Bajura flood update: 11 houses swept away, seven houses damaged

Bajura: The flood occurred in the Bichyya River on Wednesday night at Himali rural municipality-1 in Bajura district has swept away 11 houses.

According to the District Police Office, Bajura, the flood damaged seven houses while 17 houses were at high risk of flood. The farmland and shop of local residents in ward no 1 also have also sustained damages in the disaster.

Police Inspector Dev Bahadur Chaudhary said the ward no 1, 3 and 5 of the rural municipality have endured most damages from the disaster.

A team of police from Kawadi Police Post reached the flood-hit places to collect data. Likewise, houses belonging to Nawaraj Buda, Devilal Chadara, Birbal Chadara, Ajay Chadara, Heusara Lwar, Angabir Chadara in ward no 5 were washed away by the flood, shared Inspector Chaduhary.

He further informed that flood caused damages to public offices, healthcare centers, schools and other public infrastructures such as suspension bridge among others in ward no 1.

A team led by Govinda Bahadur Malla,Chairperson of Rural municipality has already reached the flood affected areas to assess the scale of damage and take stock of those affected by the disaster, said Kul Bahadur Thapa, Chief Administration Officer.

The executive meeting will decide on the relief and rehabilitation for those hardest hit by flood, said Chairperson or Malla.

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