Normal life has been thrown out of gear in Bhaktapur after many areas including Madhyapur Thimi have been inundated due to the flooding caused by swollen Hanumante River following torrential rains on Wednesday night.
Settlements including the temporary camp sheltering the earthquake victims at local Jagati and Barahisthan have been inundated. Similarly, settlements at Radhe Radhe and the Kamerotar land pooling project in Madhyapur Thimi have also become waterlogged. Local residents have not been able to come out of their houses as hundreds of houses have been inundated since midnight on Wednesday.
The entire stretch from Radhe Radhe to Nikosera has been inundated. Water level has accumulated up to four feet from the land surface, forcing the shops and stores to close.
Likewise, areas on both sides of the Araniko highway from Chardobato to the way leading to Balkot are waterlogged in Madhyapur Thimi. The low-lying areas in Gaththaghar have also been waterlogged
Residents have had to be rushed to safety as water levels continue to surge near Kathmandu, with the death toll from landslides and floods brought on by monsoons this week rising to 53 across Nepal.
Three members of a family became the latest fatalities after they were buried alive on Thursday when a landslide struck their makeshift home in a village of Bhaktapur district, officials said.
"Hundreds of security personnel have been deployed in the sites," said chief district officer Narayan Prasad Bhatta.
"A large part of the district was inundated after floodwaters from the Hanumante River entered the settlements."
The Home Ministry earlier put the death toll at 50.
"In some areas, water levels had risen up to 1.2 metres from the ground. Hundreds of people have been stranded," Bhatta said adding that schools and businesses were shut.
The extreme weather has affected 36 of Nepal's 77 districts, with 20 people injured and nine missing.
The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology say further heavy rains were expected in next few days in the country's central, western and eastern regions.
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