Rickshaw pullers wade through flooded road after a heavy rain in Agartala Tedric Thompson Seahawks Jersey , capital of northeastern Indian state of Tripura, August 12, 2017. Heavy downpour since Thursday night flooded the capital and the adjoining sub-divisions, forcing hundreds of families to take shelter in 50 relief camps, according to local officials. (XinhuaStringer)
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KATHMANDU, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Monsoon-induced floods have created havoc across the low-lying areas known as Terai region in Nepal since Friday night.
Floods triggered by incessant rainfall have inundated thousands of houses in numerous districts, leaving the people displaced. It has been reported that many families have shifted their shelters while huge properties, livestock and cattle and crops have been damaged.
The water level in many rivers have crossed the danger mark and changed their course, with a threat to houses and livelihood. Situation has remained tensed along the basins of major rivers like Saptakoshi, Kankai, Babai, Rapti and Mohana among others.
According to local media reports, floods have created high damages in the districts like Banke, Bardiya, Dhanusa, Saptari, Siraha, Sunsari and Morang. These districts, especially Saptari was highly affected by flood since the beginning of monsoon, leaving hundreds of families into displacement.
According to District Police Office Sunsari, bodies of six persons have been recovered in the major eastern city Itahari on Saturday morning. Electricity has been cut off in the city while the vehicular movement has been disrupted after the flood entered the main streets.
Though deaths are also reported in other districts like Sindhuli and Banke, the government is yet to confirm the total number of deaths and amount of damages.
Issuing an urgent notice on Friday night, the Flood Forecasting Division of Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has urged people living major rivers to remain alert for the next 24 hours.
The division has been sending early warning flood alert messages in the concerned districts.
Ministry of Home Affairs officials informed Xinhua Saturday that the ministry has already instructed the concerned authorities to intensify rescue efforts in the flood-affected settlements in Terai region.
Meanwhile, the Meteorological Forecasting Division has forecast monsoon would fully remain active across the country for the next few days. The country is expected to receive moderate to heavy rainfall, mostly in eastern and central region, for few days.
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WASHINGTON, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The White House is under security lockdown after a loud noise was heard on the South Lawn, a White House pool report said on Saturday.
"Lockdown continues, although it doesn't appear as though there 's a high level of consternation among Secret Service walking outside," the pool report said, adding that the Secret Service had moved press back into the briefing room and locked the doors.
The lockdown came before U.S. President Barack Obama and his family were scheduled to leave for Selma, Alabama for a historic 50th anniversary civil rights march.
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