Kathmandu police warn against river corridor travel as floods rise
Rising river levels in the Kathmandu Valley have police warning drivers to stay off corridor routes.
Kathmandu Valley traffic police are urging people not to travel through river corridors after water levels rose in the valley’s rivers, Onlinekhabar reports. Police began loudspeaker announcements after floodwater reached a bridge in Chyasal, Lalitpur. Spokesperson Nareshraj Subedi said monitoring has increased in riverside areas, police have been deployed to risky spots including Chyasal bridge, and vehicles parked on roads along rivers have been told to move. Meteorologists say rain is tied to a Bay of Bengal low-pressure system moving east to west, with heavier rain possible from Bagmati westward starting tomorrow.
Why it matters: If your people are moving around Kathmandu, this is a route-planning alert: police are specifically warning against corridor travel and clearing vehicles from riverside roads.
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