Continuous rain since Friday afternoon triggered landslides that blocked the Beni–Jomsom and Beni–Darbang roads in Myagdi district from Saturday morning, the District Administration Office said. Landslides at Phaparkhet, on the boundary between Beni Municipality and Mangala Rural Municipality, and at Siruwari and Khambhitta obstructed the routes. The Department of Roads and the Infrastructure Development Office have been unable to clear the affected stretches because the rain has not stopped.
Rainfall triggers blockages at three locations
The reported blockages are spread across three locations: Phaparkhet, Siruwari and Khambhitta. At Phaparkhet, the landslide occurred on the border of Beni Municipality and Mangala Rural Municipality. The administration identified the affected roads as the Beni–Jomsom and Beni–Darbang routes, both of which have been blocked since Saturday morning.
The sequence described by the administration began with continuous rainfall on Friday afternoon. The landslides followed, cutting off road access at the named points. With the roads blocked, vehicles cannot pass through the affected sections. The available information does not specify how many vehicles or travellers may be affected, or whether any other sections of the roads remain open.
The disruption is not limited to a single site. Phaparkhet, Siruwari and Khambhitta are all reported as locations where landslides have obstructed the roads. The administration’s account links the continuing rain to the inability to clear the debris, leaving the two routes blocked while rainfall persists.
Clearing work delayed by continuing rain
The Department of Roads and the Infrastructure Development Office are the agencies identified as responsible for clearing the blocked roads. However, they have not been able to carry out clearance work because the rain has continued. The ongoing weather is therefore preventing the agencies from removing the landslide material and restoring access along the affected stretches.
No timeline for reopening either road has been provided. The administration has also not reported whether clearing equipment has reached the sites or when work might begin. The immediate constraint described by officials is the persistent rain, which has kept the agencies from clearing the blockages. Until conditions allow work to proceed, the Beni–Jomsom and Beni–Darbang roads remain obstructed at the reported locations.
The reported information does not give details about injuries, damage to property, or the volume of landslide debris. It also does not identify an alternative route or provide separate updates for the two roads. The confirmed situation is that rain-triggered landslides at Phaparkhet, Siruwari and Khambhitta blocked both routes from Saturday morning and that clearance efforts have been held back by continuing rainfall.
No reopening time announced
The road blockage began after rain that started on Friday afternoon and continued into the period when the landslides occurred. Because the rain has not stopped, the agencies tasked with clearing the roads have not been able to remove the obstructions. The administration has not announced when the weather may ease or when the routes could reopen.
For now, the key locations reported by the District Administration Office are Phaparkhet on the Beni Municipality-Mangala Rural Municipality boundary, along with Siruwari and Khambhitta. The blockages affect both the Beni–Jomsom and Beni–Darbang roads in Myagdi. Further progress depends on the Department of Roads and the Infrastructure Development Office being able to clear the affected stretches once conditions permit.
