Mustang. A total of 12 mountain goats have died after floods swept away Tetang village in Waragung Mukti Chhetra-3. Four goats and eight mountain goats have died after the flood swept away the Manch river in Tetang village due to the rainfall.

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Tsheringkippa Lama of the District Police Office, a police team from the Area Police Office, Chusang, has reached Tetang to collect the details of the damage caused by the floods. A police team has already reached Tetang village and the details are awaited, he added.

Similarly, the flood in Manch rivulet has damaged the irrigation canal and the walls of farms at Tetang rural municipality, said Sonam Tshering Gurung, a local. The flood has washed away more than 15 meters of irrigation canal in Tetang. Drinking water service disrupted in Tetang village.

Similarly, the office building located below Jomsom has suffered partial damages when rocks fell due to rain. Roads in most places of Mustang have been obstructed due to rainfall with the monsoon becoming active. Ward Chairman of Waragung Mukti Chhetra-1, Pramesh Gurung, has urged people not to travel to Mustang for some days in such a situation.

Snowfall in Upper Mustang

Snowfall occurred in different places of Upper Mustang on Thursday night. According to Umesh Poudel, chief of ACAP Lomanthang, the snowfall is normal this year. Rabin Subedi, an employee of Muktinath Development Committee, said that rainfall is taking place in Muktinath area at present.

Likewise, Gharpajhong and Thasang rural municipalities have also been receiving incessant rainfall since Tuesday. Though the high peaks of the district have snowfallen, the settlements have not received snowfall, said Manita Thakali, a local.