Banking News – Unseasonal snowfall has occurred in the northern Korala border area of Nepal-China, located at an altitude of 4,610 meters above sea level. The snowfall on Thursday night has blanketed the Korala border area in white. According to Santosh Basyal, Information Officer of the Mustang District Police Office, rainfall has been continuous in Mustang since Thursday, resulting in snowfall in the northern Korala border area of Upper Mustang.

Similarly, while snowfall is occurring in the Korala border area, heavy rainfall has occurred in settlements around Lomanthang, with partial snowfall occurring at high passes above the settlements, according to Umesh Poudel, Office Chief of ACAP Lomanthang. ACAP Chief Poudel stated that cold has increased in the upper region along with rainfall and snowfall.

According to early warnings from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, and the Meteorological Forecasting Division, heavy rainfall and snowfall in high Himalayan regions were projected for four consecutive days starting Thursday. The District Police Office has stated that while snowfall is occurring in the Korala border area of Mustang, continuous rainfall is occurring in other areas of Mustang.

The District Administration Office has published a notice informing people not to travel on roads from Kavre Bhir to Upper Mustang due to possible road blockages from floods, landslides, and river erosion caused by adverse weather.

Ekaraj Bhandari, Assistant Chief District Officer, informed that night-time operation of vehicles has been prohibited from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM for four days starting Thursday night to minimize potential disasters and damage.

Similarly, Gharapjhong Rural Municipality of Mustang has requested locals in the Kaligandaki riverine area to exercise high vigilance, as the Kaligandaki River may rise and create risks due to rainfall. Gharapjhong Rural Municipality has been conducting mic-ing since Friday, requesting citizens in and around riverine areas to exercise caution.

Similarly, rainfall has increased risks to traditional houses built of old stone and mud in Mustang. According to Sarita Thakali, a local of Gharapjhong-5 Thini, houses made of old stone and mud have become troublesome due to continuous rainfall. She informed that since there is a fear of old houses leaking and collapsing due to rainfall, locals have covered the roofs and walls of houses with tarpaulins and plastic to protect them from the rain.