KATHMANDU, Aug 18 - Normal life in various districts has been affected due to the landslides and floods triggered by incessant rainfall on Tuesday.

A person has been killed and other four injured due to a landslip in Dadeldhura district this morning.

Minor Ganesh Thapa of Amargadi Municipality-5 died after his house collapsed in the landslide, the police informed.

In Baglung, 10 families have been displaced after a landslip collapsed their houses.

Likewise, the swollen Tinau River entered the villages in at Sundarnagar, Butwal this morning and swept awaya dozens of houses.
Namuna Irrigation Planning “Sorrha Chattis Kula” has also been affected by the flood.

It has also swept away retaining wall joining Devinagar and Motipur.

Flood in Ratu River and Bighaha River in Mahottari district too have inundated Jaleshwor Municipality including majority of government offices.

Similarly, Mahakali River and other rivers have inundated Mahendranagar Bazaar of Kanchanpur and various wards of Bhimdutta Municipality.

Meanwhile, transportation at some seven hilly districts in far-west has been obstructed due to the landslide along the Bhimdutta Highway since Monday.

In Bardiya, flood in Wodai River has obstructed transportation at Wodigaun-Chisapaani road section along the East-West Highway since this morning.

Budhabarei-6 including other roads in Dhankuta district has also been obstructed since yesterday.