One dead, 25 missing as floods, landslides wreak havoc in Eastern Nepal

At least 25 people have been unaccounted for while one has been confirmed dead in flooding and landslide incidents in Eastern Nepal as the monsoonsets off in NepalAs per the police all the incidents have been recorded within 24 hours since Saturday evening in three different districts of Eastern NepalSankhuwasabha one of the affected districts which has seen continuous downpours since Saturday evening has reported 16 missing workers from a hydropower project16 workers of Super Hewakhola Hydropower have gone missing after floods in Hewakhola since Saturday evening The floods have swept away seven houses District Police Office Chief Birendra Godar confirmed ANI over the phoneA workers body has been found offshore We are trying to establish the identity of the deceased Deputy Superintendent Godar addedIn Panchthar at least five people have been missing in a flooding incident while the road connection to different areas of the district also has been disrupted confirmed Deputy Superintendent of Police Hari KhatiwadaIn Taplejung four people have gone missing after a landslide swept houses Search operation for the missing people is underway the Police saidNepal has been recording a number of disasters triggered by heavy downpours resulting in inundation flooding and landslide during monsoonNepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Sunday morning directed authorities to revamp the search and rescue operation as well as expressed grief over the reported incidentsI am deeply saddened by the loss of property caused by the floods in various districts of the country In addition I sincerely appeal to the general public for their support by directing the security agencies and national service personnel to actively search for rescue and relieve the missing persons the Prime Minister tweeted from his personal Twitter handleThe National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority earlier this month projected 125 million citizens to be affected by monsoon this year An estimated 1298 million individuals from 286998 households will be affected by the disaster the disaster management authority stated in its projectionIt is estimated that 400000 people will be affected in Madhesh province and 300000 people in Koshi province According to NDRRMA an estimated 200000 individuals will be affected in Lumbini Province 100000 in Bagmati Province 147000 in Sudurpaschim Province 69000 in Gandaki Province and 35000 in Karnali Province due to the disaster Around 2 million people were affected last yearThe NDRRMA also has approved an action plan which includes an analysis of monsoonrelated risks and the assessment of their impacts as well as the involvement of various ministries and relevant sectors nongovernmental organizations like the Nepal Red Cross in working on disaster management search rescue and distribution of relief materialsThough the Himalayan Nation has started recording losses and damages with the onset of monsoon the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has predicted that there will be less rainfall in the country during this years monsoonIt is also estimated that the maximum temperature will be higher than in the past due to less rainfall Generally the monsoon enters Nepal in midJune and remains active in Nepal for about a hundred daysMonsoon clouds entered Nepal on Wednesday a day after the normal date according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology The Kathmandu Post reportedThe division in a special bulletin on Wednesday afternoon said This years monsoon system entered today Wednesday into Koshi Province eastern Madhesh almost all parts of Bagmati Province and the eastern part of Gandaki ProvinceAs per the Met division it will take a few days for the phenomenon to reach the remaining parts of the countryIt normally takes a week for the monsoon clouds to spread all over the countryMeteorologists at the division said clouds entering the country from the Bay of Bengal have caused rainfall in most districts of Koshi Province eastern parts of Madhesh Province Bagmati Province and Gandaki ProvinceThe monsoon season in Nepal generally begins on June 13 and ends on September 23 Last year the monsoon entered the country on June 5 eight days before the average date as per The Kathmandu PostThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever