KATHMANDU, Aug 26: Authorities have halted vehicular movement along the Prithvi and Pasang Lhamu highways following a sudden and massive flood in the Bhotekoshi River that entered Nepal from Tibet on Wednesday morning.
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Spokesperson for the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office, Superintendent of Police Naresh Raj Subedi, said vehicle movement from Kathmandu toward Chitwan, Gorkha, Lamjung, Dhading, Nuwakot and Rasuwa has been stopped as a precautionary measure.
The decision was taken in view of the heightened risk posed by the flood, officials said.
