Landslide obstructs Karnali Highway
The Karnali Highway has been obstructed due to a landslide.
Since this morning, the Sukhet–Jumla Road section along the Karnali Highway from Gagane Khola, Kalikot to Humma has been blocked.
The highway was obstructed as various places from Gagane Khola to Humma experienced landslides following the rain that started Sunday evening.
Due to heavy rain overnight, a landslide fell into Gagane Khola, completely obstructing the vehicular movement, said Kalikot's Deputy Superintendent of Police, Tek Bahadur Rawat.
“There is no condition to operate the vehicle therefore a JCB has been sent to remove the landslide,” he said.
Police said that vehicles heading to and from Kalikot, Jumla, Mugu, Bajura, Humla to Surkhet have been stranded mid-way due to the obstruction.
4.3 ML earthquake jolts Mugu
A 4.3 magnitude earthquake shook Mugu district on Monday.
According to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center, Lainchaur, Kathmandu, the tremor occurred at 8:39 with its epicenter in Kotdanda, Mugu.
On June 29, an earthquake of 4.8- magnitude had occurred with its epicenter in Jima of Mugu.
Nepal has experienced several earthquakes and aftershocks with varying magnitudes.
The country is considered an earthquake prone zone as it lies in the Himalayan region.
Man found dead and lockdown lifted in Idaho after 2 firefighters killed, 1 wounded in sniper ambush
Two firefighters were killed Sunday and another was wounded when they were ambushed by sniper fire while responding to a blaze in a northern Idaho mountain community, as crews endured a barrage of gunfire over several hours that the governor called a “heinous” assault, Associated Press reported.
A shelter-in-place order was lifted Sunday night after a tactical response team discovered the body of a man with a firearm nearby, the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office said. Officials did not release his name, nor did they say what kind of gun was found.
Authorities planned a news conference later Sunday to provide more information.
Sheriff’s officials said crews responded to a fire at Canfield Mountain just north of Coeur d’Alene around 1:30 p.m., and gunshots were reported about a half hour later, according to Associated Press.
Light to moderate rainfall likely in Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces
The monsoon winds now have an influence across the country.
With the low pressure line of the monsoon positioned to the north near western Nepal, now the weather across the country is seen generally cloudy.
The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has predicted light to moderate rainfall along with thunder in many hilly areas of the country, including Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpashchim Provinces, as well as in some areas of the remaining provinces.
There is also a possibility of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in a few locations in Sudurpashchim Province and a couple of locations in the hilly areas of the remaining provinces.
The department has noted a chance of light to moderate rain or snowfall in a few places in the high-hilly and Himalayan regions of the country.
Similarly, tonight the weather is expected to remain generally cloudy across the country.
According to the weather bulletin issued by the department, light to moderate rainfall along with thunderstorms is likely to take place in some areas of the hilly regions of the country, including Koshi, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpashchim Provinces, as well as in a few areas of the remaining regions.
