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A father and his son were killed in a landslide at Mehele in Sidingwa Rural Municipality of Taplejung district on Monday. Suresh Rai (36) died in the landslide while his 67-year-old father Keshav Bahadur Rai, who had gone missing since the disaster occurred this morning, was found dead later, according to the District Police Office, Taplejung. Kusaram Karki, Information Officer and Police Inspector at the District Police Office, Taplejung, confirmed the death of the father-son duo in the landslide at Muku Bhangyanj of Mehele. Similarly, preparations are underway to airlift Raj Kumar Rai (45) who was seriously hurt in the disaster, said Karki. Various districts in the eastern part of the country have been hit hard by monsoon-induced natural disasters such as flood and landslide due to incessant rain since the arrival of this year's monsoon on June 15. Meanwhile, three people have been out of contact in Sidingwa in the district. The trio were learned to have been stranded and sheltering in a cave following the flood. They are Denish Gurung (23) and his spouse Anita Rai and their two-and- a-half-year-old daughter of Surumkhim of Sidingwa Rural Municipality. A Nepal Army helicopter was flown for the rescue operation of the missing ones on last Sunday but to no avail due to adverse weather, informed Laxman Tamang, ward chairperson of ward no 7 in Sidingwa rural municipality. Rescue operation continues today as well, according to Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai, a parliamentarian from Taplejung.  

At least 22 people are still missing after they were swept away by the flooded Hewakhola river in Sankhuwasabha on Saturday night. Santosh Rai, 26, of Panchkhapan-9 died after he was swept away by the floods on June 17. The District Police Office said 17 workers employed at the under construction Super Hewakhola Hydropower Project at local Chainpur-4 have gone missing after they were swept away by the flood. The missing people have been identified as Santosh Dhakal of Sunsari, supervisor of the hydropower project, Bhuwan Singh Tamang of Chainpur Municipality), Subas Rai of Sankhuwasabha), Phaij Bahadur Karki of Jhapa, Ganesh Giri of Dhankuta, Raj Kumar Magar of Ilam, Meena Shrestha of Jhapa, Ram Jatan Tharu of Kailali, Rahul Tharu of Bardiya and Rohit Tharu of Bardiya. Kali Ram Tharu of Bardiya, Rajram Tharu of Bardiya, Sugat Tharu of Kailali, Amar Tharu of Kailali, Sita Tharu of Kailali and Deepak Magar of Sankhuwasabha, Ganesh Rai and Sanchamaya Rai of Sunamla, Sabhapokhari Rural Municipality-3 are also missing in the disaster. Ganesh and Sanchamaya were swept away while building a cowshed at Sunamla. Likewise, Bhim Chaudhary of Bardiya Municipality and Gyan Bahadur Limbu of Chainpur Municipality-4 have gone missing at Nundhaki of Chainpur Municipality-1. Limbu is the worker at Upper Hewakhola Hydropower. Two workers of the Super Hewakhola Hydropower have been seriously injured after they were swept away by the flood. Tikaram Chaudhary and Deepak Raj Tharu of Bardiya Municipality-7 are being treated at the Helping Hand Hospital at Chainpur. The flooding occurred after the river, which was blocked due to a landslide at Chainpur Municipality- 4 and Panchkhapan Municipality-9, burst. The subsequent flood in the river has caused huge loss of lives and properties.  

Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balen Shah has banned the screening of Indian movies in Nepal from Monday. Shah said that he decided to ban the screening of Indian movies in Nepal from tomorrow after his request to remove a portion of the movie ‘Adipurush’ which shows that Janaki is the Indian daughter, was ignored. “Indian movies will not be allowed to screen in Kathmandu metropolis until the controversial part of the movie is removed,” he said. “If the movie is permitted to screen in Nepal, it will cause irreparable damage to Nepal’s nationality, cultural unity and national sovereignty,” Mayor Shah said.    

Property worth around Rs 500 million have been destroyed in floods and landslides in eastern Nepal. Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Management Prakash Jwala informed today's meeting of the House of Representatives about the matter. "Heavy floods and landslides triggered by rainfall in Taplejung, Tehrathum, Sankhuwasabha and Panchthar have caused huge losses. Some people have lost their lives while others have gone missing in the disaster. I personally and on behalf of the government want to offer condolences to the victims," he said. Rescue efforts and relief distribution have been sped up, he said, adding that Nepal Army, Armed Police Force and Nepal Police personnel, government employees have been deployed to the incident sites for rescue efforts and relief distribution. "Taplejung has been cut off from other districts after the flood swept away a bridge over the Huwa river. Electricity has also been disrupted. Five meters of road along the Arun corridor has been damaged," he said. The Mid-Hill Highway has been damaged at some places, he said.