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The Beni-Darbang road section has been obstructed following a landslide triggered by incessant rainfall at Sirubari in Raghuganga Rural Municipality-2 in Myagdi district this morning.

Sub-Engineer of Beni-Jomsom-Korala Road Project Sohan Jung Karki said that a massive stone that fell off the cliff has caused road obstruction.

Karki said that a bulldozer along with a stonebreaker is being dispatched to break the stone. He said, "We are preparing to break the stone to resume the vehicular movement by today itself." 

As many as 134 people have lost their lives as of Thursday due to floods and landslides since June 10.

Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Nepal Police and Nepal Police Spokesperson, Dan Bahadur Karki, said that two people died in the Kathmandu Valley, 22 in Koshi Province, six in Madhes Province, 25 in Bagmati Province and 38 in Gandaki Province.

Likewise, 23 people lost their lives in Lumbini Province, eight in Karnali Province and 10 in Sudurpaschim Province.

Karki stated that 148 people were injured including nine in the Kathmandu Valley, 34 in Koshi Province, nine each in Madhes, Lumbini and Bagmati Provinces, 29 in Gandaki Province, 35 in Karnali Province and 14 in Sudurpaschim Province.

Seven people are still missing in the floods and landslides and a search for them is underway, DIG Karki said.

A total of 4,030 families were displaced by the monsoon-related disasters during the period, according to Karki.

Three members of a family died after being buried in a landslide at Pharpu Village in Gokulganga Rural Municipality-6, Ramechhap on Thursday.

Chief of District Police Office of Ramechhap Pradip Kumar Singh said that Sita Tamang (18), Ashika Tamang (14) and Laxmi Tamang (13) were buried after a part of local Biman Tamang's house collapsed in the landslide.

Chairman of Gokulganga Rural Municipality-6 Chandra Sunuwar said that Biman and his spouse, who were residing in a separate room of the house, are safe.

Nepal was elected the Vice President for the Asia-Pacific states of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

Chief of the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the United Nations in New York, Lok Bahadur Thapa, will lead Nepal in the 54-member ECOSOC. Nepal will be the chair of the Asia-Pacific states next year.

Nepal's election to Vice President of the ECOSOC, one of the six main organs of the United Nations, was a matter of pride for the nation, former Ambassador Sundarnath Bhattarai said.

The ECOSOC is the platform for fostering debate and innovative thinking, forging consensus on ways forward, and coordinating efforts to achieve socio-economic progress including Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The 54-member Council also elected two other Vice Presidents: Krzysztof Szczerski of Poland for Eastern European states and Maritza Chan Valverde of Costa Rica for Latin America and Caribbean states.

A Vice President from the African States regional group will be elected at a later date, it is said.

Likewise, Thapa pledged to work closely with all the member states in achieving the SDGs.

Last year, Nepal was elected a member of the ECOSOC with the highest number of votes from the Asia Pacific region for a three-year term of 2024-2026.