Landslide blocks Baglung-Beni road

Myagdi: The Beni-Baglung road has been blocked by landslides.

The road in ward no. 2 of Beni Municipality which was recently extended has been covered by a landslide.
Due to the risk of further landslides, traffic has been stopped.

Chief District Officer Chiranjeevi Rana shared that after the closure of Baglung-Beni road, arrangements have been made for regular traffic operation on the under-construction Beni-Maldhunga road.

On Wednesday, two women who were walking on the road were injured due to a landslide.

Meanwhile, one person has gone missing after being swept away by a river in Tatopani of Beni Municipality-4, Myagdi.

According to the district police office, 22-year-old Milan Rai of Triyuga municipality-10 in Udayapur was swept away by the Myagdi river on Saturday evening.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Tilak Bharti said that Rai had gone for a bath when he went missing after falling into the river.