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Koshi sweeps away six houses

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ITAHARI, Aug 26: The swollen Koshi River swept away six houses in Jajjala Basti in Mahendranagar-5 of Sunsari district on Wednesday evening.



The raging river swept away thatched-roof houses belonging to Chandra Urao, Shri Prasad Urao, Rajendra Urao, Bhadra Urao, Kakru Chaudhary and Ganga Prasad Ghimire. According to Area Police Office, Mahendranagar, a dozen of more families have shifted to safer places to avoid possible floods. [break]



However, according to police inspector Rajendra Thapa, a few of the displaced families have returned to their houses as the water level in the river started receding. With the rise in the water level of the Koshi river, people of Sri Lanka Tapu, a small island surrounded by water, have been ensnared.



A team led by Chief District Officer (CDO) of Sunsari, Ram Prasad Thapaliya, went up to Barahachhetra from Koshi Barrage to inspect the situation of flood victims just a couple of days ago. However, the team failed to reach Sri Lanka Tapu.



"We failed to reach there because the entire Tapu was surrounded by several streams of the river," CDO Thapaliya told myrepublica.com.



Meanwhile, the water level in the river has gone down to 204,095 cusecs, which was 339,405 cusecs until two days ago, as of Thursday afternoon. The water level has been decreasing each hour.



At present, the barrage control room has kept only 27 doors open. However, the red light, which suggests danger, is on. The light is turned off once the water level goes down to 150,000 cusecs.


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