Kathmandu, July 30 -- A flood in the Bhotekoshi river early Wednesday morning has once again blocked the Syabrubesi-Rasuwagadhi road section in Rasuwa district.

According to the District Traffic Police Office, Rasuwa, the flood has swept multiple stretches of the road. Earlier on July 8, the river had washed away nearly a kilometre of road, halting movement along the 16-km stretch from Syabrubesi to Rasuwagadhi. Although one-way traffic had resumed on July 20, the route is now closed again.

The flood has damaged parts of the road in wards 2 and 3 of Gosaikunda Rural Municipality. Two pickup vans, which had been stuck since the July 8 flood, were also swept away on Wednesday.

Authorities said the river's water level began rising around ...