Heavy rain sent gravel-laden mud down the Khahare stream in Bethanchok Rural Municipality-4, Kavrepalanchok, on Saturday morning, completely burying a one-storey house and damaging two other houses and a cowshed. The buried stone-and-mud house, which had a corrugated zinc roof, belongs to local resident Sher Bahadur Tamang. Police said only the roofing sheets remained visible above the mud.
House buried by mudflow
The mudflow came down the Khahare stream after heavy rain, carrying gravel and mud into the area. Tamang’s house was completely covered, leaving the roof sheets as the only visible part of the building, according to police. The home’s construction - stone and mud walls beneath a corrugated zinc roof - was described in reports of the incident by Nepal Press, Nagarik News and Ratopati.
The reports describe a direct sequence: heavy rain preceded the gravel-laden flow down the stream, and the mud then buried Tamang’s house. The available information does not specify how much mud accumulated, how long the flow lasted or the extent of damage to the buried building beyond the fact that it was completely covered.
Other homes and a cowshed damaged
Two other houses and a cowshed were also affected. Muddy water entered the homes, according to the incident summary. The reports do not provide the names of the owners of those properties or details about the damage inside them. They also do not state whether the cowshed was buried, partially damaged or affected in another way.
The incident therefore affected several structures in Bethanchok Rural Municipality-4, not only Tamang’s house. The reported damage ranged from a home completely covered by mud to other houses into which muddy water flowed. No monetary estimate of losses is included in the information available.
Details remain limited
Police were the source cited for the condition of Tamang’s house, including the detail that only its roof sheets could be seen. The available reports do not provide information about injuries, the number of people who were inside the affected homes, or whether anyone had to leave the area. They also do not include details about any response or assistance following the mudflow.
The reported incident was linked to heavy rain and the flow of gravel-laden mud down the Khahare stream on Saturday morning. The known damage includes one house completely buried, two other houses affected by muddy water, and damage to a cowshed in Bethanchok, Kavrepalanchok.
