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Landslide susceptibility and monsoon preparedness in Nepal: An engineering perspective

Just within about 20 days of June this year, 20 people died with 24 people missing, and 193 families affected by landslides and floods across the country. Landslides are major disasters in Nepal and now landslide dam outburst flood (LDOF) is also challenging. Every monsoon, we embrace a chain of slope failures. They often cause […]

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Landslide risk high on Beni-Jomsom and Beni-Darbang roads

GALESHWOR, August 1: The Beni-Jomsom corridor of Kali Gandaki, which is considered a project of national pride, and the Beni-Darbang road, which is called the 'life line' of Myagdi, is always prone to landslides with the onset of the monsoon season. The passengers and vehicles suffer on these roads due to adverse weather conditions and potential landslides during this period.

Republica आषाढ २०८०

Landslide displaces two families in Kaski

KASKI: Two families were displaced by a landslide triggered by incessant rains at Madi of Kaski while four houses are at a constant risk of the disaster. Five houses at Madi ward no 6 and one at the ward no 1 experienced the consequences of monsoon landslides. The families of Kamalapati Baral and Deepak Baral […]

Khabarhub English जेष्ठ २०८०

Landslide damages Besisahar-Chame road

The Besisahar-Chame road, the only land route to link the district of Manang, has been damaged by floods and landslides at several places. Chief District Officer (CDO) of Manang Rabindra Prasad Acharya said the floods and landslides triggered by torrential post-monsoon rain had severely damaged the road at 12 different places within Manang.

The Rising Nepal आश्विन २०७८

Landslide in India's Himachal kills seven as rains wreak havoc

At least seven people were killed in a landslide in India’s northern Himachal Pradesh state, officials said on Thursday, adding to a growing death toll from heavy monsoon rains in the country.

The Himalayan Times आषाढ २०७८

Landslide displaces 94 families in Bajura

BAJURA, June 28: The incessant rainfall since the 15th of this month has thrown life out of gear in the district. Scores of settlements are at risk due to flood and landslide triggered by the monsoon rain. The rivers and streams in the district have become swollen intensifying the risk to nearby settlements. Ninety four families have been displaced at Kyudi, Himali rural municipality-5 in the north-east of the district as the road below the settlement has collapsed and landslide has started occurring at the spot, said Birkha Bahadur Pandey, the Coordinator of the Prime Minister Employment Programme in the rural municipality. The settlement is at risk of this landslide that has occurred on a section of the Rugin-Bichchhya rural road right below the village. As a result, the entire village has been displaced and the residents have been living in makeshift tents, the rural municipality officiating chief administrative officer Raj Bahadur Bhandari said. As many as four families are sharing a single tent, he said. Himali Rural Municipality Chair, Govindra Bahadur Malla said the settlement has to be shifted to a safer location.

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Landslide displaces 94 families in Bajura

BAJURA, June 28: The incessant rainfall since the second week of this month has thrown life out of gear in the district. Scores of settlements are at risk due to floods and landslides triggered by the monsoon rain.

Republica जेष्ठ २०७८

Landslide blocks Karnali Highway

MANMA, June 15: The Karnali Highway has been disrupted due to incessant rains for the past three consecutive days. The monsoon-triggered landslides hit the Surkhet-Jumla section along the Highway at several locations, bringing the traffic to a total halt. Landslides have been reported in Kitu of Dailekh, Gaganekhola, Hulma, Sunar Khola, Pili Serabada, Khallagad and Bhigma of Kalikot. Chief District Officer of Kalikot, Krishna Prasad Acharya, said continuous rains have made their efforts to clear off the landslide depositions futile. Vehicles en route to Kalikot, Jumla and Mugu carrying daily essentials and construction materials have been stranded on the midway.

Ratopati English जेष्ठ २०७८

Landslide, flood victims still waiting for house reconstruction ahead of another monsoon

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Landslide victims seek long-term solution

Continuous landslides prompted by torrential rainfall in Nishikhola Rural Municipality-1, Devisthan, has displaced the whole village of Huldi. Failure to control landslides has been troubling the locals in each year as they get displaced during the monsoon.

Republica श्रावण २०७४

Landslide damages cargo truck at Rasuwa custom yard

RASUWA, August 18: Landslides triggered by monsoon rains have damaged cargo containers being parked at the Rasuwa custom yard on Thursday night.

Republica श्रावण २०७४