Normal life has been affected due to cold wave and fog in Sunsari and Morang. 

Traffic police have urged people to be careful, saying that the risk of accidents has increased due to the cold wave and thick fog.

Koshi Province Traffic Police Office, Itahari, Chief SP Deepak Giri has urged people to drive cautiously by turning on their headlights as it will be difficult to see the road due to the cold wave and thick fog.

Normal life has also been affected in Itahari, Tharara, Inaruwa, Duhabi, Jhumka, Khanar and other places in Sunsari.

Flights scheduled for Sunday have also been affected after Biratnagar Airport was covered in thick fog.

Ratuwamai, Sundarharaincha, Budhiganga and Rangeli areas in Morang are at risk of cold wave.

Firewood has been distributed to the poor settlements in Ratuwamai Municipality-7 of Morang after the extreme cold.

At the initiative of the ward office, firewood has been distributed to various settlements, squares and market areas within the ward with the support of the Pathari Shanishchare Partnership Forest Group.

Ward Chairperson Ram Bahadur Karki informed that firewood was distributed with the aim of keeping the poor, senior citizens and children warm.

He said that arrangements have been made to light fires collectively in 15 public places within the ward to warm themselves and avoid the cold.