Sankhuwasabha, June 18 : Seven houses were flooded and 17 labourers of Super Hewakhola Hydropower Project went missing after a flood occurred in Hewakhola river in Sankhuwasabha district last night, according to the District Police Office.
Chief of Sankhuwasabha District
Police Office Birendra Godar said that dead body of a project's worker was
recovered on the bank of river in Panchkhapan Municipality-5 but the identity
of the body is not confirmed so far.
The flood occurred in the river
after the heavy rain since last night has completely damaged the Super
Hewakhola Hydropower Project.
Likewise, the flood has caused
damages to an under-construction motorable bridge connecting Panchkhapan to
Chainpur in the district.
Chief District Officer Shiva Kumar
Karki and chiefs of security bodies in the district have left for the affected
site.
Details of the disaster are
awaited. (RSS)