angad Dhakal.
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