Salyan, June 27 -- Recent monsoon rains have put over 100 settlements across Salyan district at risk of floods, landslides and inundation that may displace hundreds of families and damage infrastructure.

According to district authorities, the monsoon-induced disasters destroyed six houses, around a dozen houses incurred partial damage while more than two dozen houses have been exposed to high risk of floods and landslides in the district as of now this year.

Last week, a flash flood in the Resamkhola stream in ward 12 of Sharada Municipality partially buried a Mahindra Bolero jeep parked for repair in the Resamjyula settlement and washed away several goods from a nearby workshop. In the same area, Shiva Secondary School building and som...