Kathmandu Aug 14:Incessant rain has caused landslides, which have blocked roads at 9 places across the country.Roads in Darchula, Sindhupalchowk, Mugu, Dadeldhura, Palpa, Rolpa and Rukum (East) have been blocked by the landslides Due to the landslides, various roads including the Gokuleshwor-Darchula Highway road section at Panibaanj in Shailyashikhar Municipality-6, Darchula have been blocked.
The Melamchi-Helambu road section at Chanaute in Helambu Rural Municipality-2, Sindhupalchowk and the Melamchi-Bhotang road section at Uttisghari in Panchpokhari Thangpal Rural Municipality-8 have also been blocked by the landslides. Similarly, the Jumla-Nagma-Mugu road section at Topla in Chhayanath Rara Municipality-7 in Mugu has been blocked due to the incessant rain.
On the other hand, the Dadeldhura-Diyapal road section at Raduwa in Ganyapdhura Rural Municipality-2 in Dadeldhura and the Bhimdatta Highway at Hagulthe in Alital Rural Municipality-1 have been blocked.
The Siddhartha Highway at Dobhan in Tinau Rural Municipality-3, Palpa, the Shahidmarga road section at Bhagobari in Tribeni Rural Municipality-2, Rolpa and the Madhya Pahadi Lok Highway at Korbas in Sisne Rural Municipality-6, Rukum (East) have been blocked by the landslides. The police deployed from the nearby police offices are taking necessary steps to open the blocked roads in coordination with related agencies.
