Nepal, Oct. 5 -- Heavy rain on Saturday caused several rivers to overflow in Jhapa, flooding various settlements and inundating at least 450 houses in total.

District Police Office Spokesperson Deputy Superintendent of Police, Khagendra Bahadur Khadka, said the rescue efforts are underway with the help of the Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and the locals.

So far, 100 families have been safely evacuated.

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Similarly, flooding from the local Kali Stream at Mechinagar-6 disrupted the traffic on the East West Highway.

Similarly, the flooded Sukuna River swept a culvert pipe, further affecting the transportation. According to Spokesperson Khadka, efforts are in place to resume t...