A boy has also been missing in Rapti while another man went missing after falling into Badighat river in Gulmi.[break]
Ananada Acharya, 28, and Ramesh Chaudhary, 17, of Tulsipur-5, Motipur were swept away by Gwarkhola along the Ghorahi-Tulsipur road on Saturday night. Their bodies have been recovered with the joint efforts of locals and police Sunday morning.
There are no bridges over around a dozen rivers along the 46-km Ghorahi-Tulsipur road and most of the mishaps occur when the vehicles are swept away by water flowing over the causeways.
Meanwhile, Krishna Kami died while five other members of the family were critically injured when Khale Kami´s hut caved in in Jhupra-6, Jajarkot following incessant rain, according to our Rukum correspondent Kamal Thapa.
Likewise, Somali Chaudhary, 64, of Deukhuri Chaulahi-6 drowned to death while washing her hands after responding to the nature´s call in the night. Her body was recovered Sunday morning. Area Police Office, Lamahi, said she slipped while washing her hands.
Area Police Office, Bhalubang, said an 8-year-old boy has been missing in Rapti since Saturday afternoon. Kale Dhakal of Lalmatiya-3 went missing while swimming in the river.
Meanwhile, Dil Bahadur Nepali, 62, went missing after drowning in the swollen Badighat river in Musikot, Gulmi. He fell into the river while crossing a suspension bridge.
Likewise, the Tulsipur-Salyan-Rukum section of Rapti Highway has been obstructed for the past week due to landslides at several points.
Water level rises in Koshi
The flow of water in Koshi river has risen up to 223,695 cusec following two days of heavy rainfall.
Twenty-three of the 55 gates in the Koshi barrage have been opened following the sudden rise in water flow. The Department of Water Induced Disaster Mitigation Office, Biratnagar, said the eastern embankment has not been affected by the floods but warned that it would come under threat if the water level doesn´t recede.
No respite from Mahakali flood
People of Bhimdutta Municipality-11, Bhujela, have started to move their belongings to safer places after Mahakali river entered human settlements breaching the embankment following four days of incessant rainfall. Nepal Police and Armed Police Force (APF) have been assisting them since the afternoon, reports our Mahednranagar correspondent Bikram Giri.
Altogether 64 families in Bhimdutta 11, 12 and 13 have started to move their belongings to safer places as the area is at the risk of being flooded.
Locals, Nepal Army, Armed Police Force (APF) and Nepal Police, who were busy constructing temporary barriers with boulders and wire mesh on Saturday, made 36 more meshes Sunday but the flood has not come under control due to continuous rainfall.
The flow of water has crossed 244,000 cusec in the afternoon and there is no sign of the water level receding anytime soon. Security persons deployed in the area have also been disheartened after their hard work on Saturday went to waste and have been reluctant to go to the spot after locals informed of the threat Saturday night. “The river breached the embankment constructed at the cost of millions. What can we do by making temporary barriers with boulders and wire mesh?” a police constable at the site said.
Engineer at the People´s Embankment Program Karbir Saud, who was forced to go to the spot by Chief District Officer (CDO) Budhi Bahadur Khadka following news of the administration´s apathy in the local media, said there is no possibility of immediate flood control. “The CDO has ordered to control the flood immediately at any cost but there are no workers here,” Saud rued.
He said contractor Niranjan Prasad Bhattarai has been delegated to construct additional embankments but Bhattarai has been refusing to go to the site as he was manhandled by the locals a few days ago.
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