As many as 367 families have been displaced due to floods and inundation triggered by torrential rainfall in Morang district so far.

DSP Deepak Shrestha, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Morang, 1,368 persons of the 367 families have been shifted to safer places by Wednesday morning.

He said that the number of displaced people could increase as the rains have not stopped yet.

According to him, the houses of the displaced families have been completely submerged.

The eight local levels of Morang including Biratnagar Metropolitan City, Capital of Province 1, have been hit hardest by the water-induced disasters.

Biratnagar Metropolitan City, Belbari, PathariShanishwori, Urlabari and Sunbarsi Municipality and Kanepokhari, Gramthan Budhiganga and Jahada Municipality have been affected the most.

DSP Shrestha said that 63 families of Biratnagar-7 and 8 have been displaced due to inundation so far. He said that hundreds of families have been affected in Biratnagar.

As many as 1, 400 families of Biratnagar and Katahari have been affected due to the Singhiya River.

Police said that eight families of Belbari-6, 150 of Katahari-1, 120 of Jahad-1 and 2 and 26 of Budhiganga-1 have been displaced.

Chief District Officer of Morang Kashiraj Dahal said that the floods have damaged houses and various physical infrastructures like bridges and roads among others.