Floods and landslides disrupt highways in five districts

KATHMANDU: Floods and landslides have disrupted major highways across five districts in Nepal. According to updated data released by Nepal Police on Monday morning, traffic flow remains affected in several road sections across Gandaki and Bagmati provinces.

In Gandaki Province, the road network in Gorkha district is completely blocked. A flood on Oct. 11 at 5:30 a.m. damaged areas in Arughat Rural Municipality-2, 3 and 9, including the Nayapul region. The incident resulted in the complete obstruction of the iron bridge in Soti and the road connecting Arughat to Dhading.