Kathmandu. The government has allowed drones to be flown without prior permission in flood-affected areas to support search and rescue operations following Wednesday morning’s severe flooding. The decision has been taken to make rescue efforts faster and more effective in areas affected by the floods, particularly where aerial surveillance can help locate stranded or missing people. Government spokesperson Sasmit Pokharel said anyone with a drone can operate it in the affected are...

Kathmandu. The sudden flood in the Bhotekoshi River on Wednesday morning has damaged six early warning systems used to monitor river conditions in Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading, disrupting the automatic flow of real-time data from the affected locations. According to the Flood Forecasting Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, four early warning systems in Rasuwa and one each in Nuwakot and Dhading were swept away or damaged by the flood. Binod Parajuli, head of the divi...

काठमाडौं । बुधबार आएको भीषण बाढीका कारण प्रभावित क्षेत्रमा खोजी तथा उद्धार कार्यलाई तीव्र बनाउन बिनाअनुमति ड्रोन उडाउन पाइने भएको छ । उद्धार कार्यमा सहजता ल्याउन सरकारले प्रभावित क्षेत्रमा ड्रोन उडाउन पूर्वअनुमति आवश्यक नपर्ने व्यवस्था गरेको हो । सरकारका प्रवक्ता सस्मित पोखरेलले सञ्चारकर्मीसँग कुरा गर्दै उद्धारका लागि जो-कोहीले पनि अनुमतिबिनै ड्रोन प्रयोग गर्न सक्ने जानकारी दिएका छन् । “जोसँग ड्रोन उपलब्ध छ, उहाँहरूले बाढी प्रभावित क्षेत्रमा उद्धार तथा खोजीका लागि बिनाअनुमति ड्रोन उडाउन सक्नुहुनेछ,” प्रवक्ता पोखरेलले ...

Kathmandu. The government has called on drone operators and helicopter service providers to support ongoing search and rescue operations following the severe flooding in the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers on Wednesday morning. Government spokesperson Sasmit Pokharel made the appeal while issuing a special notice, urging drone and helicopter operators to coordinate with local authorities and security agencies to speed up rescue efforts in affected areas. The floods have affected Ras...

काठमाडौं । बुधबार बिहान भोटेकोशी नदीमा आएको बाढीका कारण ६ ओटा बाढी पूर्वसूचना प्रणाली (अर्ली वार्निङ सिस्टम) मा क्षति पुगेको छ । जल तथा मौसम विज्ञान विभाग, बाढी पूर्वानुमान महाशाखाका अनुसार रसुवा, धादिङ र नुवाकोटमा रहेका पूर्वसूचना प्रणालीमा क्षति पुगेको हो ।  महाशाखाको बाढी पूर्वानुमान शाखाका प्रमुख बिनोद पराजुलीका अनुसार रसुवा जिल्लाको रसुवागढी नाका, स्याफ्रुबेँसी, टिमुरे र लाङटाङमा राखिएका प्रणाली बाढीले बगाएको छ । यस्तै नुवाकोट‍को वेत्रावती र धादिङको मलेखुमा रहेको प्रणालीमा क्षति पुगेको हो । ब...

Kathmandu. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) has urged residents living along the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli river corridor to remain on high alert for the next 24 hours following a sudden and severe flood in the Bhotekoshi River on Wednesday. According to the authority, the flood occurred after an avalanche in the Tibet region blocked the river, forming a temporary lake. The accumulated water subsequently broke through the blockage, triggering a sudden surge ...

काठमाडौं । बुधबार बिहान रसुवाको भोटेकोशी र त्रिशुली नदीमा आएको भीषण बाढीका कारण प्रभावित क्षेत्रमा खोज तथा उद्धार कार्यलाई तीव्र बनाउन सरकारले नेपाल ड्रोन संघ तथा वायुसेवा सञ्चालकलाई सहयोगका लागि अपिल गरेको छ । बुधबार विशेष सूचना जारी गर्दै सरकारका प्रवक्ता सस्मित पोखरेलले यस्तो आह्वान गरेका हुन् ।  बुधबार बिहान आएको बाढीले रसुवा, नुवाकोट, धादिङ, चितवन, गोरखा र तनहुँ लगायतका जिल्लाहरू प्रभावित भएका छन् । बाढी प्रभावित क्षेत्रमा हाल विपद्मा परेका नागरिकहरूको खोज तथा उद्धार कार्य निरन्तर जारी रहेको सरकारले जनाएक...

काठमाडौं । तिब्बत क्षेत्रमा गएको हिमपहिरोले नदी थुनिएर ताल बनेपछि त्यो पानी अचानक खुल्दा नेपालको भोटेकोशी नदीमा भीषण बाढी आएको राष्ट्रिय विपद् जोखिम न्यूनीकरण तथा व्यवस्थापन प्राधिकरणले जनाएको छ । बाढीबाट रसुवा, नुवाकोट र धादिङका विभिन्न क्षेत्रमा ठुलो क्षति पुगेको छ । प्राधिकरणले भोटेकोशी-त्रिशूली नदीको तटीय क्षेत्रमा अझै २४ घण्टासम्म उच्च सतर्कता अपनाउन र अलर्ट रहन आग्रह गरेको छ । प्राधिकरणका कार्यकारी प्रमुख धर्मराज उप्रेतीले ताल फुटेको भन्ने हल्ला सत्य नभएको तर नदी थुनिएर जोखिमपूर्ण अवस्था सिर्जना भएको जानकारी दिए । प्रा...

Kathmandu. The Armed Police Force (APF) has deployed drones and sniffer dogs to assist search and rescue operations following the devastating flood in the Bhotekoshi River on Wednesday morning, which caused significant damage in Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading. The drones are being used to locate people who may be stranded or missing in flood-affected areas and to assess the extent of damage, particularly along riverbanks and in areas that are difficult for rescue teams to access. According...

Kathmandu. The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology’s Flood Forecasting Division had issued a river alert on Tuesday night, but social media users have criticized the government for allegedly failing to take timely action ahead of Wednesday’s sudden flooding. However, the alert issued on Tuesday concerned a different river and was unrelated to the flash flood that later entered the Bhotekoshi River from the Tibet region of China. At around 9:20 pm on Tuesday, the department ...