Rasuwa, July 13 -- Following a massive flood on the Bhotekoshi river on Tuesday, the remote border town of Timure in Rasuwa district remains completely inaccessible by road, with vital trade and transport disrupted.

The supraglacial outburst flood has destroyed two key sections of the road between Syaphrubesi and Timure-a vital 16-kilometre stretch linking Nepal to the Chinese border. The landslides and riverbank erosion not only washed away nearly a kilometre of road at various places but also swept away the Nepal-China Friendship (Miteri) Bridge at Rasuwagadhi, halting all bilateral trade through the Rasuwa customs.

"This disaster has severely damaged our transport infrastructure," said Kami Chhiring Tamang, ward chairperson of Gosain...