Parbat, October 4
Landslides have displaced 300 families in Parbat district, with 170 houses completely destroyed and another 131 partially damaged.
According to the District Administration Office, six of the district’s seven local levels have been affected. Jaljala Rural Municipality has been hit the hardest, with 113 houses damaged and 58 others at risk of landslides. A total of 171 families in Jaljala have been displaced.
Other local levels have also reported significant damage. Two houses in Kushma Municipality, 20 in Falebas Municipality, nine in Bihadi Rural Municipality, two in Mahashila Rural Municipality and 15 in Modi Rural Municipality have been destroyed.
Chief District Officer Ganga Bahadur Chhetri said 131 houses across the district have sustained partial damage.
The landslides and floods have also damaged five school buildings, an agricultural farm, a temple, a health centre and a police station. The Maldhunga Bridge along the Mid-Hill Highway and a suspension bridge connecting Parbat and Baglung have also been damaged.
Rural roads in the district remain blocked. CDO Chhetri said it would take a few more days to reopen the Falebas-Bihadi and Lungkhudeurali-Huwas roads along the Kaligandaki Corridor.
Meanwhile, the local administration, local governments, the Nepal Red Cross Society and other social organisations are providing tents, food, utensils, clothing, and hygiene and medical supplies to the affected families.
—RSS
