500 houses inundated by rain-triggered flood in Saptari village

An outburst of Triyuga stream dam caused by rain-triggered flood has inundated Odraha VDC in Saptari district.

Odraha VDC ward no 1, 2, 3 and Bochahi of ward 4 and Banigama of ward 5 have been waterlogged after a dam along the Triyuga rivulet in Bochahi got dismantled at 5.00 am this morning, according to state-owned news agency RSS.

Around 500 houses of 200 families in the VDC have been inundated when flood water gushed into the villages, said Deependra Prasad Yadav, a local.

Locals are not in a position to go outside home and are also facing trouble in preparing meals, he added. nepalnews.com