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)