The Kalikot-Surkhet road section along the Karnali Highway has been obstructed due to landslides triggered by incessant rainfall.

Following the obstruction, hundreds of passengers and freight vehicles heading to different destinations have been stranded mid-way.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ramesh Rawal said that the road has been completely blocked in more than two places following the landslide at Simlegad  in Khandachakra Municipality of Kalikot along the Karnali Highway.

He informed that the landslide completely blocked the road at Sisnegad in Sanni Triveni Municipality and Bhattadi in Raskot Municipality-8 in Kalikot along the Karnali Corridor.

Nepal Police personnel have been clearing the debris to bring back the vehicular movement on the road to normalcy.