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Dozens of houses in Bardia have been inundated due to the incessant rain since Tuesday night as the danger level of Babai River also exceeded. Balapur, Suryagaudi and other settlements of Gulariya Municipality were inundated due to the flood. Chief District Officer Bandhu Prasad Bastola said that the residents of the flooded area have been kept in a safe place. Although the water level in the river has decreased now, the local administration has asked the residents of the lower coastal areas to be cautious as the rain has not stopped in the hilly districts. The Gulariya-Nepalgunj road section has been blocked after the river flooded the road. According to CDO Bastola, the mobility of vehicles has been stopped. The river has made some cuts in the Balapur area. The victims of Suryagaudi are taking safe shelter by camping on the local roads which are safe. Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, and Nepal Army are already deployed for the rescue and relief. The rescue team with security personnel including three motor boats are on stand-by. Sand Sacks are also kept ready for immediate control in flooded area.  According to the hydrology and meteorology department, the water level was measured at 6.86 meters on Thursday evening at the Chepang water measuring station of Babai River. In Chepang of Babai, 5.50 meters is considered a warning level. A water level of 6.10 meters is considered as a danger level.

Two people died in Makwanpur on Thursday after being buried by a landslide and washed away by a river. According to the area police office, Manahari, 47-year-old Tok Bahadur Chepang, a resident of Raksirang Rural Municipality-6, was buried in a landslide after continuous rains. The police said that the road was blocked due to rain, so they could not reach the spot which caused problems in rescue. Similarly, an old man died yesterday when a cesspit in Kailash Rural Municipality-3 washed away. 65-year-old local Dal Bahadur Chepang is the one who died. Bagmati Province Police Office, Hetauda said that he was swept away by the river while returning home from Kalika market.

Chairman of CPN (Maoist Center) Pushpa Kamal Dahal has expressed grief over the people who died in a bus accident at Amlekhgunj, Bara. Through his social media, Dahal has expressed his condolences to those who died in the bus accident. Sixteen people lost their lives in a bus accident this morning. He has requested the concerned authorities to provide relief and compensation to the families of the deceased and the injured and also wished for the speedy recovery of the injured. Likewise, Dahal has instructed the party line to involve for relief, rescue and all other kinds of assistance in the disaster-prone areas.

12 of the 16 people who lost their lives in the bus accident that took place on Thursday morning at Jitpur Simara Sub-metropolitan City-22, Amlekhgunj in Bara district under East-West Highway have been identified. The deceased are Lilaraj Choudhary, Nanda Kumari Pudasaini, Safal Kandel, Som Bahadur Chaurasia, Mannidevi Chaurasia, Shubalakshmi Shrestha, Swastika Shrestha, Nazlin Khatun, Bizart Ansari, Suresh BK, Lal Bahadur Bogti, and Santosh Kumar Rai. Balram Shrestha, spokesperson of District Police Office Makwanpur, informed that the remaining four people are yet to be identified. He further said that the driver Kodipti Narayan Dhakal, 40, resident of Syangja is being treated at Chure Hills Hospital in Hetauda and his condition is normal. 8 people died on the spot and 2 out of 9 people were taken to Chure Hills Hospital for treatment. 4 people died in Hetauda Hospital during treatment. Out of 6 people who were taken to Makwanpur Cooperative Hospital in Hetauda, 1 person died and another one was referred to Chitwan who also died there while undergoing treatment. The bus number Ba 06-001 Kha 0110, which was going from Narayangadh to Birgunj, fell into the river 20 meters below the road section at bridge number three. The preliminary investigation revealed that the bus was out of control and the accident happened. Currently, 19 people are being treated in the hospital in Bharatpur and 9 in Birgunj. 2 people are being treated at Chure Hills Hospital, 2 people at Makwanpur Cooperative Hospital and 3 people at Hetauda Hospital. There were 50 people on the bus.