The incessant rains since Monday night have affected people’s lives across the country and displaced hundreds of families.

After incessant rains, floods in various rivers in the eastern part of the country have inundated more than 2,000 houses and displaced hundreds of families.More than a thousand houses have been inundated in Jhapa.In Itahari municipality alone, 200 houses have been inundated due to continuous rains. 175 families have been displaced in Biratnagar and Katahari districts due to incessant rains and floods. Due to lack of proper drainage in various cities of the country including the capital Kathmandu, the main areas of the city have been inundated. Floods and landslides along with incessant rains have blocked the country’s main highways and roads, while regular air services have also been affected by bad weather.

Though those displaced by the floods have been shifted to safer places, police have urged the riverside settlements to be on high alert as the river level has risen due to incessant rains.