Landslip displaces 120 people in Kalikot

  • 27/08/2008

  • Kathmandu Post (Nepal)

At least 120 residents at Mugapatan of Kalikot district has been displaced by the landslip on Wednesday morning. Some 20 people were displaced after the landslip swept away their residents and rest others were displaced due to the danger of the landslip. Those displaced have been settled in the families of the armies. The landslide which occurred due to the incessant rainfall has also blocked the road which joins the district headquarters. Meanwhile, the Araniko Highway which was blocked from Tuesday due to the landslip has not resumed yet. The landslip has been occurred at the Jhure and Damside areas in Lamusanghu-Barabise road section due to the incessant rainfall in Sindhupalchok district. Business at Tatopani Naka in Nepal-China boarder has also been affected due to the blockade. Likewise, passenger buses heading for Tatopani from the capital have been stranded in Lamusanghu area.