Nepal – Heavy snowfall cripples life in hills

Hundreds of buses, trucks and other vehicles stranded. 

DADELDHURA, Jan 11: Heavy snowfall has crippled normal life across the hills of the far-western and mid-western regions.

Bhim Dutta Highway, the only motorway to reach the hills of the far-western region, has been blocked by snowfall since Friday night.

Hundreds of buses, trucks and other vehicles are now stranded on the highway. As snowfall continues, the highway is unlikely to be cleared any time soon. “We are unable to clear the highway as it is still snowing,” said Keshav Bohara, inspector at the District Police Office (DPO) of Dadeldhura. “We will start clearing the highway only when it stops snowing.”

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