Updates: Landslides halt traffic on several roads

Kathmandu, October 3 — Following continuous rainfall last Friday and Saturday, several roads remain blocked and have yet to be restored. Vehicles traveling over the Nakkhudol bridge in Lalitpur are still unable to operate today due to the road collapsing near the bridge.

Landslides at various locations have also hindered traffic on the BP Highway, as well as on the routes leading in and out of the valley via Pharping and Kanti Lokpath.

Aside from this, traffic in other areas of the Kathmandu Valley remains normal. In the last 24 hours, 10,370 vehicles have brought 52,254 passengers into the Kathmandu Valley, while 11,221 vehicles have taken 61,285 passengers out of the valley.

In Kavrepalanchok, various locations have experienced road erosion due to the Roshi River, leading to a complete blockage of the BP Highway for several days.

In Sindhuli, landslides in Golanjor Rural Municipality and Fikkal Rural Municipality 2 have obstructed traffic on the Mid-Hill Highway.

In Ramachhap, the Sunkoshi River bridge in Manthali Municipality 6 and the Khaireni bridge in Khadadevi Rural Municipality 1 have collapsed, completely halting the movement of vehicles on the Khurkot-Manthali and Sindhuli, Nepalthok-Manthali routes.

Traffic has also been affected due to the collapse of a bridge connecting Rautamai Rural Municipality 5 in Udaypur and Khotang's Khothehang Rural Municipality 11 along the Sagarmatha Highway.

On the Mechi Highway, the Bailey bridge over the Hewakhola connecting Phidim Municipality and Hilihang Rural Municipality in Panchthar has been swept away by flooding, halting all movement.