Flood sweeps away jeep, different structures damaged

Myagdi, Au 25: Torrential rain occurred on Saturday night has affected Beni bazaar and its surroundings.

    
Various structures including school building, kitchen of senior citizen home and roads were damaged.   

 
According to the District Police Office, flood in streamlet at Beni municipaliy-1 along Baglung-Beni road section swept away a jeep (Ga 2 Cha 9355) heading towards Beni from Pokhara.    

However, passengers and driver were able to save their lives. Flood in streamlets and cannels entered in the settlements and inundated different structures. The flood inundated five-room building of Jadbharat Sanskrit Secondary School at Beni municipality-9 as well as a kitchen of Galeshwor senior citizen home.    

Similarly, the flood also damaged Kalipool bus park at Beni municipality-8 as well as main road sections of Myagdi have been obstructed due to flood and landslide.    

Deputy Superintendent of Police at APF Company, Galeshwor, Nabaraj Nepal, said landslide occurred at Hulake, Galeshwor, Agnikhet, Singa, Ghumaune have obstructed Baglung-Beni section, Beni-Jomsom section and Beni-Darbang section.    

Coordination was underway to remove the landslide debris and resume the transport service, shared Police Inspector Rajan Rayamajhi.  (RSS)