Saptakoshi breaches embankment, Over 25,000 displaced

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Saptakoshi breaches embankment, Over 25,000 displaced [1]

Hundreds of locals at Haripur, Sripur, Laukahi and western Kushaha villages in Sunsari district have fled their
homes after the swollen Saptakoshi River damaged an embankment in western Kushaha village and began inundating settlements Monday.
As of Monday evening, over 25,000 locals left their homes for Inaruwa, Saptari and neighboring Indian villages. Long caravans of people were seen setting out to safer grounds with their belongings on rickshaws, tractors, bicycles and other conveyances.

Publication Date:

19/08/2008

Source: Kathmandu Post (Nepal) [2]

Tags:

Natural Disasters [3], Floods [4], Wildlife [5], Nepal [6]

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