KATHMANDU, July 30: Vehicular movement has been affected in different districts following torrential rain, landslides and flooding.
The Nepal Police said some highways have been completely obstructed, while traffic has been restricted on some other road sections during the nighttime.
Vehicular movement has been completely halted at Ilam Municipality-9 along the Mechi Highway due to a muddy road caused by rainfall.
Floods, landslides obstruct 10 major highways
Likewise, the Araniko Highway has been completely blocked following landslides at Jirokilo and Kodari in Bhotekoshi Rural Municipality, Sindhupalchowk district.
Similarly, the Lamosanghu-Ramechhap road section has been obstructed due to inundation at Kirnetar in Tamakoshi Rural Municipality-5, Dolakha.
The Pasang Lhyamu Highway at Uttargaya Rural Municipality-5 in Rasuwa district has also been completely blocked after flooding in the Trishuli River.
According to Nepal Police, a dry landslide at Bagmati Rural Municipality in Lalitpur district has also disrupted vehicular movement along the Kanti Highway.
The Jajarkot-Dolpa road section has also been blocked following flooding in the Mulpanikhola (river), the Nepal Police stated in a bulletin issued this morning.
