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Heavy landslide struck Nepal's mountain zone on Saturday early morning, 60 km northeast of the capital Kathmandu.
50-60 houses are suspected to be swept away. Police and army officials retrieved eight bodies and airlifted 34 people to safety, including 19 who suffered serious injuries.Suspected, hundreds are still missing,
Debris from the landslide createda 110-metre (120-yard) deep lake, measuring at least three kilometres by 300 metres, which flooded two power stations and a hydropower plant before workers partially cleared the blockage.
Officials said, they are successful in allowing the water to flow slowly by carrying out minor explosions. But , lower areas (below the blockage) are still at risk.
A portion of the Araniko Highway, which connects the Himalayan nation with Tibet, had been closed. Koshi barrage near the India-Nepal border, to allow water to flow downstream and reduce flood risks.
Scores of people die every year from flooding and landslides during Nepal's monsoon season. At least 75 people were killed in separate incidents in 2013 when heavy rains triggered floods that struck homes in the country's remote hilly western region and southern plains. Nepal's landslide came as more than 150 people were feared dead in neighbouring India following a landslide which destroyed a village in western Maharashtra state earlier in the week.
The debris has created a huge lake (110m in depth, 300m wide and 3km long). Officials are working hard to decrease the water level using minor explosions and being successful up to some extend.
Still, the people living down streams are at risk. The government has warned the locals living aside by the rivers to evacuate and not to enter the area within 200meters.
The sudden collapse of the debris dam may cause a serious damage at the downstream in three districts of Nepal along with India. And if the flash flood happens, it may sweep away the Koshi dam, which may affect as much as 500 villages in Bihar, India.
For information, A landslide in May 2012 killed at least 26 people when an avalanche blocked the Seti river in northwestern Nepal. The walls burst, causing a flash flood that swept several downstream villages. see CLICK
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