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Kathmandu Saturday August 04, 2001 Shrawan 20, 2058.
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Floods displace 20 houses
Post Report
MAHENDRANAGAR, Aug 3 - At least 20 families from Dekhat Bhuli
VDC of the far-western district of Kanchanpur have been displaced while a number of others
are about to be displaced due to the heavy floods in the Donda river triggered by
incessant rains during this year’s monsoon, the District Development Committee here
said Friday.
DDC chairman Rishi Raj Lumsali said that 16 families had
already abandoned their houses for fear of further floods while a dozen others needed to
be shifted to safer areas. He added that the river cut more than 50 bighas of land located
close to the river banks.
Lumsali said that the displaced people had been allowed to
stay in makeshift shelters in the open field near Dhakka. The flood victims said that they
had not received any relief from the government side.
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