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Over 1,300 houses have submerged in Sunsari due to incessant rainfall.

Floods, inundations, and landslides triggered by torrential rainfall have thrown life out of gear in the district.

DSP Yograj Khatiwada of the District Police Office, Sunsari, said that floods and landslides have caused damage in various places including Dharan, Itahari, Inaruwa, Barahachhetra, Ramdhuni and Bhokraha Narsingh in Sunsari.

According to him, roads have been obstructed in dozens of places.
Hundreds of locals have been evacuated to safer places.

The Dharan-Bhedetar road section of the Koshi Highway and the Dharan-20 Bishnupaduka-Sagurigadhi road section have been obstructed due to landslides.

Around 120 houses in Inaruwa Municipality-9 and 70 houses in Inaruwa Municipality-10 have been affected by the floods.

At least 300 houses have been submerged in the Jalpapur area alone, while residents of about 60 houses are taking shelter in their relatives’ houses.

Police Inspector Diwas Kunwar of the Area Police Office, Mahendranagar, said that about 160 houses in the Barahachhetra Municipality area have been inundated.

Around 300 houses have been submerged in Bhokraha Narsingh Rural Municipality-5.

Police said that around 20 houses have been submerged in the Panchayan areas of Ramdhuni Municipality-6 and 7.

Likewise, 10 houses in Drum and Sukumbasi Tole of Itahari-5 have been inundated.

Floods triggered by torrential rainfall wreaked havoc in Jhapa this year.

More than 12,000 people from around 3,500 households have been displaced this year due to floods.

The Kankai Mai and Mechi rivers crossed the danger level on Saturday and Sunday.

According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, the water level in the Kankai river had reached 5.61 meters.

Kankai river’s alert level is 3.8 meters and the danger level is 4.3 meters.

Lokraj Dhakal, President of Nepal Red Cross Society Jhapa, said that the water level of Kankai river had reached 5.4 meters in 2017, and this year it has exceeded that level, causing a huge damage.

Similarly, the water level of the Mechi river had reached 114.84 meters.

The alert level of the Mechi river is 113.8 meters and the danger level is 114.3 meters.

Hundreds of houses have been submerged as the floodwaters of the Kankai Mai gushed into the settlements.

More than 6,000 people from around 1,500 households in wards 1, 2 and 7 of Jhapa Rural Municipality have been displaced. They have been relocated to safer places.

DSP Khagendra Bahadur Khadka of the District Police Office, Jhapa, said that a person has been found dead so far.

The water level of the Saptakoshi river has gradually decreased today as torrential rainfall stopped in the region. 

Superintendent of the Armed Police Force Nepal, Nirmal Thapa, said that the water flow at the Koshi Barrage was 435,305 cubic meters per second at 6 in the morning today.

The water flow had exceeded 533,500 cubic meters per second last night.

Now, the water level in the river is on the decreasing trend. Currently, all 56 gates have been opened, said Thapa.

Continuous monitoring of the river's water level is currently in progress.

It is said that a red light has been activated at the Koshi Barrage as a warning signal, and red flags have been installed as a signal of risk, as the water level has surpassed the risk level.

The impacts of monsoon wind are still in existence across the country today. According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, the weather is likely to remain generally cloudy in Koshi, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces and partly cloudy in other provinces.

Likewise, there are chances of moderate rain along with thunderstorms in some parts of Koshi, Bagmati, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces, and hilly and tarai areas of the other provinces.

The Department shared that there will be generally cloudy weather in Koshi, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces and partly cloudy in remaining provinces of the country tonight.            

The Department has forecasted the chances of moderate rain along with thunderstorms in some parts of Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces tonight.