Many settlements of 7 VDCs in Rasuwa at risk; Local administration cites need to evacuate around 2000 families

The massive earthquake and aftershocks have led to the need of shifting the whole 7 VDCs of Rasuwa district. The local administration has informed that some settlements of VDCs including Haku, Dadagaun, Thulogaun, Bhorle, Laharepauwa and Yarsa had to be moved. However, people at Langtang VDC were evacuated prior to this. Chief District Officer Uddhav Prasad Bhattarai informed that around 2 thousand families of the 7 VDCs had to be shifted. Langtang, at present, is completely vacant whereas locals of Hakubesi are taking refuge at headquarters Dhunchhe. CDO Bhattarai has informed that efforts were underway to shift the people elsewhere immediately as there existed probability of landslides with the onset of monsoon.