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Fresh Rains Threaten Nepal Flood Recovery, Trigger New Landslides
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News18•25-09-2026, 14:30
Fresh Rains Threaten Nepal Flood Recovery, Trigger New Landslides
- •Heavy rainfall across Nepal poses a fresh challenge to recovery efforts in areas devastated by the August 26 Bhotekoshi floods, with warnings of renewed landslides and debris flows.
- •The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology forecasts heavy to very heavy rainfall, with extremely heavy rain possible in Gandaki and Lumbini provinces.
- •The August 26 catastrophe killed over 1,450 people and left around 5,600 missing, with the Bhotekoshi River sweeping away homes, vehicles, roads, and damaging hydropower projects.
- •New landslides have already occurred in Dhading, blocking the Prithvi Highway at Krishnabhir and Tigraang Khola, and restricting traffic at five other locations.
- •Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah urged people to remain alert, avoid unnecessary travel, and stay away from vulnerable areas near rivers and streams during the heavy rainfall.
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Heavy to very heavy rainfall forecast by Nepal’s Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has heightened risks of renewed landslides, floods, and debris flows across regions already devastated by the August 26 Bhotekoshi floods.
Continued rainfall has triggered fresh landslides along the Prithvi Highway, completely blocking sections at Krishnabhir and Tigraang Khola in Dhading, while the Narayangadh-Muglin road in Chitwan has also been closed.
Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah has urged residents to remain alert, avoid unnecessary travel, and stay away from vulnerable areas near rivers and streams during the heavy rainfall period.
