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Rain-triggered landslide blocks BP Highway (photos)

Nepalkhabar

 |  Kathmandu

BP Highway has been disrupted due to a landslide triggered by incessant rains that occurred in Kavre district.

The highway was blocked after the landslide that occurred at Charsayabensi in Roshi Rural Municipality-8 at 9 am today, District Police Office said.

 Passengers have been stranded due to the landslide.

A team of police has been deployed to the incident site and preparations are underway to remove the debris to resume traffic operations, the District Police Office, Kavre said.



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