HUMLA: Snowfall has recurred to Humla since this morning. This year marks the fourth occurrence of snowfall in the district. Despite experiencing sunlight on Saturday afternoon, a sudden change in weather with the emergence of dark clouds resulted in snowfall from this morning. As snowfall began this morning, Simikot, the district headquarters, witnessed an increase […]
KATHMANDU, Jan 24: Humla, a mountainous district in the western part of the country, has been witnessing a heavy snowfall since Sunday evening.
According to locals, higher belts and district headquarters Simikot have been blanketed with snow.
Following the fourth round of snowfall this season, normal life has been hit hard.
Constant snowfall in the mountainous district has brought chills, with temperature coming down below the freezing point.
KATHMANDU, Jan 20: Domestic flights have been affected due to bad wing to bad weather witnessed since Thursday morning.
A total of eight airports --- three in terai and five others in the Himalayan region --- have remained shut owing to poor visibility due to the foggy sky as well as snowfall.
According to the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) administration, airports in Biratnagar, Bharatpur and Bhairahawa have suspended their services. They are yet to resume their services as of Thursday noon.
TIA spokesperson, Tek Nath Sitaula told Ratopati that Simara Airport in Bara resumed its services following improvement in the weather.
Similarly, flights to and from the airports in Lukla, Faplu, Simikot, Dolpa and Rara have also been hit hard by the worsening weather conditions.
With visibility below 1000 meters, the flights from and to the airports are not taking place, according to TIA officials. A regular flight required visibility of 1600 to 2000 meters.
Spokesperson Sitaula added that visibility in Kathmandu, Janakpur, Nepalgunj Chandragadhi, Surkhet, Pokhara and Tumlingtar is normal.
He shared that as many as two dozen domestic flights have so far been affected due to poor weather conditions.
International flights, however, have remained unaffected according to Sitaula.
According to CDO Madhav Prasad Dhungana, the Simikot airport has come into operation today as it was closed due to the snow piled up in the runway following heavy snowfall.
