Nepal has deployed the army along with the Armed Police Force and Police to evacuate residents from floodplains within Kathmandu valley as rivers continue to swell following heavy downpours and warnings of further rainfall. Security agencies launched search and evacuation operations on Saturday morning in settlements along the major rivers flowing through the valley. Personnel conducted door-to-door searches, helped residents move out, and assisted in relocating belongings to safer places.

Bibek Kumar, a resident living along the floodplains of Kathmandu, told ANI, "The water level (on the river) has continued to rise. The water level was very low till yesterday, but now it has continued to breach the embankment as it continues to rain. We are alerted of possible flooding situation, and t

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