15 families from riverbanks shifted to safer places
Summary
Incessant rainfall has caused the Hanumante River to flood riverbank settlements in Bhaktapur, forcing 15 families and 92 people to move to safer places. The evacuees were taken to Adarsha Janapremi School in Kausaltar as riverbank huts in Balkot, Kaushaltar, Lokantali and Sagbari were inundated.
Key Points
- Fifteen families living on the banks of the Hanumante and Godavari rivers were shifted to safer places after nonstop rainfall triggered flooding.
- The swollen Hanumante River inundated riverbank huts in Balkot, Kaushaltar, Lokantali and Sagbari.
- A total of 92 people were evacuated to Adarsha Janapremi School in Kausaltar.
- Bhaktapur District Police Chief Surya Bahadur Khadka said people from Trivenisthal and the border of Balkot and Lokantali were taken to safety.
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