Roads Affected by Rain and Landslides

Kathmandu. Due to continuous rain and natural disasters for the past few days, vehicular movement has been affected on various main highways of the country. According to the details of the Nepal Police, some road sections in Karnali, Gandaki, and Bagmati provinces are completely blocked due to floods and landslides.

According to the police, the road in Kalikot on the Karnali Corridor has been completely obstructed due to a landslide on Jestha 8. Similarly, traffic has been completely closed on the Mid-Hilly Highway in Lamjung's Bimirebhanjyang since Jestha 4 due to a landslide.

In Humla's Namkha Rural Municipality-2, vehicular movement has been stopped on the Hilsa-Simkot road section since Baisakh 29, considering the risk of potential landslides.

Vehicular movement has been stopped on the Khurkot-Nepalthok-Katunjebesi section of the BP Highway due to the threat of potential floods. The police have stated that precautions have been taken on this section since Baisakh 22 until further notice.

In some places, the roads have been cleared of landslides and opened for one-way traffic. The Mid-Hilly Highway in Bokhim, Bhojpur, is open one-way due to floods, and the Koshi Highway in Makalu, Sankhuwasabha, is open one-way due to landslides.

After landslides in Jalathale and Tallobaisari on the Beni-Jomsom road section in Myagdi, the road has been brought into one-way operation.