Monday, March 28, 2016

Storm in Kathmandu, huricane hits Kathmandu

By — Unknown
5:42 AM

5:42 AM

भिडियो हेर्न तलको बक्स भित्र क्लिक गर्नुहोस

A dust storm hit the Kathmandu Valley at around 4 pm, affecting the traffic movement and flights in the late afternoon.As the roaring storm lasted for 15 minutes causing darkness, it created panic among the Valley denizens. The road traffic was brought to a grinding halt in different places for half an hour or so.The Tribhuvan International Airport, the country’s only international airport, was forced to close the runway for the time being due to poor visibility.
Two international flights — one each of Etihad Air and Jet Airways — coming to Kathmandu were diverted to Lucknow, according to a duty official at the TIA.
Likewise, some domestic flights, including of Buddha Air and Yeti Airlines, were diverted to Biratnagar.
The visibility had come down to 200 metres. Flights do not take off from or land at TIA if ground visibility is less than 1000 metres.
Nepal Police’s control room said no fatalities were reported till 4:30 pm. However, THT Online has received information about minor injuries on some individuals in different parts of the Valley as flying objects hit them.

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