Monsoon rains triggered landslide which have displaced dozens of families in various places across the country in the past 24 hours. Landslides have damaged several houses while many others are at high risk.
Multiple landslides have erupted just below the settlement at Jiri-6. This displaced 14 families following heavy rainfall in the district since Wednesday. As many as 41 families have displaced at Ward No 3 and 6 of Jiri Municipality in Dolakha.
Similarly, a total of 27 families have displaced in Kharayoban, Mathillo Kharayoban, and Kathame, among other settlements, in Jiri Municipality-3. Likewise, a landslide destroyed two houses and partially damaged 11 others in Melung Rural Municipality, Dolakha.
The villagers shifted to safer places with at least 23 houses in the settlement at high risk of landslides. Meanwhile, the district natural disaster management committee has urged people living near the Tamakoshi river to stay on high alert as the water level has increased in the river due to continuous rains.
