At least five persons have gone missing in the flood at Hewakhola following a heavy rainfall in Panchthar district since last night. The missing persons have been identified as Dil Kumar Tamang of Hilihang Rural Municipality-7 and Sanjog Lowa of Phidim Municipality-10, workers of Hewakhola Hydropower Project-I. Likewise, Ashish Majhi and Alisha Majhi of Phidim have also gone missing in the flood.

The Hewakhola bridge linking Phidim-4 and Hilihang-7 along the Mechi Highway has also been washed away, completely disrupting the vehicular movement along the highway, according to DSP Hari Khatiwada. Similarly, the flood also washed a belly bridge along the Tamor corridor. Police said that the flood destroyed a motorable bridge in Phalelung Rural Municipality-3.