SURKHET, May 31: Following continuous heavy rain for three hours, most of the places in Birendranagar faced waterlogged. Jumla Road, Khajura and other places were under water on Thursday afternoon due to the heavy inundation.
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The flood water destroyed around 40 shops in the town, according to DSP Shyam Singh Chaudhary of District Police Office. “As the rainfall was for short period, there was no more damage,” he said.
According to the Regional Weather Department, it has recorded 91 mm rainfall in just less than three hours. According to Nirajan Sapkota, chief of the department said that due to the low pressure in the air, the town experienced heavy rain.
