Incessant rainfall: four persons die, police post washed away

Two persons died after they were buried by landslide at Tahakhel in Lalitpur district.

According to chairperson of Godawari municipality-10, Shekhar Neupane, 50-year-old woman and eight-year-old girl died at Tahakhel.

Similarly, a man and his daughter died after being buried by a clay mound at Taukhel of Godawari municipality-3, said chairperson of Godavari municipality-3, Sanu Raja Ghimire.

Ghimire share a house neat Godawari Kunda is at high risk of landslide. "Three houses, Baitarnidham temple and a police post have been washed away by flood at Mahankal rural municipality-3. Five persons were there and they are out of contact", said chairperson of Mahankal-3, Manoj Parajuli.

Likewise, 16 cattle were washed away when a flood swept away hut at Ashrang of Bagmati rural municipality-6.

Chief of Bhattedanda Police Post at Bagmati rural municipality-3, Uddhav Mahat, shared that Kanti highway has been completely obstructed.

"The flood has damaged Bagmati bridge. Khanikhola hydropower project has been inundated. Ward office of Bagmati-3 is at risk while a house of Ran Bahadur Darlami located at ward no 5 has been washed by a rivulet", he mentioned.