Palpa. Two people have died and three people have gone missing in Palpa due to landslides caused by incessant rain.
75-year-old Sher Bahadur Chidi of Mathagadi-2, Rupse Rajauli in Palpa and 59-year-old Krishna Kumari Saru of Ribdikot Rural Municipality-6, Thimure Dhustung have died, said Bhimalal Bhattarai, Deputy Superintendent of Police, District Police Office, Palpa.
Police said that Saru, who went missing after reaching her home due to a landslide in Thimure, was found dead during the search.
On the other hand, the concrete bridge connecting Syangja and Gulmi built on the Kaligandaki river has been swept away by the flood that came with incessant rain. The police said that the bridge near the dam of the Kaligandaki hydropower project was swept away.
Similarly, due to incessant rains, the Madi paddy area of Palpa has been inundated, while the Jhadeva paddy area has been flooded, causing damage to paddy crops. Village Chairman Yam Chidi said that more than a dozen households are at risk after the land was washed away in Deugir of Jhadeva in Mathagadi. In Rampur municipality-10 Hosdi, a landslide has also occurred in the settlement.