Rainfall forecast in different parts of the country from Thursday: Flood, landslide, road disruption and air transport likely to be affected
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Kathmandu. The Nepal Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the very powerful cyclone ‘Arnab’ that formed in the Bay of Bengal has made a landfall from Andhra Pradesh, India. Due to its influence, clouds are also forming in some parts of Nepal and rain will occur in different parts of the country from Thursday, the Department said.
Meteorologist Binu Maharjan said there are chances of heavy to very heavy rainfall in mountainous areas of Nepal due to the impact of the cyclone ‘Arnab’ which developed in the Bay of Bengal.TAG_OPEN_div_23
“The impact of the cyclone has already started to be seen in Nepal. At present, there is partly cloudy in Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces and light rain occurred in one or two places of Lumbini province in the morning,” he said, “The cyclone has entered the land from the coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh and Yanam. The system is predicted to move northwestwards gradually and reach around Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in a weak condition in the coming days.” ”
According to Maharjan, there is a possibility of cloudy, rain and snowfall in Nepal due to its influence. He said moderate rainfall is likely in most of the places of the mountainous region of Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces till Saturday. Moderate rainfall is also forecast in many places of the hilly and Tarai regions of Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces.TAG_OPEN_div_19
Similarly, heavy rain is likely to occur at a few places of Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini provinces while extremely heavy rainfall is likely at one or two places, Maharjan said. There is also the possibility of rain accompanied by thunder, lightning and hail at some places of Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces.TAG_OPEN_div_17
Meteorologist Maharjan urged the farmers to adopt necessary precaution as agriculture, mountaineering, trekking and tourism activities may be affected due to the possible rainfall. He also advised the farmers who are bringing paddy crops to work by following the weather forecast and tourists traveling in high hilly and mountainous areas to stay in safe places until the weather becomes favourable.TAG_OPEN_div_15
The Rain has urged the general public and bodies concerned to make necessary preparations as flood, landslide, road disruption and air transport could be affected due to rainfall.TAG_OPEN_div_13
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