Hundreds of houses inundated in Mahendranagar

Various places in the western district of Kanchanpur have been inundated due to the incessantrainfall that began since Friday night

Floods from the swollen Mahakali river have entered into the settlements at wards No 8 and 9 of Dodhara VDC across the Mahakali, in the district.

More than 100 houses at ward no 8 and 9 of Dodhara VDC have been waterlogged after the rise in the water level in the Mahakali River. The victims of flood ing have been relocated to nearby Ambika School, Chief District Officer of Kanchanpur Krishna Chandra Ghimire said.

According to one local Keshav Baral, the flood water entered the neighbouring village of Sundarpur as well.

Likewise, the flood s have submerged almost 20 houses in Bhimdutta municipality-11 near the Mahakali riverbank since Sunday morning. The affected families are being shifted to safer locations after the water level rose up to 4 feet. CDO Ghimire informed that a team of Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and Nepal Army have been mobilised for their rescue.

People residing in the riverside settlements, from Bhujela to Odali, fear that their houses might be swept by the flood s diverted by the embankment constructed on the Indian side across Bhujela.

Bhaasi, Aithpur, Haldukhal, Nimbukheda and Ultakham among other places of the municipality including district headquarters Mahedranagar and its neighbouring towns have been inundated by flood waters, Kanchanpur District Administration Office informed. Likewise, the flood s have entered Bhramadev, Jimuwa and Sudal among other VDCs.

Around 148 houses were swept away by the flood in the river last year, displacing more than 500 people in Darchula district.

Meanwhile, vehicular movement was disrupted for hours after the Darchula-Gokuleshwor road was blocked by landslides at various places

The local administration said security personnel and organisations have been alerted to render help at times of disaster.