Roads Blocked Across Nepal Due to Floods and Landslides

Kathmandu. Main highways have been obstructed due to floods and landslides in various parts of the country. 

Nepal Police, providing an updated report as of 9 AM on Thursday, stated that traffic has been affected on various road sections in Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, and Karnali provinces. 

Due to natural disasters and potential risks, some roads are completely closed, while vehicular movement is only 'one-way' in others. Koshi Province has been the most affected by floods and landslides. Specifically, the Panchthar section of the Mid-Hilly Highway is completely shut down. 

According to the police, floods and landslides on Jestha 8 have 'completely obstructed' the road in Oyam Bazaar and Rijalbhair in Yangwarak Rural Municipality-3, and in Dobhan of Ward No. 2, Panchthar. Similarly, since Baishakh 12, vehicular movement has been 'one-way' on the Mid-Hilly Highway in Bokhim, Bhojpur Municipality-5, and since Baishakh 23, on the Koshi Highway in Naya Basti, Makalu Rural Municipality-3, Sankhuwasabha, due to landslides. In the case of Bhojpur, information has been provided that an alternative route has also been arranged. 

In Kavrepalanchok, under Bagmati Province, traffic has been halted considering the potential risk of floods. Since Baishakh 22, all vehicular movement on the BP Highway road section, Khurkot-Nepalethok-Katunjebesi, has been stopped. 

In Myagdi, Gandaki Province, landslides have also blocked the road. Due to landslides in Jalathale, Annapurna Rural Municipality-3, Myagdi on Baishakh 16, and in Tallo Baisari, रघुगंगा Rural Municipality-3 on Jestha 7, traffic on the Beni-Jomsom road section is operating only 'one-way'. 

In Humla, Karnali Province, traffic has also been affected due to the risk of potential landslides. Police stated that vehicular movement has been stopped on the Hilsa-Simkot road section in Namkha Rural Municipality-2 since Baishakh 29. 

Efforts are underway to clear the obstructed roads, and arrangements have been made to continuously update further and detailed information regarding road blockages through the official website of Nepal Police, the police stated.