Flash flood in Melamchi River sweeps away three more houses, 111 houses swept away so far

KATHMANDU, August 18: A flash flood triggered by an incessant rainfall in the Melamchi River on Tuesday night has swept away three more houses. Bhimsen Thapa, a local resident, said that three houses at Melamchi-6 were swept away by the flash flood last night. “Houses belonging to Krishna Bahadur, Boj Bahadur and Dipesh Thapa were wiped away by the flood,” he added. People living in these houses had already left the houses with their belongings as the houses were at high risk of flood and landslide, according to the Information Officer, Dhacha Kumar Basnet at the District Police Office, Sindhupalchowk. As many as 111 houses have already been swept by the flash floods that occurred in the Melamchi River time and again. Likewise, five people have lost their lives and 20 others are still missing. Floods and Landslides in the area have caused unimaginable destruction.

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Melamchi-Helambu road blocked due to flood

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Relief distributed to Melamchi-Helambu flood survivors

SINDHUPALCHWOK, SEPTEMBER: The Nepali Congress, Constituency No. 2 Disaster Management Committee has distributed cash support to flood survivors in Melamchi and Helambu municipalities. A total of Rs. 750,000 was distributed to the flood survivors of Melamchi Bazaar and Talamarang of Melamchi Municipality and Gyalthum Bazaar of Helambu Municipality. The people whose houses were washed away by the floods in Melamchi and Helambu have been provided cash assistance and whose lands and shops have been washed away will be rehabilitated, said constituency-2 chair Aitman Tamang. According to him, Rs. 4,000 each was distributed to 46 households in Melamchi Bazaar and Rs. 100,000 was handed over to the ward chairperson in Talamarang. Similarly, a lump sum of Rs. 350,000 was handed over to each ward chairperson for Helambu and Rs. 20,000 was provided to four landslide survivors of Melamchi-5 at the rate of Rs. 5,000 each.

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Melamchi flood sweeps away 17 more houses

SINDHUPALCHOWK, Aug 1: Seventeen houses and huts in Helambu and Melamchi of Sindhupalchowk were washed away by the flooded Melamchi River last night. According to the District Police Office, the incessant rains for some days triggered the flood. Of them, nine are cemented residences, DPO's Superintendent of Police, Rajan Adhikari, said. Earlier, Melamchi bazaar was devastated by the flood on June 15. Even the structures where the flood caused depositions of mud and other materials were swept away by last night's disaster. The structures were however vacant since the June 15 disaster. The river has washed away the Rato Bridge at Chanaute. According to local resident Hasta Pandit, the bridge collapsed at 7:45 this morning. The bridge was the only way connecting Melamchi-7 and 8, Panchpokhari 1 and 2 and many wards of Helambu. With the collapse of the bridge, traffic in the area has been closed. The floods have also washed away a suspension bridge at Gyalthum. According to Rajan Adhikari, Superintendent of Police, District Police Office, Sindhupalchowk, Gyalthum bazaar is also at risk due to rising water level in the river. The river has changed its regular course and swept away the kitchen of Talamarang Police Beat. Helambu Rural Municipality Chair Nima Gyaljen said no bridges above the Melamchi bazaar were left by the flood. No vehicle could reach Helambu from Melamchi as the landslides have hit the Helambu Highway at different points, Melamchi Mayor Dambar Aryal said.

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Melamchi flood: 2 Chinese, 1 Indian found dead

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