Landslides block BP Highway and Beni-Jomsom road, snowfall shuts Korala pass

The Police Headquarters says various roads in Gorkha, Kavrepalanchok and Surkhet have been blocked due to floods and landslides.

The BP Highway has been completely blocked after a landslide hit Pinthali in Roshi Rural Municipality-9 and Gimdibensi in Ward No. 8 of Kavrepalanchok. According to the Kavre District Police Office, traffic on the road remains halted as rain continues.

In Myagdi, the Beni-Jomsom and Beni-Darbang roads have been blocked since this morning following landslides triggered by continuous rain since Friday afternoon. The District Administration Office said landslides have hit areas including Beni Municipality.

Life has been affected in upper Mustang due to heavy snowfall and in lower areas due to continuous rain caused by cyclone Arnab. The Korala border point has been shut due to the snowfall, and landslides have also occurred along with the rain.

Considering the risk of snowfall, snowstorms and snow avalanches, the Nepali market area across the border in China near the Korala checkpoint has been closed for two days starting Friday.