Floods & landslides displace 25 households in Taplejung
The District Administration Office has reported that 13 families are at high risk and 12 at moderate risk, all of whom have been displaced due to the recent natural disasters.
KATHMANDU: Floods and landslides have displaced 25 households in various villages of Taplejung.
The District Administration Office has reported that 13 families are at high risk and 12 at moderate risk, all of whom have been displaced due to the recent natural disasters.
In Sirijangha Rural Municipality-6, Mamankhe, five houses are at high risk. Among these, four families have been relocated to Laxmi Secondary School, while one family is taking shelter with neighbors.
Similarly, in Sidingwa Rural Municipality-4, Sabhlakhu, eight houses are at high risk. Seven of these families have been relocated to Singheswari Basic School, and one family is staying with neighbors.
Additionally, four families from Mikwa Khola Rural Municipality-5 and six families from Fungling Municipality-10 have moved to safer locations. The District Administration Office has also reported that a micro-hydro plant and a crusher industry are at risk due to the floods and landslides.
The disasters have swept away four houses and claimed the lives of five individuals. On the night of June 13, a landslide in Khejenim, Phaktanglung Rural Municipality, killed four members of a single family and injured two others. Floods have also washed away four bridges in various rivers of Faktanglung.
In Mikwa Khola-3, a micro-hydropower plant sustained damage as its pipes were washed away, causing a power outage and leaving locals in darkness. Heavy rains since the start of the monsoon season have resulted in floods and landslides across the district, causing significant damage to crops, including cardamom.
Of the 61 wards in the district’s nine local units, 41 are at high risk of floods and landslides, 18 are at medium risk, and two are at low risk, according to the District Administration Office. All seven wards of Faktanglung are at the highest risk.
Damage to water supply systems and various hydropower projects has left some residents without drinking water and electricity.
Roads in Sirijangha and various parts of Phaktanglung have also been blocked by landslides. Further details on the extent of the damage are still being collected.
