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Landslide Partially Blocks the Chaulani River in Darchula

From OnlineKhabar English · () English

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  • A landslide in the Bhattar area of Darchula’s Apihimal Rural Municipality has buried part of the Chaulani River and affected its flow.
  • Authorities have sent police to assess the site and are preparing to alert settlements along the riverbank.
  • Officials warned that continued landslides could block the river and create a risk of a sudden breach.

A landslide has buried part of the Chaulani River in the Bhattar area of Apihimal Rural Municipality-2 in Nepal’s Darchula district, disrupting the river’s flow.

Chief District Officer Bartaraj Poudel said authorities were preparing to warn settlements along the riverbank to remain vigilant. Police have been sent to the site, but an official assessment of the damage has not yet arrived.

The District Administration Office in Darchula issued a public notice warning that further landslides could block the river completely. Residents living along the riverbank were urged to take precautions, including against the possibility that water could suddenly break through the blockage.

An official assessment of the damage at the landslide site has not yet been received. Police have been dispatched to the area.

· Bartaraj PoudelThe chief district officer described the immediate response to the landslide.
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