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Heavy rains in the hilly region of Nepal bordering Tibet have caused landslides in Nepal today. Landslides have killed at least 11 people
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| Landslide in Nepal Sundey ,13teen , September,2020 |
KATHMANDU, Nepal - Heavy rains in the hilly region of Nepal bordering Tibet have caused landslides in Nepal today. Landslides have killed at least 11 people and left many more missing after heavy rains over the weekend, officials say, following a devastating earthquake in Nepal in 2015. This time a new crisis has arisen in such a region.
Many locals have recently rebuilt their homes in the district since the 2015 earthquake, known as one of the most landslide-prone areas in Nepal. Nepal is currently suffering from economic crisis due to coronavirus epidemic and unemployment due to coronavirus epidemic, coronavirus has claimed the lives of 336 people in this country so far.
A landslide in Nepal on Sunday left about 20 people missing in the village of Barahbije, and flooded 27 homes in the area on Saturday night, with rescuers working to find survivors.
"Rescuers are working hard, but it seems impossible to rescue the missing alive," said Agniprasad Sapkota, Speaker of the House of Representatives in Nepal, in an official statement.
Nepal's army, armed police and residents began relief and rescue operations. But, that has been hampered by weather conditions. The three injured have been shifted to the hospital.
The Sindhupalchowk hill district in Nepal, where the landslide occurred, was heavily affected by the 2015 earthquake in Nepal. Of the more than 8,700 people killed in the quake, 3,440 were from the district.
Every year, landslides are the leading cause of death for most people living in mountain villages and towns. In mid-August, a massive landslide in the nearby village of Lidi killed 36 people.
Basanta Raj Adhikari, an assistant professor in the Department of Geology at Tribhuvan University in Nepal, said, "The cracks developed as a result of previous earthquakes are now reactivated after this season's rainfall." That is why the lives of people living in landslide prone areas like Sindhupalachak are on the alert line.
Mr Adhikari said the terrible earthquake had changed the geographical location of the hill. Fragile hills have become unstable and the problem is exacerbated by the construction of roads and paved houses using heavy equipment on steep slopes.
“Moving unsafe settlements to safer places is the only way to save people,” he said.
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