Landslide obstructs Rukum East road

Kathmandu: The Rukum East road section of the Mid-Hill Highway has been obstructed by a landslide at Bhume Rural Municipality-4, halting vehicular traffic.

‘Vehicles including passenger and cargo have been stuck midway stranding passengers as a result of the road obstruction since today morning,’ said Chief District Officer Madhav Prasad Sharma.

Efforts are ongoing to remove debris, said Inspector, Armed Police Force, Satya Bahadur Budhathoki. Budathoki said that there was coordination with a construction company in removing debris. He said that a rock-breaker was required to clear the road as the size of the rock in the road was big.

Things have become difficult as the landslip continues, he said. An ambulance carrying a patient from Kathmandu also got stuck in the incident site. The patient was taken past the site on foot, and sent off to a hospital in a vehicle, said Sharma.

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