Incessant rains of the past three days have increased the water level in the Mahakali river, raising flood fears among locals of Bangabagada in Darchula district .
Incessant rains of the past three days have increased the water level in the Mahakali river, raising flood fears among locals of Bangabagada in Darchula district .
The flooded river breached the foundation of an under-construction embankment at Bangabagada on Thursday. According to the locals, the rain-swollen river started eroding the land after it damaged the concrete foundation of the embankment constructed by Mahakali River Control Project.
The water flow in the river rose suddenly after 2 pm, raising alarms among the people living close to the river.
Security personnel from Nepal Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force were immediately put to work to prevent flood waters from causing damages.
Gabion and stone walls were being installed at the sites where the river had breached its banks and the embankment until late afternoon.
According to the local administration, the foundation of the embankment sank after last October’s dry landslide at Pithoragarh area in India built water pressure on the Nepali side of the river.
Four years ago, flood in the Mahakali river had swept away 156 houses in Darchula. The construction of embankment was started in the wake of the devastating flood that also killed 12 people.
3 Nepalis dead in India landslide
Three Nepalis among five people were killed after a landslide buried a moving vehicle at Ghattedhar in Pithoragarh district of India on Thursday.
The deceased Nepalis were the members of the same family from Duhu Rural Municipality-1 of Darchula.
According to the District Police Office in Darchula, Hiradevi Bam, 35, her son Omkar, 22, and daughter Priyanka, 14 were killed in the incident. Deputy Superintendent of Police Kedar Khanal said that Damari Devi Bam, 24, and Madhuri Bam, 21, of the same village were injured in the incident.
They were admitted to a hospital in Dharchula, India.
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