Nepal, June 23 -- Traffic along the Narayanghat-Butwal road section has been disrupted on Monday after the alternative route being used at Dumkibas was blocked due to flooding.

Vehicular movement has come to a standstill after the Khareunge river in ward 3 of Binayi Tribeni Rural Municipality in eastern Nawalparasi overflowed due to rainfall, police said.

The diversion built on the Binayi River along the East-West Highway was swept away after water levels rose, forcing small and medium-sized vehicles (up to 12-wheelers) to use an internal road via Hongshi Gate, Sardi and Jyamire. However, that route also became impassable, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Madhu Nepal.

The Department of Roads has suspended freight vehicle movement a...