Radhe Radhe, Sallaghari of Bhaktapur inundated again

BHAKTAPUR, Aug 5: Heavy

rainfall occurred throughout last night has inundated the settlements of

Radhe Radhe and Sallaghari area of Bhaktapur on

Sunday. The rains triggered flood in the local Hanumante River, which

wreaked havoc in the settlements.

Even the swollen streams as Dhungre and Khasyang Khusung contributed to

the flooding, inundating some 70 houses of Radhe Radhe area. The people

in this area have not been able to leave their homes owing to the

inundation. The houses were waterlogged since 4:00

am. The food grains and other stuffs in the ground floor are all

soaked.However, police helped people to take away the goods and rescue

the needy people from the flooded houses since early morning.

With this, the school children have now missed the class, while the job

holders failed to attend the office. The schools, hospitals, hotels and

children care centres have remained closed.

Area around the Hanumante Bridge along the Araniko highway is sunken.

Chief of Metropolitan Police Circle Bhaktapur, SP Himalaya Kumar

Shrestha, informed that security forces were kept on high alert since

last night and mobilized in the needy areas. Meanwhile, the road to go

to Ghyampedanda and Ranikot of Sipadol in Suryabinayak

Municipality has been damaged with landslide.

Earlier, the Madhyapur Thimi area was inundated on July 12.

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