INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
PANCHTHAR, JUNE 18All five who went missing in a flooded Hewakhola river in Panchthar have been identified
The river connects Phidim rural municipality and Hilihang rural municipality in the district.
missing in Hewakhola flooding disaster
Three persons go missing as jeep
plunges into Sunkoshi river
The District Police
Office, Panchthar, identified them as Til Kumar Tamang, 45, of Hilihang rural municipality-7; Sanjog Limbu, 28, of Phidim municipality-11;
Raj Kumar Rai, 55, of Phidim-5; Ashish Majhi, 28, of Phidim-4 and Alisa Majhi, 25, of Hilihang-7.Of them, Tamang, Limbu and Rai are believed
to have been swept away from the river bridge area while remaining two from the Tamor confluence at Majhitar that connects Phidim-4 and
Hilihang- 7.
The flood has swept a two-storey house and a cowshed owned by Resham Katuwal of Phidim- 4.One-storey house of
Ram Prasad Rai, a two storey house of Chandra Begha and a one storey house of Krishna Bega were swept away by the river at Phalaincha of
Yangwarak rural municipality-2
At Yangwarak, no human casualty has been reported yet and full details of the losses are awaited, District Police Office, Panchthar Chief
Deputy Superintendent of Police Hari Khatiwada said.According to the Office, the river has washed away four bridges: one along the Mechi
Highway, one Bailey bridge along the Tamor corridor and two at Phalelung rural municipality
The flooded river also swept away an excavator belonging to the Tamor Hydropower Project from Phalelung.The Mechi Highway and the roads
along the Tamor Corridor have been disrupted by the flood
The details of the losses are being collected.Road connectivity between Panchthar and neighbouring Taplejung districts and between Hilihang
and Yangwarak have been disconnected after the flooded Hewa river washed away bridges
The disruption of roads has caused inconvenience to take people requiring emergency medical services to hospitals
Likewise, the supplies of dairy products and green vegetables produced in the area have been disrupted, causing a huge loss to farmers.
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