Palpa Landslides Cause Damage, Disrupt Traffic, One Missing
Summary
Continuous rainfall has triggered landslides across Palpa, damaging houses, blocking roads and leaving one woman missing. Traffic on the Siddhartha Highway and several local road sections has been badly disrupted, with emergency vehicles and goods transport stranded.
Key Points
- Heavy rain-triggered landslides in Palpa destroyed two houses in Gholphan, Ribdikot Rural Municipality-6, and one person is missing.
- Roads near Tinau Rural Municipality, Ribdikot, and the Tansen-Harthok-Chhahara route have been blocked, disrupting traffic across the district.
- Emergency vehicles, ambulances and milk transport have been stranded as landslide clearance becomes difficult because rain continues.
- The District Administration Office, Palpa has restricted night vehicular movement on the Dobhan-Siddhababa road section of the Siddhartha Highway from Thursday to Monday.
