Bihar government on Saturday issued a high alert cautioning several northern districts about imminent floods due to drastic rise in water level of Kosi after landslides blocked the course of the main river in Nepal.

The alert has been sounded after the massive landslide over Bhote Kosi on Friday night, which is one of the major tributaries of the Kosi river in Nepal, water resources minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary said.

"The landslide in the upper reaches of Bhote Kosi, around 100 kilometres beyond Kathmandu, has blocked the main course of the entire river. Water is fast accumulating there forming a massive water body. According to our information the Nepal army is preparing to blast the blockage."



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